Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers suddenly are a win away from an improbable playoff berth. He has his defense to thank for continuing the team’s reversal of fortune.
Rodgers threw a touchdown pass and ran for a score, and the Packers shut down Kirk Cousins and star receiver Justin Jefferson in a 41-17 blowout of the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday.
“I just felt like if we get one of those, we can win the last five and 9-8 was going to get in. I didn’t really go around saying that because you don’t really want to say, ‘Hey, if we get just one of these three, you know, we can maybe make the playoffs.’ But in my head, that’s what I was thinking.” Savage, Adrian Amos and Rudy Ford each intercepted passes by Cousins, while Kenny Clark recovered a fumble on a strip-sack. The Packers converted each of Cousins’ turnovers into touchdowns.
After a blocked punt by Josh Metellus gave the Vikings first-and-goal at the 1 to help them take an early 3-0 lead, the Packers scored 41 straight points. The Packers also got a solid game from veteran kicker Mason Crosby, who went 2 of 2 on field-goal attempts, including a 56-yarder that hit the crossbar before bouncing through to close the first half.
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