7 points

The 7 points allowed by the Vikings defense today vs Aaron Rodgers matches their lowest single-game total in the Zimmer era, in games facing a starting QB (so excluding the shutout vs Brett Hundley in 2017 and allowing 6 points to Hill/Davis for the Rams in 2014).

— Krauser (@Krauserrific) September 12, 2022

This is just a ridiculous stat....

The Minnesota Vikings gave up 0 points in the final 2 minutes of a half for the first time since 2020

Via @StatMuse

— Thomas Sullivan (@Yfz84) September 11, 2022

This #Vikings just felt different. Team was in control from begnning to end, and whenever GB seemed to find a spark, the Vikings snuffed it out and never lost control of the game.#Skol

— Ted Glover (@purplebuckeye) September 12, 2022

After watching the game, I see Rodgers as the culprit for the Packers loss.  He got sacked 4 times, but could have avoided 2 of them if he only threw the ball away.  But he held on and held on until he got smashed.
First big mistake he made:  Setting up a screen to Dillon, but there was a missed block on Smith so Dillon  tried to block and release for the screen.  Smith knocked Dillon off his feet,  Rodgers kept rolling out and holding the ball until he got buried and fumbled the ball away.
Second big mistake he made:  The throw to Cobb, Rodgers stared him down from the snap.  Hitman Harry probably read Rodgers the entire time and when Rodgers threw the pass, Harry jumped in front of it and intercepted it.
Last big mistake he made:  Fourth quarter, about 3 1/2 minutes left.  Rodgers facing a 4th and 6, he throws a 30 yard pass to the end zone to his tight end whose being doubled covered...pass is knocked down.
With rookie wide receivers and a beat up offensive line, the game plan was to run the ball and throw a lot of screen passes to protect Rodgers.  Rodgers, himself took the team away from this with his own decision making.

@"ArizonaViking" said: After watching the game, I see Rodgers as the culprit for the Packers loss.  He got sacked 4 times, but could have avoided 2 of them if he only threw the ball away.  But he held on and held on until he got smashed. First big mistake he made:  Setting up a screen to Dillon, but there was a missed block on Smith so Dillon  tried to block and release for the screen.  Smith knocked Dillon off his feet,  Rodgers kept rolling out and holding the ball until he got buried and fumbled the ball away. Second big mistake he made:  The throw to Cobb, Rodgers stared him down from the snap.  Hitman Harry probably read Rodgers the entire time and when Rodgers threw the pass, Harry jumped in front of it and intercepted it. Last big mistake:  Fourth quarter, about 3 1/2 minutes left.  Rodgers facing a 4th and 6, he throws a 30 yard pass to the end zone to his tight end whose being doubled covered...pass is knocked down. With rookie wide receivers and a beat up offensive line, the game plan was to run the ball and throw a lot of scree passes to protect Rodgers.  Rodgers, himself took the team away from this with his own decision making.

@"MaroonBells" said:

@"ArizonaViking" said: After watching the game, I see Rodgers as the culprit for the Packers loss.  He got sacked 4 times, but could have avoided 2 of them if he only threw the ball away.  But he held on and held on until he got smashed. First big mistake he made:  Setting up a screen to Dillon, but there was a missed block on Smith so Dillon  tried to block and release for the screen.  Smith knocked Dillon off his feet,  Rodgers kept rolling out and holding the ball until he got buried and fumbled the ball away. Second big mistake he made:  The throw to Cobb, Rodgers stared him down from the snap.  Hitman Harry probably read Rodgers the entire time and when Rodgers threw the pass, Harry jumped in front of it and intercepted it. Last big mistake:  Fourth quarter, about 3 1/2 minutes left.  Rodgers facing a 4th and 6, he throws a 30 yard pass to the end zone to his tight end whose being doubled covered...pass is knocked down. With rookie wide receivers and a beat up offensive line, the game plan was to run the ball and throw a lot of scree passes to protect Rodgers.  Rodgers, himself took the team away from this with his own decision making.

Agree. It almost seemed like he was making some sort of self-pitying statement to management by taking all those sacks. 

@"minny65" said:

@"MaroonBells" said:

@"ArizonaViking" said: After watching the game, I see Rodgers as the culprit for the Packers loss.  He got sacked 4 times, but could have avoided 2 of them if he only threw the ball away.  But he held on and held on until he got smashed. First big mistake he made:  Setting up a screen to Dillon, but there was a missed block on Smith so Dillon  tried to block and release for the screen.  Smith knocked Dillon off his feet,  Rodgers kept rolling out and holding the ball until he got buried and fumbled the ball away. Second big mistake he made:  The throw to Cobb, Rodgers stared him down from the snap.  Hitman Harry probably read Rodgers the entire time and when Rodgers threw the pass, Harry jumped in front of it and intercepted it. Last big mistake:  Fourth quarter, about 3 1/2 minutes left.  Rodgers facing a 4th and 6, he throws a 30 yard pass to the end zone to his tight end whose being doubled covered...pass is knocked down. With rookie wide receivers and a beat up offensive line, the game plan was to run the ball and throw a lot of scree passes to protect Rodgers.  Rodgers, himself took the team away from this with his own decision making.

