“He just kept getting open (tonight)”.
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It’ll also mean more responsibility for the Sam Bradford-Stefon Diggs combo that performed so well against Green Bay.
Zimmer said Peterson would sit down with team doctors and evaluate the available options.
Trae Waynes, who had two penalties himself, intercepted Rodgers’ pass in Vikings territory in the closing minutes to seal the victory.
“We are going through the evaluation process to figure out what the next procedure will be”, Zimmer said. “We have to come out firing from the beginning because we have the ability”. He wasn’t moving, so I had to pick him up. Bradford threw a strike to tight end Kyle Rudolph in the corner of the end zone against tight coverage from Morgan Burnett to tie the game.
“That’s one of the best atmospheres I’ve probably ever played in”, Vikings quarterback Sam Bradford told reporters.
Let’s say that the Vikings defense will finish 2016 as a top five defense, which doesn’t seem out of the question.
When was the last time the Green Bay Packers quarterback thoroughly dominated a game? For everything we know about Bradford, Sunday night was little more than an aberration that caught the Packers by surprise.
“I’m sure the officials are looking for certain things and sometimes those things will get called”, Browns coach Hue Jackson said.
Minnesota then siezed control in the second quarter. At the Metrodome and the last two years at the University of Minnesota’s outdoor stadium, fans clad in green and gold usually comprised about one-third of the audience. He said he’s developing a chemistry with Bradford.
“To get that first touchdown, it meant a lot”, Bradford said. “Shaun Hill, he’s been there with me every step of the way”. “It’s really easy to fix”.
The Packers (1-1) got 50 yards on the ground from Eddie Lacy, but they trailed by 10 points entering the fourth quarter. The Vikings forced four fumbles total, three by Rodgers.
The Packers had managed to avoid the injury bug during the preseason, but lost Shields (concussion) in the season opener at Jacksonville.
The Steelers had a value shift at wide receiver, as Sammie Coates (available in 81 percent of CBSSports.com leagues) hauled in 97 yards on two receptions, while last week’s waiver wire darling, Eli Rogers, managed just one catch for 9 yards. If Linval Joseph and Everson Griffen don’t hit you, Brian Robison or Anthony Barr will.
Peterson suffered a devastating left knee injury in 2011 – tearing both his ACL and MCL – only to bounce back and rush for 2,097 yards in the 2012 regular season. And it certainly didn’t happen against the Vikings, who use Zimmer’s confusing scheme and an elite front seven to slow opposing offenses.
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Attendance for the game was 66,813, a new Vikings home record.
