Aaron Rodgers finished with a quarterback rating of 115.5 despite having a 68-yard touchdown pass to Donald Driver called back because guard Tony Moll was downfield illegally.
Moll was called twice for being downfield, actually, and was also penalized for a trip.
Will Blackmon on the punt return touchdown that gave the Packers life in the third quarter: “The funny thing is, I didn’t even look at the scoreboard or the clock or whatever it was. I just looked at it as the next play. I saw the seam, and I was ready to score.”
The Packers outplayed the Vikings on offense, defense, and special teams.
Adrian Peterson leveled Al Harris in the first quarter, payback for the hit Harris laid on Peterson last year which resulted in a torn LCL.
Jared Allen, who drew two holding penalties against the Packers and deflected a pass but was held without a tackle, called it “one of the least productive games I’ve had in my life.”
Brad Childress on Tarvaris Jackson’s 16 first-half passing yards: “Is that, like, a record?”
Artis Hicks, replacing suspended Bryant McKinnie at left tackle, injured his elbow and was replaced by third-stringer Marcus Johnson.
Only three of the nine Packers draft choices — Jordy Nelson, Matt Flynn, and Breno Giacomini — were active for the game, and only Nelson (who was catchless) saw the field.
Nick Barnett, echoing the sentiments of Tony Kornheiser, on Rodgers’ second-quarter touchdown pass to Korey Hall: “That’s a little, I hate to say it, a little Favre-ish.”
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September 9th, 2008 at 11:22 am
What have we learned from this game?
Well, the Vikings learned that hype, trash talk, and a dollar buys you a cup of coffee in the NFL.
Vikings–Reality. Reality–Vikings… ‘Bout time you two met.
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Rating: 4.3 / 5 with 14 rating(s)
September 9th, 2008 at 11:26 am
How about that officiating last night, terrible both ways but a complete joke against the Packers. The penalty on the TD pass to Driver was not a penalty. Tripplett and his crew always call way more than any other crew in the NFL.
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Rating: 2.85 / 5 with 12 rating(s)
September 9th, 2008 at 11:28 am
I am not a fan of Kornheiser on MNF but last night he was worse than ever, Torico himself pretty much told him to shut up.
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Rating: 4 / 5 with 12 rating(s)
September 9th, 2008 at 11:31 am
Aaron Rodgers surprised me with how calm he looked in that game yesterday. I also like how the Packers were able to adjust their defense to shut down the run and forced Tarvaris to beat them in the air. All in all a pleasant surprise by the Packers.
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Rating: 4.4 / 5 with 11 rating(s)
September 9th, 2008 at 11:32 am
Do you smell that coming from Twin Cities??? They call it ” Very overrated!!! When you listen to the Media and prseason ratings it will get you every time. Berrand Berrian will turn out to be a bust in Minny. Vikes will lost to the Colts this week. The Vikes (Steve) second round receiver will be the number #1 guy in three weeks for Tarvaris Jackson. Berrian drops balls!! The Vikes will be 0-3 and you wait and see! Packers will win it next two games too!!
PRICELESS!!
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Rating: 2.9 / 5 with 8 rating(s)
September 9th, 2008 at 11:35 am
Horsecollar tackle non call + pass interference noncall(twice)+ poor replay call= packer victory. Congrats!
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Rating: 1.95 / 5 with 13 rating(s)
September 9th, 2008 at 11:43 am
ESPN continues to make poor decisions for executing the MNF game. Kornheiser sucks!! And, why did ESPN decide to block the entire bottom of the TV screen with a big opaque scoreboard. It too up about a 1/5th of the screen. Stupid design.
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Rating: 5 / 5 with 7 rating(s)
September 9th, 2008 at 11:49 am
It’s good to see that the tradition of Vikings getting screwed by calls at Lambeau will continue even when Favre isn’t in a Packer uniform.
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Rating: 2.45 / 5 with 11 rating(s)
September 9th, 2008 at 11:49 am
“colonel angus says:
September 9th, 2008 at 11:35 am
Horsecollar tackle non call + pass interference noncall(twice)+ poor replay call= packer victory. Congrats! ”
tell me if im wrong but horsecollar tackles only get called if you grab inside the shoulder pads, and barnett only grabbed the back of the jersey. and two noncall interferences? try one on the left side to berrian where he initiated the tangle and an illegal man downfield on a 68 yard touchdown that puts the game out of reach? please dont talk about penalties killing you, not to mention our first drive getting penalty after penalty called on us, leaving us at 2nd n 32 i think it was. and to confirm the replay.. yes he did catch the ball and get two feet down but you have to hold on when you hit the ground, i think they brought the rule out last year that sure you can get two feet down but you have to maintain posession once you hit the ground and thats why it was called incomplete. thanks and goodnight.
ps. adrian “all day” peterson? try adrian “one play” peterson
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Rating: 2.8 / 5 with 10 rating(s)
September 9th, 2008 at 11:51 am
I got something for ya, colonel, it’s called a hankie. Now wipe those eyes, blow your nose and be a big boy.
