Vikings / Packers Gameday thread

[Sparkey]

Throwing this up since no one has yet. Windy as hell up here today.

45mph gusts. Could be a low scoring battle.

Prediction:. A low scoring affair as Rodgers has his lowest completion percentage of the year. However, the gift of Kirk Cousins keeps us in the win column. Two picks and two fumbles by Cousins lead to a 24 - 13 victory in the house that Lombardi Built.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Wtf? No offense, but it’s Packerrats tradition for the previous week’s GameDay thread starter to continue starting the GD thread til the Packers lose.

You might’ve just jinxed the Packers.

[Sparkey]

I was a closet Cousins fan, so I am jinxing him!

[Anti-Polar Bear]

I was a closet Cousins fan, so I am jinxing him!

To be honest, I ain’t give a Jean Claude Van Damme who starts the GD thread...as long as it ain’t TunderDan. TD thinks he’s so much better than us all cos he has season tickets.

Harrell might be fuming right now, though.

[Joemailman]

Packers 28
Queens 20

36 degrees at game time with 24 MPH NW winds. Maybe a little snow before then.

[Joemailman]

Henry Black activated from practice squad.

[Upnorth]

Without the wind this had the makings of a classic curb stomp. With the wind I actually am a bit nervous.our run d hrs Calvin cook is no bueno

[Joemailman]

Bakhtiari out.

Packers inactives:

QB Jordan Love
CB Kevin King
DB Raven Greene
RB Aaron Jones
LB Randy Ramsey
OT David Bakhtiari
DL Billy Winn

[Patler]

Tyler Ervin is active?

[Sparkey]

With the wind, two two biggest questions are which run defense is better and which team limits turnovers. Throwing the ball with any consistency will be much harder. Rodgers arm strength should help in this regard. Cousins throws tend to float on him.

[Joemailman]

Tyler Ervin is active?

Yep. I think he'll be a key player today.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

With the wind, two two biggest questions are which run defense is better and which team limits turnovers. Throwing the ball with any consistency will be much harder. Rodgers arm strength should help in this regard. Cousins throws tend to float on him.

I don’t think the wind will be too much of a factor.
I am no wind expert, but Lambeau Field has gotten so tall, it is now shielding the wind. Kinda like playing disc golf in the woods with the trees blocking the wind.

If this is indeed the GameDay thread, I’ll like to give a shout out to my pal, the white guy with a black name who digs Asian chicks, Bobblehead. Looks like your solitary confinement is over. Welcome back! :)

Packers 72, Queens 0

Power to the Packers!

[Sparkey]

Nice run blocking to start. Linsley and Wagner!

[gbgary]

Williams kicking butt. Tonyan. small ball.

[Sparkey]

Go for it!

[Joemailman]

Berger!

[Sparkey]

Nice job by Sternberger. Finding the small soft area past the line to go.

[gbgary]

nice.

[Joemailman]

Perfect drive.

[Sparkey]

Tae with the TD!

[Joemailman]

I think kickoff will be into the wind, so this will be interesting.

[MadScientist]

Ruthlessly methodical drive there.

[Joemailman]

Jamaal with 8 touches on drive. Dillon will get carries today.

[Sparkey]

Zadarius is terrible holding the edge against the run.

[gbgary]

martin!!

[HarveyWallbangers]

I'm so tired of watching Redmon try to tackle in open space. Should have stopped them on that 3rd down.

[Sparkey]

Great d. ☹️

[Upnorth]

Wtf

[Joemailman]

Vikings killing Packers running to the right.

[Rastak]

Hey guys, just enjoying a nice Sunday and ready for the ass kicking I assume will be coming this way. Nice drive though by the Vikings. At least they will not be shutout. With 3 of the top 4 corners out I have a feeling this will be ugly by the 4th quarter.

[Bossman641]

Pretty pathetic effort from Preston there. Didn't even look like he was trying to beat the block.

[Joemailman]

Shepherd with a return past the 25!

