The Green Bay Packers entered Sunday’s bout with the Minnesota Vikings as the least penalized team in the NFL. The first half looked far from it, causing a slow start that ultimately forced the team to play catch-up the rest of the game.
The Packers finished the game with eight penalties for 92 yards.
The majority of first-half penalties were uncharacteristically committed by the offense, consistently putting the group behind schedule and in long third downs.
The offense didn’t get into a rhythm until the second half, where it was able to even the score before losing on a last-second field goal by the Vikings.