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Rating: 3.5 / 5 with 8 rating(s)
September 9th, 2008 at 11:53 am
“Horsecollar tackle non call + pass interference noncall(twice)+ poor replay call= packer victory. Congrats!”
Actually, Tarvaris Jackson completing only 45% of his passes with an interception and Aaron Rodgers completing 18 of 22 with no picks = Packers Victory. The Packers were penalized a lot more than the Vikings in this game so that is an incredibly lame excuse.
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Rating: 3.65 / 5 with 6 rating(s)
September 9th, 2008 at 11:53 am
colonel angus, learn the rules, that was not even close to a horse collar. I admit that there was a non call on Harris for interference but I think that was to make up for the one that was called on him that definitely should not have been called. And what poor replay call?
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September 9th, 2008 at 11:54 am
Is Jackson a poor man’s randall Cunningham or what? He could’t hit the broad side of a barn when it counted! I would rather see Danny Wuerfell than him out there. Not that I want Danny, it’s just that Jackson $uks!
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Rating: 4.65 / 5 with 3 rating(s)
September 9th, 2008 at 11:55 am
What took so frigging long to get these up. I’ll repeat an earlier post, time for us Vikes fans to take our medicine from the cheesers. Although I predicted a Pack win, it still hurts. The Pack had better QB, DB, OT and special teams play, and deserved to win — no whining here about blown calls, etc. At least it looks like the Vikes are getting closer, but we all know the old saying. . . Even if the Vikes had scored on the last drive and won, I’m not sure I would have been all that excited. Both teams need work. However, congrats cheesers. Our team will take some pretty strong hits the next 4 weeks, hopefully survive, and then see you at the Dome Nov 9th.
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Rating: 4.85 / 5 with 9 rating(s)
September 9th, 2008 at 11:58 am
Learn the rules. That wasn’t a horsecollar tackle. He did not reach inside the jersey. Right in front of the ref, too - if it had been an illegal tackle, it would have been called, certainly by that crew (ref. the 15 yard “leverage” call on the extra point).
The one PI penalty called on Harris was VERY ticky-tacky, for sure. I think it made up for the one that wasn’t called (or vice versa).
But the Vikes were certainly outplayed on offense, defense, and special teams. THAT is what will get you a loss… not whining about the refs.
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Rating: 3.65 / 5 with 3 rating(s)
September 9th, 2008 at 11:59 am
if your gonna list off all the flags you gonna need more time. How about the TD called back b/c on a 2nd and 4 the Lineman was still behind the 1st down marker, yet somehow was past 5 yds for a flag? How about the phantom Pass Interference call in the 1st and 3rd Quarter that gave you guys 87 total yards, as well as 9 points? How about the KGB offsides that should have resulted in a sack and fumble? the 12 straight flags that had GB at 1st and 33 from the 4yd line? How about the other 97 flags that got thrown, one that even the announcers had to look up, since its NEVER used (the “vault” flag )? Both sides got plenty jobbed by the refs, but if they favored anyone, it was MOST DEFINITELY the VIKES. We left at least 10 points on the field, you guys got 9 gimme points. This game would not have been REMOTELY close if not for half the calls that went your way. Even though you were in it at the end, and your paper champ Quarterback threw a game losing PICK, its somehow the refs fault you lost? ts always a conspiracy to keep the Twin City down…
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Rating: 2.6 / 5 with 5 rating(s)
September 9th, 2008 at 12:01 pm
>>colonel angus says:
September 9th, 2008 at 11:35 am
Horsecollar tackle non call + pass interference noncall(twice)+ poor replay call= packer victory. Congrats!<<
First, it wasn’t a horse collar. You are allowed to tackle by the jersey. The horse collar is if you grab the guy under his pads and drag him down. Second, we got called on one PI call that we shouldn’t have, so they owed us one.
I agree the spot was bad on the replay, but the Packers had a couple of bad calls too, including a negated TD pass, so…
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Rating: 3.65 / 5 with 3 rating(s)
September 9th, 2008 at 12:08 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3La7hjVEAsI
that is the video of al harris getting blowed up by AP
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Rating: 5 / 5 with 4 rating(s)
September 9th, 2008 at 12:11 pm
I wish the 49ers had that pick back!
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September 9th, 2008 at 12:18 pm
Vikings fans were predicting ridiculous blowout victory scores in posts before the game. Nice 40 yards and zero tackles out of your $70 mil worth of free agents, by the way. I’d say “at least you get to play Detroit twice” but Calvin and Roy will torch you given half a chance. Best wishes for a 7-9 season of waiting for Tardvaris to “develop.”
