Despite the fact that since 2016 los Packers racking up three NFC North titles, Green Bay can’t figure out the Vikings. With Minnesota’s victory by a score of 34-31 In week 11 of the 2021 campaign, the “Vikes” accumulate a 6-4-1 balance against the Wisconsin club.
The Vikings dictated the course of the match held at the US Bank Stadium for extended periods. After the game’s opening points (Mason Crosby’s 54-yard FG), Minnesota scored 16 unanswered points.
It all started with a field goal by Greg Joseph (51 yards), succeeded by a TD carry of a yard courtesy of Dalvin Cook (Joseph missed the extra point) and finished with a 10-yard reception by Adam Thielen on the diagonals.
Before the break, and with an unspecified field goal, Aaron Rodgers (23 of 33, 385 yards, four touchdown passes) brought the Packers six points away with a 25-yard pass to Josiah Deguara.
Second half
The third quarter started with the Vikings regaining the advantage with a nine-yard catch Justin jefferson in the end zone and the prompt response of Green Bay in a 10-yard combination between Rodgers and Davante Adams.
The initial period after the break was only a test of what was coming in the final stretch: a shootout where Minnesota just dodged shrapnel of A-Rod.
The Packers took their first and only advantage of the afternoon with Davante Adams’ second touchdown reception (18 yards) and the Vikings claimed the lead when Jefferson carried the ball for 23 yards to the end zone. ─Dalvin Cook validated the two-point conversion to put seven points away on the electronic.
The taste in Minneapolis did not last long as Aaron Rodgers located Marquez Valdes-Scantling and in nine seconds they evened the score on a 75-yard connection.
With just over two minutes on the scoreboard, Kirk Cousins (24 of 35, 341 yards, three touchdowns) had a chance to post his nineteenth career winning gear. Only in the first play of the series, Michigan State product was intercepted by Kevin King and everything indicated that Green Bay would leave Minnesota with its victory number nine of the year.
However, the smiles on the Packers’ bench faded when the zebras determined that King did not make the exchange of the ball. Cousins appreciated the second chance and sealed the win by traveling 64 yards and serving the table for Joseph to connect FG 29 yards.
With this result, Packers lose top of NFC (awaiting results from Cardinals, Buccaneers and Cowboys). In addition, with the victory the Vikings clinch sixth place in the National Conference seed.
