commentary...

everybody is saying that Minnesota Vikings' running back Adrian Peterson(Peterson had 199 yards rushing,on 34 carries,with a long run of 28 yards)was the main difference in the game,between the Packers,and the Vikings,yesterday,and on the final drive for the Vikings,he was,period... however there is another person that the Packers' defense did not stop:one Christian Ponder,who threw for 234 yards,and the big number for him was that he had three touchdown passes,in his sixteen completions(16 for 28),which was key to the win,for the Vikings... except for the 31-3 win,in 2010(Brett Favre's last game against the Packers,as Vikings' quarterback),for the Packers,Peterson has averaged over 130 yards rushing/per game,against the Packers,so you knew that he was motivated to go all-out,yesterday,and he did,no doubt... in the first quarter,the Packers had exactly six plays,on offense(two three and out drives),so the Vikings got off to a 13-0,and 20-7,and 27-17 leads,in the game,and the Packers still came back to tie game twice,at 27,and 34... Packers' quarterback Aaron Rodgers threw for 365 yards,with four touchdown passes,so you can not blame the Packers' offense,period,but on the other hand,the Packers' defense played like warm curdled milk,all game... in the first half,they could not stop the Vikings,and could not get them off the field on third down,and their secondary looked like broken glass all day... the Packers' defense did not tackle anybody all day,including Peterson,and did not hit anyone,either... even though,the New York Giants kicked their butts,38-10,this season,this game was the most disappointing of this season,for the Packers,because even one stop early,or even late,would have made the difference... in other words,the Packers' defense got manhandled,and simply flunked the test,all day... what a stinker for the Packers' defense!!! if i was among the defensive players for the Packers,i would be very pissed,and they only have a week to correct the major flaws on the defense,but again the fact that it was a division rival,means that both teams will be motivated:the Packers to prove that it was not the Packers' defense that normally shows up,last game,except for containing,or trying to contain Adrian Peterson,which is impossible,at times,the Vikings:to prove that the game was not a fluke(it was not),and that they could do it,again(they can)... interesting game,Sunday....