Cousins also had a 9-yard touchdown pass to Jefferson in the third quarter for a 23-10 lead. “I thought (offensive coordinator Klint) Kubiak did a great job all game long with the way he kept us in really positive situations,’’ Cousins said.Ĭousins threw a 10-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter to Adam Thielen that put the Vikings up 16-3, three plays after a Savage interception was called back due to a roughing-the-passer penalty on Kingsley Keke. Joseph missed the extra point, but the Vikings were later able to make up for that when Cook scored on a two-point conversion following Jefferson’s touchdown with 2:17 remaining. With the score tied 3-3 in the first quarter, he had a 56-yard throw to Jefferson to the Packers’ 1, setting up 1-yard touchdown run by Cook. He was less thrilled with the defense, saying the unit played well in the first half but “couldn’t get them stopped in the second half.’’įor the the second straight game, Cousins was aggressive throwing the ball down the field. Zimmer was pleased with the Vikings’ offense, saying it was “outstanding” throughout the game. “Everything matters,’’ Vikings coach Mike Zimmer said of the lost leads. They lost leads of 10 or more points in three other games but were able to come back and beat Detroit, Carolina and the Los Angeles Chargers. 19 and a 14-point lead in a 34-31 overtime loss at Baltimore on Oct. They lost a 13-point lead at Arizona in a 34-33 loss on Sept. The Vikings have blown big leads all season. Rodgers, who completed 23 of 33 passes for 385 yards and four touchdowns, threw TD passes of 10 yards to Davante Adams late in the third quarter and 18 yards to Adams midway through the fourth quarter to give the Packers a 24-23 lead. They had leads of 16-3 in the second quarter and 23-10 in the third quarter before Rodgers brought the Packers back. The Vikings controlled most of the game before a crowd of 66,959, the second largest in the six-year history of U.S. “It feels absolutely amazing, being able to put a W in the column for the guys in the locker room,’’ Joseph said of his team’s second straight win. Then, with the Packers having just one time out left, Cousins had two kneeldowns to run time off the clock before Joseph’s decisive field goal. “But I knew I couldn’t get Aaron Rodgers the football (back).”Ĭousins, who completed 24 of 35 passes for 341 yards and three touchdowns, called it a “really aware play’’ by Cook. “I wanted to score so bad,’’ said Cook, who rushed for 86 yards. And when Dalvin Cook had a 12-yard run to the Packers’ 7 for the first down with 1:19 left in the game, he made sure to fall down and not score a touchdown. The Vikings mixed the run and the pass with effectiveness on their final drive. Never count out a talented and desperate team like the Vikings, but this is why the Packers want homefield advantage in the playoffs – to play cold-weather games at Lambeau.“I’m glad this team came through in the clutch at the end of the game, finishing the game off, and Greg got the kick down,’’ Jefferson said. Either that, or the fading Vikings fall behind early, call it quits in the bitter cold and the Packers roll for a big win. But who is picking against MVP favorite Aaron Rodgers in sub-freezing temperatures at Lambeau Field against Kirk Cousins and a team that plays home games in a dome? The guess here is that the Packers convert a few of the turnover opportunities offered up by Cousins, Davante Adams tortures Minnesota’s overmatched secondary, and Joe Barry’s defense survives again late. The Packers defense is trending in the wrong direction since the bye, and Cook and Jefferson both have recent history of torching this group. There should be legitimate concerns about containing Dalvin Cook and Justin Jefferson.
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