The Vikings (7-3) had 110 yards in penalties, allowed a season high in points and surrendered six sacks to a Green Bay defense that had not registered a sack in their three previous games. A former Vikings quarterback and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, he is the founder and CEO of Tarkenton Companies and the author of the new book “The Power of Failure”. He helped the Packers move the chains, and lead them to victory again, as he did a year ago at TCF Bank Stadium.
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JAY’S DAY: Cutler has been terrible against the Packers on the road.
The Green Bay Packers were a game behind the Minnesota Vikings in the race for the NFC North division title … that was before the Packers defense had something to say about it.
Rodgers said Starr has been a “great encouragement” to him since he was drafted in 2005.
Here in northeast Wisconsin most people are all about family, deer hunting, and the Green Bay Packers, and all three of those are meshing this week.
Defensively, the Bears probably wish they could have played Peyton Manning this week, as Brock Osweiler filled in admirably in his first career start. This was an important week for us.
It appears likely he will have two major weapons back in Forte and Jeffery. Packers DB Micah Hyde left the game in the first quarter with a hip injury and did not return….
“Hopefully, he’ll be able to come back many times, but I think that there’s also a sense that it’s getting harder for him to travel and so you’ve got to take advantage of the opportunities when you can come back”. The other games were nice wins that have shown the positive influence of offensive coordinator Adam Gase on Cutler this season. You get beat once, shame on us. “Just looking forward to being out there”. While Green Bay didn’t look completely like itself, they scored on seven drives on Sunday and punted just twice, a vast improvement over last week when they couldn’t get out of their own way in an 18-16 loss to the Detroit Lions. The receiver, who has posted three 100-yard efforts, is also expected back. It’s from the coaches on both sides and the players, as well.
The Minnesota Vikings took the ball at Green Bay’s 42-yard line after a short punt by the Packers late in the second quarter, poised to forge a tie or take the lead before halftime of this pivotal NFC North game.
“Obviously that was the first week of the season so a lot has changed since then”, Packers linebacker Clay Matthews said. Until Sunday, that is, when he averaged a season-best 2.8 yards per rush after contact. The Bears’ offense took a step back this week, but the Broncos defense has shut down nearly everyone this season.
“Sometimes I think we start to play better when we get questioned by (the media)”, said Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
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Eddie Lacy has had injury troubles this season, but he came back last week and rushed for a hundred yards. S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix has 20 tackles, interception and sack over last two games….
