At home in Week 1, the Vikings built a comfortable first-half lead and cruised to a 23-7 win over the Packers with game plans for which Green Bay had no answer. The Vikings' coverage shells frustrated Aaron Rodgers as he looked for open receivers with pass rushers bearing down on him, while Justin Jefferson feasted on free space underneath the Packers' zone coverages.
Kirk Cousins averaged 8.65 yards per pass in the victory, despite having the NFL's third-shortest average throw (5.6 yards beyond the line of scrimmage, according to NFL Next Gen Stats) and Jefferson averaged 9.