Nevertheless, the Packers will start Clayton<\/strong> Tune<\/strong> against Minnesota\u2019s talented and aggressive defense.<\/p>\n Tune is ill-equipped to handle Brian Flores<\/strong>‘\u00a0defense.<\/p>\n Tune appeared in seven games and started one in his rookie campaign in 2023, and he was 70th out of 70 quarterbacks with at least 25 plays in EPA per play (-0.98).<\/p>\n According to Pro Football Focus (PFF), Tune has a 55.6% completion rate, 78 passing yards, 2.9 yards per pass attempt, 0 big-time throws, 3 turnover-worthy plays (7.1 TWP%), 8 sacks, and a 40.0% pressure-to-sack (P2S%) on 40 dropbacks in his career.<\/p>\n Context is crucial, and it\u2019s unkind to Tune.<\/p>\n Among 43 quarterbacks with at least 150 dropbacks in 2025, Tune\u2019s 7.1 TWP% and 40.0 P2S% would rank 42nd and 42nd, better than only Brady Cook<\/strong>\u2019s 8.2 TWP% and 41.9 P2S%.<\/p>\n Tune will be unable to lean heavily on Josh<\/strong> Jacobs <\/strong>since the running back\u00a0won\u2019t play much, if at all, this week.<\/p>\n The Tune-led Packers would struggle to move the ball or score points on even an average NFL defense, and the Vikings are better than that.<\/p>\n The Vikings are tied for third in EPA per play allowed (-0.10), third in EPA per pass allowed (-0.13), tied for sixth in EPA per rush allowed (-0.07), and fifth in success rate allowed (40.82%).<\/p>\n According to Pro Football Reference, Minnesota is also fifth in yards allowed per play (4.8), tied for eighth in turnovers forced (21), first in blitz rate (43.8%), tied for fifth in hurry rate (10.0%), tied for fifth in quarterback knockdown rate (11.0%), third in pressure rate (28.3%), tied for sixth in sacks (45), and tied for ninth in scoring defense (20.6 points per game).<\/p>\n The Vikings are also in pristine form.<\/p>\n Since Week 14, they\u2019ve allowed 0 points to the Commanders in Minnesota, 26 to the Cowboys in Dallas, 13 to the Giants in New Jersey, and 10 to the Lions in Minnesota.<\/p>\n Thus, they\u2019ve held their previous two opponents in Minnesota under 12.5 points, and neither the Commanders nor the Lions were led by Tune.<\/p>\n Minnesota should give Green Bay\u2019s third-string quarterback and offense as a whole fits this week and hold them under 12.5 points.<\/p>\n\t
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