KSTP Sports was in the Vikings locker room this week and spoke with left tackle Christian Darrisaw, wide receiver Jordan Addison, cornerback Isaiah Rodgers, and linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel.
The Vikings take on rival Green Bay at U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
***Click the video box above to watch the interviews***
Below are notes compiled by the Associated Press, looking ahead to Sunday’s matchup:
2025 records: Green Bay (9-8-1) at Minnesota (9-8)
When to watch: Sunday, 3:25 p.m.
Latest odds: Vikings by 1½
Last meeting: Vikings beat Packers 16-3 on Jan. 4, 2026, in Minneapolis
Series record: Packers lead 67-61-3.
Matchup to watch
Green Bay’s running game vs. Minnesota’s defensive front. The Packers will play without three-time Pro Bowl running back Josh Jacobs, who’s on hiatus while a case of alleged domestic violence moves through the court system and the league discipline process. Everyone else on the roster is unproven, with MarShawn Lloyd atop the depth chart for now. The Vikings have a young defensive line led by Jalen Redmond, after dumping veterans Jonathan Allen and Javon Hargrave in favor of Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins and Levi Drake Rodriguez. The interior trio has just 20 career starts combined, with Redmond accounting for 17.
Stats and stuff
— The Packers are opening against an NFC North opponent for the fourth time in five years, including 2022 at Minnesota. They’re on a five-game losing streak, including the wild-card round playoff loss at Chicago.
— Packers quarterback Jordan Love is 1-1 as a starter in his career at U.S. Bank Stadium, totaling four touchdowns and no interceptions on 43-for-63 passing for 441 yards. The Packers won in 2023 and lost in 2024 on the road against the Vikings.
— Green Bay must also play without All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons, whose knee surgery recovery will keep him out at least four games. The Packers went 9-3-1 with Parsons on the field last season and were winning at Denver in the second half when he went down on Dec. 14.
— Hargrave signed with Green Bay after his release by the Vikings and will start inside along with Karl Brooks and Devonte Wyatt. Hargrave had two of his 3½ sacks last season in the opener at Chicago.
— Murray is 0-2 in his career against the Packers, losing at home in 2021 and at Green Bay in 2024. He totaled 488 yards on 44-for-65 passing with one touchdown and two interceptions.
— Running back Aaron Jones returns for his third season with the Vikings and his 10th in the NFL, listed as a co-starter with Jordan Mason. Jones played his first seven years with the Packers.
— Vikings linebacker Blake Cashman had a career-high 144 tackles last season and was one of two players in the league with four games of at least 15 tackles.
— Vikings safety Harrison Smith re-signed with the team this week for a 15th season.