Quick Take: Packers beat Vikings 37:14
Greg Jennings hauls in a 25yrd TD pass to give the Packers a 17:0 lead in the 2nd quarter
It was over when...
Tavaris Jackson threw his second interception, this time to Charles Woodson, who returned the ball to the MIN 33yrd line with 57sec to play in the first half. Aaron Rodgers finished the following 5play drive with a 7yrd TD pass to Ryan Grant, giving the Packers a comfortable 24:0 lead at half-time.
Game ball
The Packers got huge momentum, when Ryan Grant caught a short pass on a flat route to the left side line and put a big juke move on LB Chad Greenway to get open and carry the ball 60yrds to the endzone for the 7:0 lead on the third play of the game. The Packers HB continued his strong performance beating the Queens almost single-handedly, he finished the game with 213 total yards and 3 TDs.
Key stat
Shutting out the Vikings in the first half, the Packers D only allowed 33total yards and one first down. Throughout the game, Tavaris Jackson was chased all over the field, got sacked 8 times and forced into bad throws resulting in two interceptions. Pro-Bowl RB Adrian Peterson was held to 40yrds on the ground.
Noteworthy
Green Bay punter Derrick Frost added to the Packs success by pinning the Vikings inside their twenty yard line with 4 of his 6 punts. Aaron Rodgers bounced back with a very solid game, racking up a 114.2 QB rating with no interceptions after getting picked off five times in week 3 against San Diego.