[Sparkey]

Dillon with a nice carry.

[Sparkey]

Dye gets taken out by his own teammate leading with the helmet. Edit. Dantzler my an ass cheek.

[Joemailman]

Gonna be a fast game at this rate.

[Rastak]

Dye gets taken out by his own teammate leading with the helmet.


I think this might the first game he's played in. Not sure, I know he's a rookie and has been out with injury.

[Rastak]

Fuck, just what they needed.

[MadScientist]

Don't like seeing any player not moving like that. It wasn't even helmet to helmet, it was helmet to thigh.

[Joemailman]

Fuck, just what they needed.

Only good news for you is that wind might make it tough to pass downfield.

[RashanGary]

Kenny Clark getting demolished when he's playing 3T

[gbgary]

let's go O!

[Joemailman]

Packers will now have wind at their back.

[Harlan Huckleby]

holding is a bfd in this wind

[gbgary]

rodgers waited to long on that pass to dillon.

[gbgary]

nice

[gbgary]

stick with the small ball!

[Joemailman]

Tae again.

[RashanGary]

This game severely leaning in our favor with our deep dl and the time of possession. The longer we hold the ball the fresher our defense and the more the 4th quarter becomes impossible for minny

[Joemailman]

Which defense will tire out first?

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Tae again.

MVS got away with pick. I’ll take it.

[RashanGary]

Crossing fingers on no injuries. We have a shot this year and are getting close to healthy

[Joemailman]

Z gives 5 back.

[Joemailman]

Go Northwestérn!

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Lowry Army made 1st play of the year!

[mmmdk]

That's american cheese!

[Sparkey]

Championship Defense ?

[Anti-Polar Bear]

That's american cheese!

I prefer Swiss.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

I don’t get the hard ons for Barnes. Can’t cover!

[mmmdk]

Championship Defense ?

It's getting tiresome with bad defenses in Green Bay.

[mmmdk]

I prefer Swiss.

Packers defense is like Swiss cheese.

[Harlan Huckleby]

this is disgusting

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Packers defense is like Swiss cheese.

If you ask me, Swiss cheese is good. packers d, not so much.

[Guiness]

This defensive series is hard to watch

[Joemailman]

Packers D is a cross between swiss and limburger.

[Sparkey]

Lowry getting blown off his spot.

[mmmdk]

If you ask me, Swiss cheese is good. packers d, not so much.

Both have big holes in'em...

[beveaux1]

Vikings have a good offense. Wind has made this a close game. If we had normal conditions, this is an easy win.

[Rastak]

Vikings offense has been passable this year, their defense on the other hand. I expected you guys to put up about 24 in the first half but the wind is evening things out a bit.

[Harlan Huckleby]

i hard to tell the 5-1 team from the 1-5 team

[Joemailman]

Maybe Packers should have had Billy Winn active.

[Sparkey]

Wow, Lancaster and Lowry are so f'in bad. Like watching college lineman bowling over high schoolers.

[HarveyWallbangers]

I don't understand taking the timeouts after the first one on 2nd and 19. It allowed the Vikings to slow down and run the ball more.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Both have big holes in'em...

Well played.

[Bossman641]

Great run D....

[Harlan Huckleby]

They should skip the half time. The game just started.

[Joemailman]

i hard to tell the 5-1 team from the 1-5 team

Vikings aren't a 1-5 team with Cook healthy.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Vikings have a good offense. Wind has made this a close game. If we had normal conditions, this is an easy win.

Wind has nothing to do with the D’s inability to stop the run.

[mmmdk]

I blame the wind, the wind is not with us, the wind is blowing right through the Packers defense or maybe...the Packers defense just blows!

[texaspackerbacker]

Pathetic D Line play. WHY is God damned Lancaster in there instead of M. Adams and Billy Winn inactive?

[Sparkey]

Another year of a Packers Defense being absolute garbage.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Pathetic D Line play. WHY is God damned Lancaster in there instead of M. Adams and Billy Winn inactive?

