October 27, 2013 - 7:30 p.m. - NBC
Mall of America Field
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Packers 44 - Vikings 31
The Minnesota Vikings could not stop Aaron Rodgers and the offense as the Packers dominated the Vikings in primetime in their final game at Mall of America Field, formally known as the Hubert Humphrey Metrodome. The offense was so unstoppable, punter Tim Masthay as not needed as the Packers never punted once during the football game. Aaron Rodgers finished the evening with 285 passing yards and two touchdowns on 24/29 passing. Eddie Lacy continued his solid rookie campaign with 94 rushing yards and a touchdown. The Vikings did not have an answer for Jordy Nelson as he caught seven passes for 123 yards and two touchdowns. Jarrett Boykin has really stepped up since the injuries to Randall Cobb and James Jones as he hauled in five balls for 89 yards. On the special teams side, Micah Hyde, who has replaced Randall Cobb as the kickoff/punt returner, dashed 93 yards on a punt return for a touchdown.
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| Photo credit: packers.com |
The Packers started slow as usual in this football game. The Vikings Cordarrelle Patterson took the opening kickoff 109 yards for a touchdown, which tied an NFL record for the longest play in NFL history. Green Bay scored on their opening possession to tie the game and didn't look back. The Packers took a 24-17 lead into halftime and led 31-17 after the third quarter. The Packers then took a fourth quarter lead of 41-17 before they cooled the engines. The Vikings added a couple touchdowns late in the game to make the score appear closer than it really was. Green Bay continues to roll despite all the injuries to key players on both sides of the ball.
The Packers had two very impressive statistics from this football game. On third down, the Packers went 13/18 for a 72% third-down efficiency (Packers also went 2/2 on fourth down). And the Packers held the football for over 40 minutes in this game; mostly due to long drives and many conversions on third down. This is an example of pure offensive efficiency.
Former Packer and now Viking Greg Jennings caught only one pass for nine yards against his former team. Adrian Peterson was held in check as he rushed for only 60 yards, but did add one touchdown.
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Green Bay Packers 5-2
Detroit Lions 5-3
Chicago Bears 4-3
Minnesota Vikings 1-6
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