In my preview of this game, I talked about how the media was focusing on the matchup between The Traitor and The Understudy. Meanwhile, the real matchup was the Packers sorry offensive line and the Vikings elite defensive line.
I was half-wrongùboth were the story.
Aaron Rodgers and The Traitor dueled it out, with both registering passer rating well over 100. Rodgers had the lower percentage (.703 vs. .774) and just two scores to counter his first two turnovers of the season; The Traitor had three TDs and no picks. This led to a lower rating, but he also threw for 113 more yards in just six more attempts.
However, the Packers let him get sacked an astounding eight times for 42 yards. For the second year in a row, Rodgers was sacked for a safety in Minnesota.
Jared Allen alone had 4. ...
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Packers-Vikings: Assessing and Dissecting the Packers’ Performance
Posted: 11th October 2009 by MJ Kasprzak in NFLComments Off on Packers-Vikings: Assessing and Dissecting the Packers’ Performance