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The Green Bay Packers host the Minnesota Vikings on Monday Night Football as Aaron Rodgers tries to stay perfect on the season. For more, visit Packers blog Acme Packing Company and Vikings blog Daily Norseman.
Minnesota Vikings CB Antoine Winfield returned to the field on Monday Night Football against the Green Bay Packers for the first time since early October but he's headed back to the sideline, likely for the rest of the season, after breaking his collarbone, head coach Leslie Frazier confirmed.
Winfield hurt his neck against the Kansas City Chiefs on Oct. 2 and had been out the last four games due to that injury. He returned on Monday Night Football, a game in which the Vikings lost by 38 points, but broke his collarbone in the game.
This means Winfield is likely out for the rest of the season which also means the Vikings will be without another member of their secondary as they're still missing CB Chris Cook.
As SB Nation Minnesota says, things can always get worse.
Minnesota Vikings fans should know better than to utter the words, "Well, at least it can't get any worse." Because it can. . .and it invariably does.
The 2-7 Vikings are now tied for the second worst record in the NFL.
Check out SB Nation's Daily Norseman for more on the injury.
Aaron Rodgers continues to put up baffling stats. His NFL Week 10 matchup on Monday Night Football against the Vikings and their 30th-ranked pass defense was hardly fair, and it showed. The Packers quarterback threw for four touchdowns and amassed a cool 250 total passing yards while spreading the ball to nine different receivers.
The impressive effort put Rodgers in some even more impressive company. As ESPN's Trey Wingo pointed out via Twitter, Rodgers became just the fifth quarterback to throw for two or more touchdowns in nine consecutive games to start the season.
The four others on that list? Try Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Dan Marino and Johnny Unitas. That's about as good as quarterback company gets.
Rodgers was the top-performing fantasy football quarterback in Week 10, according to Yahoo! Sports' stat tracker.
For more on Monday Night Football, check out our comprehensive Vikings vs. Packers StoryStream. For more reactions, visit our Packers blog Acme Packing Company and our Vikings blog Daily Norseman. For all your professional football needs, visit our NFL hub.
The only thing that could stop Aaron Rodgers was when the Packers put him on the bench the fourth quarter of their blow out win against the Vikings on Monday Night Football. Green Bay won by a score of 45-7 in a game that showcased the full force of the still-perfect defending Super Bowl champions.
Rodgers threw for 250 yards and four touchdowns against a Vikings defense ill-outfitted to match up with the Packers talented and well-managed pass attack. With the win the Packers are now 9-0 on the season. The Vikings drop to 2-7 on the year.
Offensive Player of the Game: Aaron Rodgers, who else? The Packers quarterback showed why he is the best player in the NFL right now, albeit against the 30th-ranked pass defense in the NFL. Rodgers threw for all over the Vikings (you saw the stats above) while spreading the ball to nine receivers.
It Was Over When: Pick a Packers touchdown. Green Bay put the game on ice in the third quarter, when it answered the Vikings lone touchdown of the game with a 5-play, 50-yard drive and a touchdown to extend the lead to 31-7 in the third quarter. Of course, it might as well have been over after Randall Cobb's 80-yard touchdown return gave the Packers a 7-0 lead in the first quarter. The Vikings never challenged.
GIF of the Game: First, there were Cheeseheads. Now there are Cheese Top Hats. Noted.
What It Means for the Vikings: The Vikings season is over, but somehow this feels like a new low. The Packers thoroughly dominated this game on national television and Minnesota lost its ninth straight NFC North game, a franchise record. Ouch.
What It Means for the Packers: Business as usual for Green Bay, which remains the lone undefeated team in the NFL. Next up for the Packers is the slumping Bucs. Too early to chalk up another W?
Lasting Image of the Game: This makes all and none of the sense in the world.
For more on this matchup, visit Packers blog Acme Packing Company, Vikings blog Daily Norseman and SB Nation Minnesota. For all your professional football needs, visit our NFL hub.
The Packers continue to find new and exciting means of moving the football over the Vikings' goal-line. On their latest touchdown, backup quarterback Matt Flynn ran the ball in for his first career rushing score and a 45-7 lead late in the fourth quarter against Minnesota.