They should take 97 out, seriously.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Packers D is a cross between swiss and limburger.

What’s with the hate on Swiss cheese? American tastes like goat piss.

[MadtownPacker]

Wtf? No offense, but it’s Packerrats tradition for the previous week’s GameDay thread starter to continue starting the GD thread til the Packers lose.

You might’ve just jinxed the Packers.It’s actually a rule. Sparkey is not the offender though. Rashagary is and will be banned if the Packers lose.

[mmmdk]

They should take 97 out, seriously.

This is the way!

[Anti-Polar Bear]

this is disgusting

Hey Harlan, why do you only show up on game day nowadays?

[Joemailman]

What’s with the hate on Swiss cheese? American tastes like goat piss.

I want swiss cheese on my sandwich, not on my defense.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

It’s actually a rule. Sparkey is not the offender though. Rashagary is and will be banned if the Packers lose.

Word.

[gbgary]

geesh!

[Sparkey]

Keke with a miss, but Lowry is so far out of the play, there is no chance.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

C’mon, get offf the field!

[Harlan Huckleby]

Hey Harlan, why do you only show up on game day nowadays?

An older poster is allowed to rest up for game day.

[Harlan Huckleby]

I;ve seen enough of Cook

[Sparkey]

Terrible call.

[mmmdk]

Packers has a PTSDefense !

[Harlan Huckleby]

catchable?

[gbgary]

ugh...totally unnecessary.

[mmmdk]

catchable?

Unwatchable!

[Harlan Huckleby]

what is over/under for punts in this game?


I'm not entertained watching this shit

[gbgary]

again!!

[Guiness]

Make. This. Stop!

[HarveyWallbangers]

Utterly ridiculous

[Cheesehead Craig]

What a embarrassing defensive effort

[MadScientist]

This defense is offensive.

[mmmdk]

Finally, get that D off of the field.

[Joemailman]

Just bumped the Fire Pettine thread.

[Sparkey]

Today should have been a day to attack on defense. Run blitzes and tight press coverage. Instead they sit back on their heels and let Minny dictate the pace.

Pettine is a POS. We have Cleveland's D. Just f'n inexcusable.

[Fosco33]

Crappy run def and key penalties

[Fosco33]

Seems like a slow game. Not sure that plays to our strength

[Harlan Huckleby]

One hell of a grab by a TE

Maybe Tonyan is really good

[Harlan Huckleby]

Bad play by Rodgers. Guy was covered

[Rastak]

Packers OL is doing some serious holding.

[Sparkey]

My gut says with their D, Game Over. 4th quarter they are into the wind.

[Harlan Huckleby]

dagger

[Cheesehead Craig]

St Brown is worthless

[mmmdk]

Not looking good.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

And uncool pack fans laughed at me when I said that St. Paul ain’t a bona fide nfl wr.

[gbgary]

not what the doctor ordered.

[pittstang5]

Cmon Defense!!!! Need a turnover!!!!

[pittstang5]

Tackling has been unacceptable!!! Cmon DEFENSE!!!!!

[beveaux1]

Can anybody tackle?

[gbgary]

barnes...nice.

[pittstang5]

Here we go 3rd and long....and the defense gives up a shit ton....SMH

[mmmdk]

Can anybody tackle?

No.

[MadScientist]

This game has gone to shit

[beveaux1]

Such BAD tackling.

[Guiness]

3rd and 9. Let's get this done

[gbgary]

ballgame.

[Cheesehead Craig]

Well, Pack are gong to 5-2.

[Sparkey]

�� show on D

[mmmdk]

Season is not over but any hope of a SB run is [over].

[pittstang5]

Well, Pack are gong to 5-2.

5-3 after Thursday

[Harlan Huckleby]

Is the game still on?

I'll give St. Brown a break on the long ball in the endzone. With that swirling wind the ball is moving and trying to time a jump ain't easy.

