Now that the dust has settled from the Minnesota Vikings’ 37-10 loss to the Green Bay Packers, it’s easier to take in all of the weird things that happened during that game. What’s a Border Battle game between these longtime rivals without a few things happening that make absolutely no sense whatsoever?
The Vikings were actually the last team to defeat the Packers. So there was hope they could potentially pull off an upset and keep their fading playoff hopes alive, and then the news broke of quarterback Kirk Cousins’ positive COVID test.
That essentially took all of the air out of the room and left the banged-up Vikings with backup quarterback Sean Mannion—at the mercy of Aaron Rodgers and the No. 1-seeded Packers.
Here are four mind-numbing statistics from that Sunday Night Football matchup:
