The Green Bay Packers beat the Minnesota Vikings 33-10, marking Minnesota’s only two-score loss of the season. Their only two-score win was over the Packers, 24-10, in Week 8. The Vikings drop to 7-9 on the season and are on the brink of elimination from the playoffs.
Below are five numbers that explain Minnesota’s loss to the Packers.
10
Ten points is the most the Vikings have given up in the first quarter.
11
Jaren Hall passed for 11 more yards in Atlanta (78) than he did in his second start against the Packers (67).
28
Teams are figuring the Vikings defense out. They gave up 22 first downs in Cincinnati, 28 to Detroit, and 28 to the Packers.
60
The Vikings defense isn’t as formidable as it was at the beginning of the season, but the offense is leaving them out to dry. They were on the field for 60 plays and 37:32 against the Packers, 60 plays and 38:22 against the Lions, and 67 plays and 33:08 against the Bengals.
6
The Packers came six points shy of breaking their all-time record for their biggest win in Minnesota. Their biggest win in terms of point differential was 29, a 42-13 win in 1964.
