Sunday afternoon Maryanne and I tuned in to watch the Packers play the Vikings at Minnesota. Things started off well; they looked like they were picking up from where they left off before the bye week, and went in to the locker room at half time with a 17-0 lead. While the running game wasn't spectacular, it was at least present, and they completely dominated the game up to that point.
After half time, it was a different story. The injuries piled up to the point where there was no running game to speak of, and the offense wasn't effective, frequently sputtering to a stop in a failed field goal attempt. The defense was suddenly ineffective, allowing the Vikings to rack up 20 unanswered points. A final field goal attemp was successful, tying the game with hopes of over time. The hopes were shattered though, on the unlikely 56-yard field goal by the Vikings as time expired.
The Packers fall to 1-5 for the season, with a goal of just having a .500 season being more reasonable than a winning season and a shot at the playoffs.
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