In Week 6 of the 2017 NFL season, the Vikings hosted the Packers on Oct. 15 at U.S. Bank Stadium. The Vikings were 3-2 after a perhaps season-saving win over the Bears in which they turned the QB spot over to Case Keenum. The Packers were 4-1.
The score was tied 0-0 midway through the first quarter when Packers QB Aaron Rodgers was flushed out to the right while being chased by Vikings linebacker Anthony Barr. Rodgers threw an incomplete pass — harmless enough looking, at least for a couple of seconds.
But that one play that happened five years ago Saturday, would change the course of the 2017 season, the path forward for the Vikings and Packers, and even the rules (and perceptions) of the entire league — as I talked about on Thursday's Daily Delivery podcast.