For the first quarter-plus of Sunday’s game between the Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers, it looked like the home team was going to run their rivals right out of Lambeau Field. It was a Bizzaro Week 1 for the Vikings; instead of enjoying a 21-0 first half lead like they had against the Falcons, they found themselves trailing by that very same score just two plays into the second quarter.
But unlike the Falcons the week before, the Vikings fought back well before garbage time. Green Bay was held scoreless for the final 44:16 of the game by a Minnesota defense that bounced back from getting walloped for the first three drives.