Agree. It almost seemed like he was making some sort of self-pitying statement to management by taking all those sacks. 

No way, are you combining Rodgers and self-pity together his passive aggressive demeanor is a ray of sunshine on the frozen tundra :) 

Getting way too excited here, but it would be nice to beat them again at the end of the season, and have Smith whisper to him "we own you".   

Here is another self-pity/passive aggressive quote from Rodgers after the beating:

Aaron Rodgers being a sore loser about loss: It was us, not themEven when Rodgers is attempting to be gracious in a loss, he undermines what Minnesota accomplished on defense today.

@"minny65" said: Here is another self-pity/passive aggressive quote from Rodgers after the beating:

Aaron Rodgers being a sore loser about loss: It was us, not themEven when Rodgers is attempting to be gracious in a loss, he undermines what Minnesota accomplished on defense today.

"We had a lot of chances today. I'm not taking anything away from their defense but we hurt ourselves many times, myself included. I had a lot of opportunities to score more than seven." @AaronRodgers12 owning it.
— Aaron Nagler (@AaronNagler) September 12, 2022

Without Rodgers' previous comments to offer context, this could seem like a reflective quarterback pondering what he could have done more. But from Rodgers, who essentially laughed off the idea that other NFC North teams retain hope for the division title, saying that the Packers lost more than the Vikings won could be irksome to Vikings fans. Even when Rodgers is recognizing a win, it's still focused on the fact that he played poorly rather than giving due credit to Za'Darius Smith for owning him in Week 1.

@"MaroonBells" said:

@"minny65" said:

@"MaroonBells" said:

@"ArizonaViking" said: After watching the game, I see Rodgers as the culprit for the Packers loss.  He got sacked 4 times, but could have avoided 2 of them if he only threw the ball away.  But he held on and held on until he got smashed. First big mistake he made:  Setting up a screen to Dillon, but there was a missed block on Smith so Dillon  tried to block and release for the screen.  Smith knocked Dillon off his feet,  Rodgers kept rolling out and holding the ball until he got buried and fumbled the ball away. Second big mistake he made:  The throw to Cobb, Rodgers stared him down from the snap.  Hitman Harry probably read Rodgers the entire time and when Rodgers threw the pass, Harry jumped in front of it and intercepted it. Last big mistake:  Fourth quarter, about 3 1/2 minutes left.  Rodgers facing a 4th and 6, he throws a 30 yard pass to the end zone to his tight end whose being doubled covered...pass is knocked down. With rookie wide receivers and a beat up offensive line, the game plan was to run the ball and throw a lot of scree passes to protect Rodgers.  Rodgers, himself took the team away from this with his own decision making.

Agree. It almost seemed like he was making some sort of self-pitying statement to management by taking all those sacks. 

No way, are you combining Rodgers and self-pity together his passive aggressive demeanor is a ray of sunshine on the frozen tundra :) 

Getting way too excited here, but it would be nice to beat them again at the end of the season, and have Smith whisper to him "we own you".   

LOL. Yeah, he ADORES playing the victim...you could see it on his stupid face every time the cameras zoomed in. Like "what am I supposed to do, this is what you gave me to work with." It was fucking delicious. 

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@"ArizonaViking" said: After watching the game, I see Rodgers as the culprit for the Packers loss.  He got sacked 4 times, but could have avoided 2 of them if he only threw the ball away.  But he held on and held on until he got smashed. First big mistake he made:  Setting up a screen to Dillon, but there was a missed block on Smith so Dillon  tried to block and release for the screen.  Smith knocked Dillon off his feet,  Rodgers kept rolling out and holding the ball until he got buried and fumbled the ball away. Second big mistake he made:  The throw to Cobb, Rodgers stared him down from the snap.  Hitman Harry probably read Rodgers the entire time and when Rodgers threw the pass, Harry jumped in front of it and intercepted it. Last big mistake he made:  Fourth quarter, about 3 1/2 minutes left.  Rodgers facing a 4th and 6, he throws a 30 yard pass to the end zone to his tight end whose being doubled covered...pass is knocked down. With rookie wide receivers and a beat up offensive line, the game plan was to run the ball and throw a lot of screen passes to protect Rodgers.  Rodgers, himself took the team away from this with his own decision making.

So, new inside linebacker Jordan Hicks, how did new defensive coordinator Ed Donatell do against his former team in his Purple debut?
"Awesome," said Hicks, who had a game-high 14 tackles, nine of them solo, and a sack that created one of the Vikings' two takeaways. "We knew what to expect the whole game. Ed is the most calm, transparent defensive coordinator I've ever been around. There were no surprises. Just look at the way we played. We played together." Hicks' sack led to a 56-yard field goal and a 20-0 lead. "I had the tight end to the flat on that play," Hicks said. "And he blocked. When I saw that, I took off and tried to get as fast as I could. And I put my all into him. It worked out." Eric Kendricks, the other starting inside linebacker, had only four tackles, but added a key pass defense

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