Lambeau Leaps for you! And you! And you! And you! Here's video of the three-yard run:
Green Bay has scored six touchdowns and wide receiver Jordy Nelson is the only Packer with more than one trip to the end zone.
The Packers have thoroughly dominated this game, which at no point has felt like a contest. Packers fans should just consider themselves lucky that the game is being held in Green Bay so that they can enjoy the 60-minute celebration with their own eyeballs.
For more on this matchup, visit Packers blog Acme Packing Company, Vikings blog Daily Norseman and SB Nation Minnesota. For all your professional football needs, visit our NFL hub.
The Green Bay Packers are pulling away from Minnesota Vikings and don't appear to be slowing down at all. The Packers scoring drive started off with a pass interference penalty and nearly ended when Aaron Rodgers was sacked on third down. Thanks to an illegal hands to the face penalty however, the Packers drive was kept alive. On the arm of Rodgers and the legs of James Starks, the Packers rolled right down the football field. On second down from the Vikings 4-yard line, it looked like the Vikings would force the Packers into a third down, but Rodgers rolled to his right and found Jordy Nelson in the back of the endzone for his second touchdown of the night to put the game well out of reach, 38-7.
The Packers are clearly students of Cobra Kai, as they show no mercy. Sweep the Vikings.
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The Packers spotted the Vikings their first seven points of the game on a muffed punt by Randall Cobb. Then Aaron Rodgers went and got it right back and Green Bay leads by a score of 31-7 on Monday NIght Football.
Rodgers found the fullback John Kuhn for a nine-yard touchdown pass because, well, why not? Kuhn first catch of the game made him the eighth Packer who has caught a football from Rodgers.
Here's video of the nifty touchdown play:
Rodgers is having himself a night. He has thrown for more than 200 yards so far and has almost as many touchdowns (three) as incompletions (five). In fact, if Cobb hadn't return a punt for a touchdown, Rodgers might have four touchdowns. Presumptuous? Perhaps. But the Vikings haven't proven any ability to stop him.
For more on this matchup, visit Packers blog Acme Packing Company, Vikings blog Daily Norseman and SB Nation Minnesota. For all your professional football needs, visit our NFL hub.
After being down 24-0 after the Green Bay Packers open second half drive, the Minnesota Vikings finally got on the scoreboard. Originally the Packers forced the Vikings on another three-and-out, but rookie Randall Cobb muffed the punt and the Vikings recovered the ball on the Packers 14-yard line, putting them right in scoring position. Two plays later, Adrian Peterson ran the ball in the endzone for the touchdown, cutting the Packers lead 24-7.
This was the first Vikings score of the day and the first time they've even threatened to put points on the board since Ryan Longwell missed a 52-yard field goal. The Vikings offense is struggling to move the football against the pass rush of Clay Matthews and the Packers defense.
For more on this matchup, visit Packers blog Acme Packing Company, Vikings blog Daily Norseman and SB Nation Minnesota. For all your professional football needs, visit our NFL hub.
It's almost like the Monday Night Football game never went to halftime. The Packers continue to pile points on top of the Vikings in Green Bay.
This time it was Jordy Nelson, who refused to end this 17-yard reception without six points. The Packers wide receiver took a pass from quarterback Aaron Rodgers and turned it into a 24-0 lead against the Vikings.
Here's the video of the catch:
The Packers are apparently not content to sit on their lead against the Vikings. In the first meeting between the teams this season, Minnesota scored 10 points in the fourth quarter to make a run at the end. So Green Bay didn't blink going for it on fourth-and-two from the Minnesota 35. Of course, it helps when you have Rodgers, who found Nelson for a 12-yard gain and a first down. Nelson accounted for 52 of the 69 yards on the drive.
For more on this matchup, visit Packers blog Acme Packing Company, Vikings blog Daily Norseman and SB Nation Minnesota. For all your professional football needs, visit our NFL hub.
