Vikings pillage Lambeau, Rodgers gets favred
Old man gives it to young team, Rodgers takes it on the bottom
Ryan Van Handel, Joe Larkin
Issue date: 11/5/09 Section: Center
Vikings leaders of the Pack
Brett Favre returns to Green Bay as a Viking. The storyline couldn't have been any better. The ending was sweet for Favre as the Vikings defeated the Packers 38-26.
Quarterbacks Favre and Aaron Rodgers had exceptional games. Favre completed 17 of 28 passes for 244 yards and four touchdowns. Rodgers completed 26 of 41 passes for 287 yards and three touchdowns.
The difference in the game was similar to the first as Rodgers was rushed the entire game and never found a rhythm. Rodgers was sacked six times by the Vikings, three by defensive end Jared Allen. After Allen's performance in the first match between the Packers and Vikings, the Packers should have had a game plan to stop him. Allen had 4.5 half sacks in the first meeting and was in Rodgers' face the entire game. What did the Packers do to fix this problem? Nothing.
Rodgers was hit 10 times, to go with the six sacks and had troubles finding a rhythm the entire game. However, at times the Packers did show signs of coming back, and even closed to within four late in the third quarter, but were unable to complete its comeback.
As a whole the Packers is the same old team we have been use to watching the entire season. It is unable to protect Rodgers and penalties continue to be the story of the season. The Packers tallied six penalties for 45 yards.
No penalty was bigger than Packers' defensive tackle, Johnny Jolly who head butted a Vikings player to give the team a first down when it would have otherwise been kicking a field goal. The penalty gave momentum to the Vikings early and seemingly handled the Packers for the majority of the game.
The Packers' defense didn't play great, but its performance was not bad as a whole. It held running back Adrian Peterson to less than 100 yards rushing and only allowed 244 passing yards, which is fewer passing yards than the so-called great Vikings' defense gave up.
However, the Packers' defense was unable to make any key stops during the game. The statistics show the Packers defense did a job, but if you watched the game you will think differently.
Brett Favre returns to Green Bay as a Viking. The storyline couldn't have been any better. The ending was sweet for Favre as the Vikings defeated the Packers 38-26.
Quarterbacks Favre and Aaron Rodgers had exceptional games. Favre completed 17 of 28 passes for 244 yards and four touchdowns. Rodgers completed 26 of 41 passes for 287 yards and three touchdowns.
The difference in the game was similar to the first as Rodgers was rushed the entire game and never found a rhythm. Rodgers was sacked six times by the Vikings, three by defensive end Jared Allen. After Allen's performance in the first match between the Packers and Vikings, the Packers should have had a game plan to stop him. Allen had 4.5 half sacks in the first meeting and was in Rodgers' face the entire game. What did the Packers do to fix this problem? Nothing.
Rodgers was hit 10 times, to go with the six sacks and had troubles finding a rhythm the entire game. However, at times the Packers did show signs of coming back, and even closed to within four late in the third quarter, but were unable to complete its comeback.
As a whole the Packers is the same old team we have been use to watching the entire season. It is unable to protect Rodgers and penalties continue to be the story of the season. The Packers tallied six penalties for 45 yards.
No penalty was bigger than Packers' defensive tackle, Johnny Jolly who head butted a Vikings player to give the team a first down when it would have otherwise been kicking a field goal. The penalty gave momentum to the Vikings early and seemingly handled the Packers for the majority of the game.
The Packers' defense didn't play great, but its performance was not bad as a whole. It held running back Adrian Peterson to less than 100 yards rushing and only allowed 244 passing yards, which is fewer passing yards than the so-called great Vikings' defense gave up.
However, the Packers' defense was unable to make any key stops during the game. The statistics show the Packers defense did a job, but if you watched the game you will think differently.
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