[Joemailman]

If Cook is on your fantasy team, you're kicking ass.

[pittstang5]

Vikings Punter is having the best day today

[beveaux1]

Is the game still on?

I'll give St. Brown a break on the long ball in the endzone. With that swirling wind the ball is moving and trying to time a jump ain't easy.

True. The D can't tackle at all. They can't tackle Cook. They can't tackle Thielen. They just can't tackle.

[pittstang5]

Finally an MVS catch when it's needed

[pittstang5]

WIDE OPEN

[pittstang5]

Awe Fuck!!! Cmon!!!!!!

[pittstang5]

NO...DON'T GO FOR IT!!!!!

[Sparkey]

ESB!

[Harlan Huckleby]

The short passes and screens aren't working for pack anymore. Have to take a chance downfield.

[Cheesehead Craig]

Fucking penalties

[pittstang5]

Cmon!!!! Fuckin Penalties!!!!

[pittstang5]

1st and 30...FML

[Rastak]

Man Kendricks can play.

[Guiness]

the wheels are falling off the O now - What the hell is going on out there!

[pittstang5]

Game over

[Joemailman]

Worst quarter this year.

[Sparkey]

The wheels in the bus are falling off, falling off, falling off ........

[Sparkey]

The wheels on the bus are falling off, falling off, falling off ........

[Joemailman]

It’s actually a rule. Sparkey is not the offender though. Rashagary is and will be banned if the Packers lose.

Uh-oh.

[Cheesehead Craig]

Worst quarter this year.

2nd Q vs TB would like a word

[Sparkey]

Today was a day you needed the D to show up. Same old same old for the Packers.

[Joemailman]

The wheels on the bus are falling off, falling off, falling off ........

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/smKW3tRs6fE/hqdefault.jpg

[Harlan Huckleby]

turf monster

[Bossman641]

This is fuckin embarrassing

[MadScientist]

Wow, an actual stop.

[Sparkey]

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/smKW3tRs6fE/hqdefault.jpg

Lol

[Sparkey]

If ever there was an urgent drive, this is it

[gbgary]

floater by rodgers.

[Harlan Huckleby]

Adams wills team to a comeback

[Cheesehead Craig]

Mugging

[Joemailman]

Dagger.

[Cheesehead Craig]

Unreal

[RashanGary]

Officials took over the game. It happens. Oh well. Long season.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Bad call--especially considering what they called earlier. Wish Tonyan had sold it better. Should have gotten up looking for a flag.

[gbgary]

had his arm around him. yikes.

[Rastak]

You guys sure like going for it on 4th down, no field position game for you. Yikes.

[smuggler]

That was a bad pick-up. Minny safety got there before the ball and the nearest ref called it right.

Zebras need to be reprimanded that. Pretty bad. Shit happens, but you never see refs get corrected when they blatantly fuck up.

[Harlan Huckleby]

on replay it didn't look like much contact.

[Cheesehead Craig]

Bad call--especially considering what they called earlier. Wish Tonyan had sold it better. Should have gotten up looking for a flag.

That was way worse than the one called for Thielen.

[Sparkey]

How is that not PI ?

[Rastak]

How is that not PI ?


Close but it was likely PI.

[Sparkey]

The defender doesn't play the ball, grabs the receiver and the ball hits the defenders head ?

[Joemailman]

You guys sure like going for it on 4th down, no field position game for you. Yikes.

Playing field position doesn't work when your defense is this bad.

[Rastak]

Playing field position doesn't work when your defense is this bad.


Yea, true. Field position game is great when you have a good def.

[Guiness]

Had an arm around his waist while the ball was in the air, looked like a penalty to me.

A pile of flags last few series

[Harlan Huckleby]

Jesus, Cook looks like Walter Payton

[RashanGary]

I've seen more games where the refs help us against Minnesota, so this don't phase me. But this is why I stopped gambling. Refs are absolutely conspiritors toward killing gamblers.