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Rating: 1 / 5 with 2 rating(s)
September 9th, 2008 at 12:20 pm
The Packers played a good game…I will not try to take anything away from the performance of Mr. Roggers, and company.
I was less than thrilled with the play calling of Minnesota, I was not thrilled by the performance of T. Jackson, although I do think both (playcalling and performance) improved somewhat in the second half. I wasn’t thrilled with the defensive front 4….yeah they flushed Rodgers out of the pocket, but once he was out they couldn’t catch him for a tackle. Special teams were BAD…Hey Klewe (sp) did you learn not to put line drives last night?
There were some missed calls from the zebras (Minnesota’s receivers got mugged more than an old lady with money falling from her pockets going through Central Park after dark), and the horse collar thing…but then what should I expect. I only hope it gets better.
All in all it was a POOR performance, to say the least.
It should be interesting, or equally disheartning in Minniapolis this weekend, when Indy comes 2 town…2 teams who are supposed to be pretty good, who lost to teams they should have beat, looking for their first win. Given Minnesota’s past perfromance (or more correctly stated: lack there of)leaves me a little less than optomistic.
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Rating: 2.6 / 5 with 5 rating(s)
September 9th, 2008 at 12:26 pm
As a Viking fan, I have to say this was one of these most gutless efforts I’ve ever seen (THATS SAYING A LOT BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN A FEW). The way our defense ran their mouths and then completely vanished when the game started… there isn’t anything worst than guys that talk the talk but cannot walk the walk.
Pat Williams… you’re such bad ass aren’t you, just ASK YOU… you talked about shutting down Ryan Grant and what does he do but break off a monster run that pretty much sealed the deal. NICE!
Ray Edwards… You’re the one talking about breaking the sack record, uh hu. You’re nothing more than a roided up paper champ! Shut the hell up and start by getting 1 sack… or more than 3 tackle total.
Kevin Williams… You don’t talk that much but I gotta say man, what the hell? Are you one of the leagues dominant defensive lineman or an average situational player? You tell me… are you the guy who makes plays or just the shadow of big pat?
And last but not least… The Cowboy… The million dollar man… Mr. Jared Allen… THANKS… FOR ABSOLUTEY NOTHING! You were probably the biggest talker of em all… you’re gonna do this and you’re gonna do that… YOU DID NOTHING… when I look at the box score… you’re freaking name isn’t even on it… YOU DID NOTHING! You do realize the Packers are (to all Viking fans) our biggest rival… we hate losing to these guys and your best effort was nothing… not 1 assist on a tackle? I Hope for your sake Zygi doesn’t look at that box score…
All four of these guys might want to put away their little costumes and close their mouths and get back to basics or whatever a Defensive group has to do after an embarrassing performance.
I’ll tell you what; with all that talk, all you did was embarrass Viking fans who bought into it, Viking coaches that depended on it, and an owner who paid for it, but mainly you embarrassed yourselves.
GET IT TOGETHER.
Don’t even get me started on Tarvaris Jackson…
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Rating: 5 / 5 with 11 rating(s)
September 9th, 2008 at 12:33 pm
Thank God for Brad Childress!!
Last year Petersen was killing us in the first half of the first game so what does he do? Fails to run him at all in the second half!
This time on a couple of key plays — instead of running your bread and butter — he throws on third and 1. Jeeze. I think he went to the Mike Sherman school of coaching.
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Rating: 4.8 / 5 with 8 rating(s)
September 9th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
I’m amazed so many have determined the Vikes are a bust after one away game against a tough opponent. Around 75% of the analysts I saw picking this game had the Packers winning, so I can’t consider this an upset of an overrated team.
The officiating was too involved and got more calls wrong than an average game see’s.
The most disturbing part of T. Jackson’s performance is when asked about the interception throw, he said he’d have to go check his mechanics on that pass to see what went wrong. I have to believe he should have figured mechanics out by now. Also, I really hate the Vikes play calling, it’s was too obvious and basic.
The Packers played well, and with the Bears performance it makes for a fun NFC north to watch.
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Rating: 5 / 5 with 4 rating(s)
September 9th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
The Vikings strength was supposed to be the front 7 on defense and the running game. Zero sacks and one big run by Peterson and that’s it.
Objectively looking at both teams the Packers have the edge in overall defense, offens, special teams and a major edge in coaching.
Why anyone would pick the Vikings to win the North let alone the Super Bowl is beyond me.
as for the whinning from viking fans about penalties I believe that is just from fans who do not really understand the game.
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Rating: 3.4 / 5 with 7 rating(s)