Vikings sweep Packers, solidify first place
With a mostly-dominant 38-26 performance on the road at Lambeau Field, the Minnesota Vikings completed a regular-season sweep of the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, winning the second of two match-ups. Bouncing back after a disappointing loss to the defending Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers, the Vikings dominated the first half, 17-3, and scored quickly after halftime to extend their lead to a 24-3 edge.
But the Vikings let the Packers find some hope in the second half as Aaron Rodgers brought his Green Bay brigade to within four points at one point; however, with solid running from Adrian Peterson, huge special teams plays by Percy Harvin and a four-TD pass performance by some former Packer QB named Farve, the Silver Fox engineered enough offense to put an exclamation point on his statement to his former team that they put him out to pasture a little too soon.
Enjoy those discount cigars while they last, though; we haven’t faced off with an up-and-down Chicago Bears team even once yet!