The Minnesota Vikings are pulling out all the stops to try and catch up with the Green Bay Packers and their 14-0 lead. Rookie quarterback Christian Ponder had a nice scramble on 3rd-and-1 to pick up the first down on the drive. Two plays later however, the drive ended when the Vikings tried this:
Adrian Peterson flipped the ball back to Ponder, who chucked the ball deep down the field into the middle of the field only to have it picked off by Tramon Williams. The pass was intended for Devin Aromashodu, but he had two Packer defenders with him on the clearly pre-determined throw. Luckily for the Vikings, the Packers couldn't capitalize on the turnover and punted the ball back to the Vikings.
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A pattern is developing in the Monday Night Football game between the Packers and Vikings. Here it is: Green Bay gets the ball, then proceeds to score. The Packers settled for a Mason Crosby field goal on their second possession of the game for a 17-0 lead.
These well-dressed Packers fans like what they see:
Aaron Rodgers is leading the hyper-efficient offense with nine completions in 11 attempts for 127 yards. He has already found six different receivers for a catch.
The Packers have touched the ball three times and each has resulted in points. Randall Cobb started off the points party with an 80-yard punt return for a touchdown. Then Aaron Rodgers found Greg Jennings for a 24-yard touchdown pass. Finally, the Crosby field goal added the Packers commanding first-half lead.
For more on this matchup, visit Packers blog Acme Packing Company, Vikings blog Daily Norseman and SB Nation Minnesota. For all your professional football needs, visit our NFL hub.
The Minnesota Vikings got the football back after Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers marched right down the football field to go up 14-0. Rookie quarterback Christian Ponder made some nice throws on the drive under duress, a 33-yard pass to Visanthe Shiancoe to cross midfield. A few plays later, the drive was almost foiled by what looked like a great interception by cornerback Charles Woodson.
The interception was overturned on review however, as the ball clearly hit the ground. The Vikings lined up for a 47-yard field, that Ryan Longwell drilled into the wind, but there was a false start penalty. Longwell lined up to attempt a now 52-yard field, being a perfect 10 for 10 on field goals over 50 yards on the season, but he missed it into the wind.
For more on this matchup, visit Packers blog Acme Packing Company, Vikings blog Daily Norseman and SB Nation Minnesota. For all your professional football needs, visit our NFL hub.
The Vikings and Packers played a relatively close game the first time these teams met during the 2011 NFL season. Apparently Aaron Rodgers does not care to do that again on Monday Night Football.
The presumptive NFL MVP (yup, it's already been decided) led an 11-play, 70-yard drive that culminated with a 24-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Greg Jennings to put the Packers up by a score of 14-0 in the first quarter against Minnesota. Yup, it's just that easy.
Rodgers has completed five of his first six passes for 62 yards and a touchdown. Hey, not bad.
Here's video of the pass:
Yikes. This could get ugly fast if the Vikings cannot stop the Packers. And from the look of it so far, they cannot.
For more on this matchup, visit Packers blog Acme Packing Company, Vikings blog Daily Norseman and SB Nation Minnesota. For all your professional football needs, visit our NFL hub.
The Minnesota Vikings started off the game with the football, but the Green Bay Packers took an early lead before Aaron Rodgers could even get on the football field. After a quick three-and-out by the Vikings, they punted the football to rookie wide receiver Randall Cobb. Cobb made a few moves and then exploded through the seam, out running everyone for the score.
The Packers go up a quick 7-0 before Rodgers and the Packers explosive offense even steps on the field. The Vikings and rookie quarterback Christian Ponder will get the ball right back and hope to do more than have to punt to Cobb. Cobb has now returned both a kickoff and a punt for a touchdown in his rookie season.
For more on this matchup, visit Packers blog Acme Packing Company, Vikings blog Daily Norseman and SB Nation Minnesota. For all your professional football needs, visit our NFL hub.
Before the Monday Night Football game between the Green Bay Packers and the Minnesota Vikings, we need to figure out who's playing for each team. The Vikings will have a key player that they've been missing since Week 4 of the season in cornerback Antione Winfield. Winfield isn't expected to start however, more so in a nickel role as he eases back into the line up. There aren't really notable inactives for the Vikings beyond that.
