Through 15 minutes of Sunday night’s game against the Minnesota Vikings, the Green Bay Packers looked like a team with a playoff-caliber offense. Aaron Rodgers was crisp and had zip on the football and Mike McCarthy seemed to have rediscovered some creativity in his playcalling as the Packers scored touchdowns on two of their first three drives.
Then everything fell apart. The Packers gained just three first downs on their next five series, while the Packers’ defense allowed chunks of yardage to the Vikings in the passing game throughout the middle part of the game.