Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings: Third quarter recap and fourth quarter discussion

Just fifteen minutes remain in the 2020 season opener from U.S. Bank Stadium, and the Minnesota Vikings are getting smoked, as they trail the Green Bay Packers by a score of 29-10.

The Vikings got to midfield on their opening possession of the half thanks to some solid runs by Dalvin Cook, but a false start on Riley Reiff brought the drive to a halt and forced the Vikings to punt.

The Vikings then managed to get a stop of their own against the Packers’ offense and pushed the ball down to the Green Bay 39-yard line where they faced a 4th-and-3. The Vikings elected to go for it, and Kirk Cousins’ long pass attempt for Tajae Sharpe fell incomplete for a turnover on downs.

Green Bay took advantage of the turnover on downs again, as Aaron Rodgers found Marquez Valdes-Scantling for another big play down to the 2-yard line. After that, Rodgers got his third touchdown of the day as he once again found Davante Adams for a 1-yard score. Mason Crosby’s extra point made it 29-10, and that’s how we go into the fourth quarter.

It’s getting late early at U.S. Bank Stadium, as the Vikings trail the Packers by a score of 29-10 and appear to be well on their way to starting the season 0-1. Will anything change in the fourth quarter? Probably not, but let’s watch anyway, eh?