Any game between the Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings is a big deal, and there's plenty to play for when the two teams meet at U.S. Bank Stadium in Week 17.
Both teams have clinched a playoff berth, with the Packers joining the Vikings in the postseason after their shutout victory over the New Orleans Saints on Monday Night Football. Green Bay can't win the NFC North but can still overtake Minnesota for the No. 5 seed by winning out and the Vikings losing their final two games.
There's more on the line for the Vikings, who are tied with the Detroit Lions for first place in the NFC North and can still secure the No. 1 seed in the final two weeks of the season.
With so much on the line, the NFL flexed this game into the 3:25 p.m. CT window, which means Tom Brady is coming to Minnesota and gets a front-row seat to Toyotathon Jordan Love. Since the start of Toyotathon this season, Love has thrown for 1,315 yards, nine touchdowns, and one interception, with a passer rating of 113.8. The conspiracy is real.
Announcers for Packers vs. Vikings
- Network: FOX
- Lead play-by-play announcer: Kevin Burkhardt
- Color commentator: Tom Brady
- Sideline reporters: Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi
With the game being flexed into the late-afternoon window on Sunday, FOX is sending its No. 1 broadcast team to U.S. Bank Stadium. The team of Kevin Burkhardt, Brady, Erin Andrews, and Tom Rinaldi will call the action.
Referees for Packers vs. Vikings
Head referee: Carl Cheffers
Carl Cheffers' crew will call their first Packers game since their Week 18 win over the Chicago Bears last season. They have called the sixth-fewest penalties per game this year, according to NFL Penalties. We'll take that. Hopefully, we can enjoy a penalty-free game.
Full officiating crew
- Referee: Carl Cheffers
- Umpire: Brandon Cruse
- Down Judge: Mike Carr
- Line Judge: Robin DeLorenzo
- Field Judge: Eugene Hall
- Side Judge: Nate Jones
- Back Judge: Martin Hankins