[smuggler]

That's not close. You have the back arm wrapped around. You have the defensive player not attempting to play the ball. You have the front arm swiping through BOTH of the receiver's arms before the ball arrives. You have the contact turning Tonyan's body in the air before the ball arrives, and you have the illegal contact occurring while the ball is in the air. That's textbook pass interference. The refs fucked up. Twice as bad because it was so obvious and the flag was down.

[Tony Oday]

Vikings getting all the calls today

[Cheesehead Craig]

Vikings getting all the calls today

One of those games

[Harlan Huckleby]

Had an arm around his waist while the ball was in the air, looked like a penalty to me.

I didn't see any contact on Tonyan's arm but guess the reach-around shoulda been called. I change my mind.

[Bretsky]

Maybe they are getting some breaks; but we're getting beat because our defense is not making plays and our receivers not Named Adams aren't either.

[RashanGary]

I have kemp and Hussey as the two refs who rig games. Watched all the games in the first couple weeks and pegged those two. Season is holding true.

[pittstang5]

How is no one open downfield against this supposedly shitty secondary

[pittstang5]

Taking too much time

[Harlan Huckleby]

gotta throw downfield, for better or worse, imo

[Harlan Huckleby]

Packers working on the clock

[pittstang5]

Not today Pack....Not winning this one today regardless of the penalty, if it holds

[Rastak]

He was off the field.

Maybe a makeup call in the end.

[Bretsky]

How is no one open downfield against this supposedly shitty secondary


Are you surprised ??

[Cheesehead Craig]

He was off the field.

Maybe a makeup call in the end.

Nope, need to have at least one foot actually down oob

[RashanGary]

Setting up a nice rigged game in SF in our favor

[Rastak]

Nope, need to have at least one foot actually down oob


His heal was up before anyone moved it looked to me. Was real close though.

[run pMc]

Yeah, I didn't like the two PI calls on Alexander and Jackson, and especially since the flag on the throw to Tonyan was picked up. It would have been a little ticky-tack, but his arm WAS around him and he made contact before the ball. All that said, the refs should never be the ones deciding a game... the GB D is not doing its job today. I said before that Dalvin Cook is what makes their offense go. Shut him down and they are limited.

Armchair-Pro Tip: when the RB is lined up 7 yards deep behind the QB, it's probably a run.
This goes to my suspicion that this defense is talented but not smart. i.e., the whole < sum of its parts, which could be coaching, scheme, or execution (I'm guessing coaching).
I just feel like a player who studies film should be able to anticipate and call out what the offense is going to do, and it doesn't look like that is happening. I was calling what MIN was going to do...it's not that unpredictable of an offense.

[Cheesehead Craig]

His heal was up before anyone moved it looked to me. Was real close though.

Well, You're a Viking fan so you're automatically wrong. Lol.

[Rastak]

Well, You're a Viking fan so you're automatically wrong. Lol.


Only here though!

[gbgary]

it's been the McRodgers offense in the 2nd half.

[pittstang5]

WTF with all the holding penalties!!!!

[Rastak]

Big time hold. I didn't think the Vikings DL was that great but they have been getting held all game so they must be playing pretty well.

[Rastak]

That was on the money.

[Guiness]

I just started drinking some great lakes breweries pumpkin ale, and two positive Pachter plays. Going to need more of these:pack:

[Sparkey]

OLine looks like shit second half.

[Cheesehead Craig]

Adams is hella good

[Rastak]

I just started drinking some great lakes breweries pumpkin ale, and two positive Pachter plays. Going to need more of these:pack:



The usual Summit Pale Ale for me.

[Joemailman]

Kick deep or onside?

[gbgary]

prayer answered by adams.

[Harlan Huckleby]

with this D gotta onsides, right?

[gbgary]

he made it.

[RashanGary]

Refs controlling game :lol:

[pittstang5]

THat's 2----bullshit if they don't score it!!!!

[smuggler]

Yeah that's 2 points. These refs are trash.

