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“They made some adjustments, and we did as well, but we just didn’t execute,” Rodgers said. “We had some chances. They tightened up.”
Minnesota defenders successfully knocked away several contested passes to keep the Packers from generating another scoring drive, but Green Bay’s defense was equal to every task as well. Cousins finished his day with two interceptions and three turnovers total, going 14-of-32 for 230 yards and a 52.9 passer rating.
After the fourth straight second-half stop, the Packers’ offense took over with 3:14 left and finally did what it needed to. A pair of first downs around the two-minute warning forced the Vikings to use all three of their timeouts, and by the time JK Scott’s final punt went for a touchback, only six seconds remained on the clock.
Jones, with 23 carries for 116 yards, didn’t outrush Cook (20-154) but he gave the Packers a ground game to rely upon. Receiver Davante Adams also got going, with seven catches for 106 yards, with all but 25 of those yards coming in the first quarter.
Some short-yardage failures early and tough third-and-longs later still left a lot to be desired after the explosive start. But just as he did last week in Chicago, Rodgers (22-of-34, 209 yards, two TDs, no INTs, 101.2 rating) couldn’t say enough about how much he believes in his defense.
Asked if he feels the unit is legit, Rodgers was unequivocal.
“I really do,” he said, pointing out all the weapons the Vikings possess on offense. “We held them to 16 points. Obviously what they did in Week 1 … we have to start doing a better job of putting teams away on offense, but we can definitely close out games on defense as you’ve seen the first two weeks.”