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| Green Bay overpowered Minnesota in the second half, but this TD by Adrian Peterson in the 2nd quarter kept the game close at halftime. |
Cory Puffett
You can thank garbage time for the relatively close final
score in this game.
I’ll answer the one question that will be debated throughout
the week right now: Christian Ponder is better than Josh Freeman. I’ve been
supportive of Josh Freeman, and I still think he has a future in the NFL,
probably as a starter at some point. But Freeman doesn’t understand the Vikings
offense right now and Ponder clearly played better on Sunday night than Freeman
did the previous Monday night. So this statement comes with an asterisks
standing for “for now,” but that where the Vikings stand right now.
Green Bay got big games from Aarond Rodgers and Jordy
Nelson. You would think Minnesota would focus on shutting down Nelson since he
is Green Bay’s most experienced healthy receiver, but the Packers got a lot of
production from Eddie Lacy and James Starks, who combined for more than 150
rushing yards. Jarrett Boykin also had a nice game, catching five passes for 89
yards.
Christian Ponder completed 14 of 21 passes for 145 yards and
no interceptions. He also ran five times for 38 yards and a garbage time
touchdown. But there was not much Minnesota could do. Green Bay held the ball
for a little more than 40 minutes of game time, leaving the Vikings with only
19:06 to work with.
Minnesota has a really tough schedule coming over the next
five or six weeks, so with just one win their season is over. Sorry, just
telling it how it is.
Green Bay will play a big division game against the Bears
next week, and it’s a great opportunity to take completely control of the
division since Jay Cutler is injured. Then they’ll play the Eagles, Giants and
Vikings over the following three weeks.
Final Score:
Green Bay Packers – 44
Minnesota Vikings – 31
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