[pittstang5]

Damn Straight

[Guiness]

The usual Summit Pale Ale for me.

That's nice but no one cares if you're enjoying yourself 😜

[gbgary]

turnover time.

[pittstang5]

Sucks when you know exactly what they are going to do and you can't stop it.

[RashanGary]

Every team runs into these ref games. It's a long season. Health is more important than dropping a rigged game

[Cheesehead Craig]

Saw this on Twitter: If the goal line extends infinitely upward, as John Madden taught us, that's clearly 2. But with this crew, this is probably touchdown Seahawks.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

with this D gotta onsides, right?

Shoulda.

[Bossman641]

Why not take a timeout there?

[smuggler]

With more time, I would kick off because the FG also seals the game. But considering how little time is left, I would onside, because any first down loses the game.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Every team runs into these ref games. It's a long season. Health is more important than dropping a rigged game

Getting up, being responsible and starting the official GD thread is more important.

[Bretsky]

Every team runs into these ref games. It's a long season. Health is more important than dropping a rigged game


Blaming the refs for this piss poor loss is off base

[MadtownPacker]

Getting up, being responsible and starting the official GD thread is more important.Word

[Rastak]

That's nice but no one cares if you're enjoying yourself 😜


I'm not. My buddy died this week at age 59, my wife found out 2 hours ago her cousin died at 39. Distantly last is the draft pick is getting worse today.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Rams losing to the Dolphins. Titans losing to the Bengals. Crazy week.

[pittstang5]

Blaming the refs for this piss poor loss is off base

Agreed - Piss poor tackling has been the main reason IMO

[Bretsky]

Blaming the refs for this piss poor loss is off base


I should have said piss poor performance; The Vikings are not good

We can still win

[Bretsky]

Rams losing to the Dolphins. Titans losing to the Bengals. Crazy week.



I don't think Miami is that bad

[Rastak]

I should have said piss poor performance; The Vikings are not good

We can still win


You very well might. Their CBs came from the Goodwill basically.

[Harlan Huckleby]

suggesting the vikes throw a pass there is dumb

[Bretsky]

You very well might. Their CBs came from the Goodwill basically.

Then we have a real battle out there

Because our WR's after Adams are clearanced from GoodWill :)))

[Anti-Polar Bear]

I'm not. My buddy died this week at age 59, my wife found out 2 hours ago her cousin died at 39. Distantly last is the draft pick is getting worse today.

Damn, sorry about the losses, man.

[MadtownPacker]

The local station just switched to the game!

WTF....

[Rastak]

Damn, sorry about the losses, man.


Thanks. What a year for everybody.

[Joemailman]

We need Richard Rodgers or Janis.

[Harlan Huckleby]

that yardage not worth 7 seconds

[pittstang5]

Wasted too much time!

[Rastak]

Smart play by Rodgers. Damn, I hate complimenting that guy.

[Harlan Huckleby]

high school level clock management

[MadtownPacker]

Smart play by Rodgers. Damn, I hate complimenting that guy.Looks like you don’t have to.

[pittstang5]

Welp - that sucked

[Rastak]

Looks like you don’t have to.


I thought the Vikings had a 2% chance to win.

[Sparkey]

Fitting end.

[MadtownPacker]

Wtf? No offense, but it’s Packerrats tradition for the previous week’s GameDay thread starter to continue starting the GD thread til the Packers lose.

You might’ve just jinxed the Packers.Ok make the call. How long does that MFer get?

[smuggler]

Refs got the last call right.

[Harlan Huckleby]

they burned 40+ seconds off the clock to move 35 yards. just bad

[MadtownPacker]

I thought the Vikings had a 2% chance to win.
“So you’re saying there’s a chance?”

Sorry to hear about the friend and family Ras. Your Vikings gave them a proper goodbye.

[MadtownPacker]

Refs got the last call right.
Replay is great with the entire OL just watching with their jaws dropped.