Win Probability
Confidence: <strong>coin flip</strong> Bands are honesty-checked against held-out seasons, not a feeling about this game — see the <a href="/track-record">full track record</a>.
Key Insights
- Jordan Love (GB): -0.021 EPA/dropback in prior starts
- MIN offense: +0.019 EPA/play over its last 8 games (11th in the league)
Predicted Final Score
Typical error on unseen games: ±10.2 pts on margin, ±10.7 pts on total (held-out 2025). Treat this as a range, not a prediction to the point — see the <a href="/track-record">full track record</a>.
Injury Report — Week 8
MIN
GB
Pulled fresh for 2023 week 8 specifically, not a cached snapshot — this changes every week as new reports come in.
Actual Result
Prediction missed by 15 pts on margin, 11 pts on total.
Scoring Summary
- Q1 01:39 TD MIN (1:39) (Shotgun) 31-C.Akers up the middle for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN. MIN 6 – GB 0
- Q2 10:16 FG MIN (10:16) 1-G.Joseph 25 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-14-R.Wright. MIN 10 – GB 0
- Q2 00:00 FG GB (:00) 17-A.Carlson 30 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-42-M.Orzech, Holder-19-D.Whelan. MIN 10 – GB 3
- Q3 09:28 TD MIN (9:28) (Shotgun) 8-K.Cousins pass short middle to 87-T.Hockenson for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN. MIN 16 – GB 3
- Q3 07:53 TD MIN (7:53) (Shotgun) 8-K.Cousins pass deep right to 3-J.Addison for 20 yards, TOUCHDOWN. MIN 23 – GB 3
- Q3 02:42 TD GB (2:42) (Shotgun) 10-J.Love pass short left to 87-R.Doubs for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN. MIN 24 – GB 9
Fourth-Down Decisions
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Q1 GB 4th & 6 at the 77Chose PUNT ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 45%
(12:49) 19-D.Whelan punts 59 yards to MIN 18, Center-42-M.Orzech. 4-B.Powell to MIN 34 for 16 yards (35-C.Ballentine).
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Q1 MIN 4th & 1 at the 24Chose KICK Model wanted GO instead — cost +1.32 EPp(convert) 67% p(FG) 87%
(7:11) 1-G.Joseph 42 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Right, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-14-R.Wright.
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Q1 GB 4th & 6 at the 64Chose PUNT ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 43%
(6:19) 19-D.Whelan punts 55 yards to MIN 9, Center-42-M.Orzech. 4-B.Powell ran ob at MIN 23 for 14 yards (85-T.Kraft).
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Q2 GB 4th & 13 at the 75Chose PUNT ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 32%
(15:00) 19-D.Whelan punts 55 yards to MIN 20, Center-42-M.Orzech, fair catch by 4-B.Powell.
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Q2 MIN 4th & 3 at the 7Chose KICK Model wanted GO instead — cost +1.14 EPp(convert) 47% p(FG) 98%
(10:16) 1-G.Joseph 25 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-14-R.Wright.
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Q2 GB 4th & 9 at the 59Chose PUNT ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 36%
(8:23) 19-D.Whelan punts 38 yards to MIN 21, Center-42-M.Orzech. 4-B.Powell to MIN 25 for 4 yards (37-C.Valentine; 45-Er.Wilson).
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Q2 MIN 4th & 3 at the 55Chose PUNT Model wanted GO instead — cost +0.65 EPp(convert) 54%
(5:02) 14-R.Wright punts 40 yards to GB 15, Center-42-A.DePaola, fair catch by 11-J.Reed.
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Q3 MIN 4th & 1 at the 12Chose GO ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 66% p(FG) 96%
(11:06) 8-K.Cousins up the middle to GB 10 for 2 yards (7-Q.Walker).
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Q3 GB 4th & 1 at the 1Chose GO ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 65% p(FG) 99%
(2:42) (Shotgun) 10-J.Love pass short left to 87-R.Doubs for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
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Q4 GB 4th & 5 at the 10Chose GO ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 39% p(FG) 97%
(7:19) (Shotgun) 10-J.Love pass incomplete short middle to 87-R.Doubs (24-C.Bynum).
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Q4 GB 4th & 16 at the 21 late-gameChose GO Model wanted KICK instead — cost +0.96 EPp(convert) 24% p(FG) 90%
(4:54) (Shotgun) 10-J.Love scrambles up the middle to MIN 6 for 15 yards (22-H.Smith).
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Q4 MIN 4th & 5 at the 71 late-gameChose PUNT ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 47%
(2:53) 14-R.Wright punts 47 yards to GB 24, Center-42-A.DePaola. 25-K.Nixon to GB 43 for 19 yards (59-N.Vigil; 20-J.Ward). PENALTY on GB-45-Er.Wilson, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at GB 30.
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Q4 GB 4th & 20 at the 44 late-gameChose GO Model wanted KICK instead — cost +0.62 EPp(convert) 23% p(FG) 44%
(1:21) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 10-J.Love pass incomplete deep middle to 87-R.Doubs (5-M.Blackmon).