Crosby’s strip of Vikings kickoff returner Cordarrelle Patterson at the end of a 70-yard runback in the fourth quarter temporarily saved the game for the Packers. It gave the offense one more shot to tie things up, but Green Bay still lost, 20-13, on Sunday night at Lambeau Field.
The Packers had just cut the deficit to seven points with 5:35 left when Patterson took Crosby’s kickoff one yard deep in the end zone and weaved into some open territory. As he crossed midfield and neared the Green Bay 30-yard line, Patterson slowed up a bit to set up his blockers, and Crosby surprised him from behind.