Week 5 Thursday Night Football - Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers

The Vikings are plain awful, even with Bustwater in there they still would have gotten slaughtered. The Packers are revving up again as expected after a nice early season wake-up call. I hope the same can be said for us come this Sunday.

Halftime Stats

First some surprises:
First Downs: MIN 7, GB 6
Third Down: MIN 3-8, GB 1-6
Total Plays: MIN 38, GB 26
Time of possession: MIN 17:32, GB 12:28
Rushing Yards: MIN 71, GB 69


So why is the score GB 28, MIN 0?
Turnovers: MIN 3 (1 fumble lost, 2 INT), GB 0

Other Stats:
Defensive/Special Teams TD: GB 1, MIN 0
Yards per Play: GB 6.4, MIN 2.7
Passing:
+ GB: 9-14, 98 yards, 6.1 ypa, 3 TD, 0 INT
- MIN: 8-18, 33 yards, 1.6 ypa, 0 TD, 2 INT w/one pick-six
Red Zone: GB 2-2, MIN 0-0
Penalties: GB 2-10 yards, MIN 5-37 yards

so, we're watching Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven"...?

"
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore—
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. "

Well, I kinda like the Cricket commercials. Then there's the Cialis commercials that say your erectile dysfunction could be "a question of blood flow," just in case anybody's asking.

But that's pretty much the extent of the entertainment for the evening, unless you count Jim Nantz talking about his close personal friend "Peyton."

Just kill me now.

Joker said:

Why can't WE get any Nelsons???

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because bill likes to trade down for a couple of seventh rounders and a tackling dummy to be named later

Nice run by Lacy. Real bad tackling by MIN.

Joker said:

GB just blitzed the QB and sacked him forcing the punt. I didn't know you could do that...blitz, I mean. Weird. Why don't we blitz, again? Bendover/breakneck defense or somehting?

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We rock the bend us over but please don't break us over defense.

Minn is bad, but let's give some credit to GB

TommyBrady12 said:

Minn is bad, but let's give some credit to GB

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Oh yeah, GB is tearing them apart but MIN just sucks. 35-0 and not even halfway through 3rd quarter.

Packers started out 1-2 with their only win against the jets. My friends in Wisconsin were suicidal.

Since then, the Packers have outscored NFC North divisional opponents 73-17 in 6 1/2 quarters.

So the NFL donates 100% of the proceeds from the sale of pink merchandise now? Isn't that changed from last year? Didn't they take heat for donating so little of it in the past?

Man watching this makes me miss having a potent offense so much

Vikings did not bother to show up against the Patriots or the Packers. What I can't figure out is how they beat Atlanta.

dales804 said:

So the NFL donates 100% of the proceeds from the sale of pink merchandise now? Isn't that changed from last year? Didn't they take heat for donating so little of it in the past?

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well, speaking for myself, I ALWAYS trust everything the NFL says and does, Kingdom of Rog Forever and Ever..amen

Joey007 said:

Man watching this makes me miss having a potent offense so much

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Watching this makes me miss watching a well-played competitive football game.

October 16, 2014. Thursday night football. New York Jets @ New England Patriots.


Thursday night games have been awful so far.....blow outs! Who here thinks the Jets can come in and slaughter the Pats? I'm travelling across North America to come and see this game. I can't wait.

Joker said:

well, speaking for myself, I ALWAYS trust everything the NFL says and does, Kingdom of Rog Forever and Ever..amen

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Oh yeah, we all have no doubt about that, Joker. It's well established you trust Goodell and everything he says without checking it.

I could never figure out why Jake from State Farm is calling that guy at 3am to sell car insurance.

Oh, and that was the best Viagra commercial ever. Well done.

dales804 said:

Oh, and that was the best Viagra commercial ever. Well done.

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Too bad they interrupted it for this poor excuse for a football game.