Vikings Snap Counts for Week 17 vs. Green Bay Packers
The Minnesota Vikings ended 2023 on a sour note with a 33-10 loss at the hands of the Green Bay Packers.
It was reminiscent of their Week 17 game against the cheese heads last season, and with it, Minnesota’s playoff hopes hang by a thread going into the final week of the season. Here is a look at the Vikings snap counts on offense, defense, and special teams from the game.
Vikings Snap Counts: Week 17
Offense
- LT Christian Darrisaw (53)
- WR Justin Jefferson (53)
- LG Dalton Risner (53)
- RT Brian O’Neill (53)
- C Garrett Bradbury (53)
- WR Jordan Addison (49)
- TE Johnny Mundt (41)
- RG Ed Ingram (35)
- WR K.J. Osborn (33)
- RB Ty Chandler (30)
- QB Nick Mullens (29)
- QB Jaren Hall (24)
- TE Josh Oliver (24)
- RB Alexander Mattison (21)
- RG Blake Brandel (18)
- WR Brandon Powell (9)
- FB C.J. Ham (4)
- WR Lucky Jackson (1)
Once again, the quarterback position proved to be a tricky puzzle for the Vikings to solve on Sunday night. Jaren Hall got the start, but after Minnesota fell to a 23-3 deficit at halftime, Kevin O’Connell pulled the plug on Hall and put Nick Mullens back in to finish the game.
Elsewhere on the offense, a major surprise to some may be the fact that Johnny Mundt got nearly twice as many snaps as Josh Oliver at the tight end position. Mundt was on the field for 41 snaps compared to Oliver’s 24 in the first game without T.J. Hockenson. This is something to keep an eye on heading into Week 18.
Defense
- CB Akayleb Evans (74)
- LB Ivan Pace (74)
- OLB Pat Jones (70)
- S Josh Metellus (66)
- S Camryn Bynum (66)
- LB Jordan Hicks (66)
- S Harrison Smith (66)
- OLB Danielle Hunter (63)
- DL Harrison Phillips (53)
- DL Jonathan Bullard (46)
- CB Mekhi Blackmon (37)
- DL Khyiris Tonga (30)
- OLB Andre Carter (19)
- DL Sheldon Day (18)
- S Jay Ward (17)
- DL T.J. Smith (14)
- LB Brian Asamoah (11)
- CB Andrew Booth (8)
- S Lewis Cine (8)
- LB Anthony Barr (8)
The Vikings defense had loads of trouble containing Green Bay’s offense on Sunday night, and Brian Flores threw just about every player at his disposal out on the field throughout the game.
Notably, even 2022 first-round pick Lewis Cine got his first defensive snaps of the season, being out on the field for eight plays with the unit. Rookie safety Jay Ward was out there for 17 plays, and T.J. Smith got 14 snaps after being signed to the 53-man roster a day earlier.
Special Teams
- LB Ivan Pace (20)
- S Jay Ward (17)
- LB Brian Asamoah (16)
- LB Nick Vigil (16)
- FB C.J. Ham (15)
- CB NaJee Thompson (13)
- TE Nick Muse (13)
- S Lewis Cine (11)
- CB Jaylin Williams (11)
- RB Kene Nwangwu (11)
- TE Johnny Mundt (11)
- TE Josh Oliver (9)
- OLB Andre Carter (8)
- WR Lucky Jackson (8)
- DL Khyiris Tonga (7)
- Dl T.J. Smith (7)
- P Ryan Wright (6)
- S Camryn Bynum (6)
- OLB Danielle Hunter (6)
- LB Jordan Hicks (6)
- LB Anthony Barr (6)
- LS Andrew DePaola (6)
- CB Andrew Booth (5)
- OLB Pat Jones (5)
- S Josh Metellus (5)
- K Greg Joseph (5)
- LT Christian Darrisaw (2)
- WR Brandon Powell (2)
- LG Dalton Risner (2)
- RT Brian O’Neill (2)
- IOL Blake Brandel (2)
- OT David Quessenberry (2)
- RB Ty Chandler (1)
- RG Ed Ingram (1)
- IOL Austin Schlottmann (1)
One of Minnesota’s most versatile players, Josh Metellus, saw a season-low five snaps with the special teams on Sunday night. He has progressively played less with the unit all season, sitting in the single-digits for snaps with the unit during four of the past five games.
Meanwhile, NaJee Thompson continues to prove his value with the group and made a couple huge plays in his 13 snaps. He forced a fumble of Samori Toure on a punt return, which set Minnesota up in the red zone for their only TD of the game.
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Josh Frey is a Class of 2020 graduate of The College of Idaho and managing editor of PurplePTSD.com. When he’s not writing about the NFL, Josh enjoys running, gaming, or rooting for the Milwaukee Brewers and Bucks. Check out his Twitter account: @Freyed_Chicken.