Vikings Inactives:
Xavier Adibi, Brandon Burton, Stephen Burton, Chris Cook, Anthony Herrera, DeMarcus Love, D'Aundre Reed
The Green Bay Packers on the other hand will have their full slew of weapons, but will be missing some rotational defensive players in Frank Zombo and Mike Neal, and offensive tackle Chad Clifton.
Packers Inactives:
Chad Clifton, Ray Dominguez, Rob Francois, Davon House, Jamari Lattimore, Mike Neal, Frank Zombo
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The biggest underdog of Week 10, the Cardinals, won outright on the road against the Eagles, 21-17. Can the second biggest underdog do the same under the Monday Night Football spotlight?
The Minnesota Vikings have a much more daunting task as 14-point underdogs against the Green Bay Packers (it is as low as -12.5 at some shops tracked by OddsShark.com).
The Vikings come off a bye week and have 15 days off to figure out how to stop the 8-0 Packers. Chances are, they didn’t figure it out, although recent head-to-head trends suggest they might be able to keep it closer enough to cover the spread. “They are 8-3 ATS in the past 11 against Green Bay, but the Packers are 3-1 ATS in the past four, so be careful with that angle,” said Mike Pickett of OddsShark.com.
“Interestingly, the last time the Packers were double-digit favorites, it was against these same Vikings and they covered at home on Oct. 23.”
Indeed the most compelling recent head-to-head trend focuses on the total. Six of the past seven head-to-head meetings rewarded OVER bettors.
That same OVER angle has been a money maker when the Vikings come off a bye week. They come out with offense firing and defense misfiring as 11 of the past 13 years, the Vikes have played OVER in this situation.
Perfect-season props have started popping up around the Internet as the Packers look to go 9-0. They are a longshot, but worth a look for lottery players.
The Monday Nighter also features the usual array of hundreds of player props such as Adrian Peterson rushing yards (over under is 92.5) and Aaron Rodgers passing yards (over under is 321.5), both at Bodog.
Good luck with your Monday Night picks.
Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers bring their explosive offense to primetime on Monday Night Football as they battle the Minnesota Vikings in an NFC North matchup. The Packers come into the Monday night game red hot at 8-0 on the season with the NFL's best offense.
Last time out, the Packers barely got by the Vikings, coming away with a 33-27 win just three weeks ago. It was the same story for Green Bay then as it has been for much of the season: the offense provided the fireworks while the defense stumbled along, struggling to find its groove. But thus far the shortcomings on the defensive side of the ball have yet to bite the Packers in a big way as the offense continues to put up strong numbers with Rodgers at the helm.
It all gets underway on Monday night on the frozen tundra at Lambeau Field. Here's the information for the nationally-televised matchup.
Game Date/Time: Monday, November 14, 8:30 p.m. ET
Location: Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
TV Schedule: National (ESPN)
For more on this matchup, visit Packers blog Acme Packing Company, Vikings blog Daily Norseman and SB Nation Minnesota. For all your professional football needs, visit our NFL hub.
Vikings Vs. Packers Video Highlights: Green Bay Dominates To Remain Undefeated
In case you had forgotten, Aaron Rodgers is still very good at football. The Minnesota Vikings are without cornerback Chris Cook, who has been suspended indefinitely after allegedly attacking his girlfriend. Antoine Winfield returned to the field after recovering from an injury, but quickly picked up another one and had to leave the game. The results were predictable.
Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers took apart the Vikings defense on Monday Night Football, as Rodgers improved his already impressive season stats. He threw for four touchdowns on the night, while Matt Flynn added a rushing TD in garbage time and Randall Cobb scored a punt return touchdown in the first quarter. Here are the complete video highlights
Rodgers now has 28 touchdown passes to go with just three interceptions and has completed 73 percent of his passes on the year. He's on pace for over 5000 passing yards and 50 touchdowns. The Packers are 9-0, and with the exception of two road games against the New York Giants and Detroit Lions, the remainder of their schedule isn't very difficult at all.
For more on Monday Night Football, check out our comprehensive Vikings vs. Packers StoryStream. For more reactions, visit our Packers blog Acme Packing Company and our Vikings blog Daily Norseman. For all your professional football needs, visit our NFL hub.
Nov 15 9:38a by Kevin McCauley - 0 comments