Rodgers, Packers rout Vikings 41-17, jurisdiction playoff fate

Rodgers, Packers rout Vikings 41-17, jurisdiction playoff fate

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) ” Aaron Rodgers accompanied by every one one other accompanied by the Packers unswerving away are fair a go nearer earliest inside away from an improbable playoff berth.

He has his defence to convey gratitude to for continuing Green Bay™s reversal of fortune.

Rodgers threw a touchdown go accompanied by every one one other accompanied by ran for a score, accompanied by every one one other accompanied by the Packers shut down Kirk Cousins accompanied by every one one other accompanied by celestial body receiver Justin Jefferson inside a 41-17 blowout of the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday.

Keisean Nixon scored on a 105-yard kickoff return accompanied by every one one other accompanied by Darnell Savage had a 75-yard pick-6 of Cousins ” one of quartet turnovers by the Minnesota QB. The Packers (8-8) will stretch not here the playoffs if they hit the Detroit Lions at place of residence inside their regular-season finale.

A fourth unswerving postseason berth seemed not here of the question following a 1-7 stretch dropped the Packers to 4-8, nevertheless they haven™t lost since accompanied by every one one other accompanied by have benefited from favorable results around the league. Green Bay™s latest small part of good fortune came earlier Sunday when Washington fell 24-10 at place of residence to the Cleveland, putting the Packers inside jurisdiction of their postseason fate.

I still exist convinced by inside myself accompanied by every one one other accompanied by felt exist fond of it fair takes one sometimes, said Rodgers, who went 15 of 24 for 159 yards. It™s strange, nevertheless when we were sitting at 3-6 accompanied by every one one other accompanied by looked at the following three, at the hour dated Tennessee was playing really well, obviously the Cowboys were playing well accompanied by every one one other accompanied by Philly was No. 1 inside the league.

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I fair felt exist fond of if we obtain one of those, we tin go nearer earliest inside the last five, accompanied by every one one other accompanied by 9-8 was going to obtain in. I didn™t really go around saying that since you don™t really want to say, ˜Hey, if we obtain fair one of these three, you know, we tin maybe build the playoffs.™ But inside my head, that™s what I was thinking.

The Packers hit the Cowboys inside overtime earlier to losing to Tennessee accompanied by every one one other accompanied by Philadelphia. They™ve now won quartet straight, accompanied by their ball-hawking defence a large spring why.

Green Bay held Jefferson, the NFL™s leading receiver, to one catch for 15 yards. Jefferson had nine receptions for 184 yards accompanied by every one one other accompanied by place of set of two touchdowns inside a season-opening 23-7 victory over the Packers.

Savage, Adrian Amos accompanied by every one one other accompanied by Rudy Ford every one one intercepted passes by Cousins, while Kenny Clark recovered a fumble on a strip sack. The Packers converted every one one of Cousins™ turnovers into touchdowns.

They speak (turnovers) go nearer inside bunches, so you™ve fair got to capitalize on it, Savage said. I exist convinced by we™re fair going not here there, playing hard, trusting every one one other. A a large amount of stuff™s falling our way.

Cousins went 18 of 31 for 205 yards for the NFC North champion Vikings (12-4). His only touchdown go came inside garbage time, a 47-yarder to Jalen Nailor that gash Green Bay™s lead to 41-10.

I fair didn™t amuse oneself well sufficient tonight, Cousins said. Just need to amuse oneself better, that™s the foot line.

The Vikings™ Dalvin Cook was held to 27 yards on nine carries.

Rodgers threw a 21-yard touchdown go to Robert Tonyan accompanied by every one one other accompanied by excessively scored Green Bay™s final touchdown on a 2-yard scramble.

After a blocked punt by Josh Metellus gave Minnesota first-and-goal at the 1 to assist the Vikings lay clasp of an early 3-0 lead, the Packers scored 41 unswerving points.

That outburst started accompanied by the large plays from Nixon accompanied by every one one other accompanied by Savage. This marked the earliest hour dated the Packers scored on an interception return accompanied by every one one other accompanied by a kickoff return inside the same game since a 31-23 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Oct. 30, 1967.

Nixon™s touchdown was the Packers™ earliest off a kickoff return since Randall Cobb™s franchise-record 108-yarder opposed to New Orleans inside 2011. Nixon had a 94-yard kickoff return inside a 26-20 Christmas Day victory at Miami, nevertheless he left-hand that game accompanied by a groin wound that kept him from practicing most of this week.

Guys had great blocks for me, Nixon said. They opened it up. I exist inside be in touch exist fond of it was not shut sea. I fair ran into with every one other accompanied by not here of it. I fair knew I had one anthropoid actuality to beat, accompanied by every one one other accompanied by on one instance I passed the kicker, it was communal gathering time.

Green Bay excessively got a firm game from former soldierold hand kicker Mason Crosby, who went 2 of 2 on field-goal attempts, including a 56-yarder that the crossbar earlier to bouncing into with every one other accompanied by not here of to near the earliest half.

That gumboot gave Green Bay a 27-3 halftime lead. The Packers didn™t permit up inside the following half, accompanied by every one one other accompanied by if they tin convey on accompanied by that flat following week, they™ll complete a remarkable turnaround accompanied by a playoff appearance.

We™re going to have a good tale to tell, you know what I™m saying, nevertheless we™ve got to complete it, Amos said. We finished this week accompanied by every one one other accompanied by now we™re 0-0. We™ve been inside playoff way for a while. We™ve got to convey on accompanied by going into this week.

INJURIES

The Vikings lost place of set of two of their starting insulting linemen to injuries inside the earliest quarter. Center Austin Schlottmann suffered a broken fibula accompanied by every one one other accompanied by fair gearwheel Brian O™Neill departed accompanied by a calf injury. Schlottmann was starting inside place of Garrett Bradbury, who missed a fourth unswerving game accompanied by a spine injury.

Chris Reed, who hadn™t played an insulting snap all season, took over for Schlottmann at center. Olisaemeka Udoh filled inside at fair tackle.

UP NEXT

The Vikings pay someone a call Chicago accompanied by every one one other accompanied by the Packers host the Lions following weekend.

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