A lost opportunity to get off the field to open the game, a dropped touchdown on the first play of scrimmage and a fourth-down failure from the 1-yard line highlighted some of the missed chances that doomed the Green Bay Packers in a sloppy and disappointing season-opening loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday.
As is the case in most games in the NFL, a few plays made all the difference. On Sunday at U.S. Bank Stadium, three plays directly affected the final outcome of the contest.
On fourth-and-goal on the Vikings’ opening drive, Justin Jefferson motioned from left to right across the formation and wasn’t picked up by either Eric Stokes or Adrian Amos after the snap in coverage, resulting in an easy touchdown pass from Kirk Cousins to Jefferson to open the scoring in the first quarter.