The feelings from the Minnesota Vikings’ 37-10 loss to the Green Bay Packers were as cold and hollow as the Frozen Tundra at Lambeau Field. Backup quarterback Sean Mannion wasn’t the disaster most expected him to be when starting in place of Kirk Cousins, but that still didn’t stop a disaster from happening.
Minnesota’s defense got pounded into the ground for 174 rushing yards and two touchdowns. And Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was taking whatever he wanted through the air against a defensive backfield that was kept on its heels all night long.
The offense for the Vikings could only do so much with Mannion under center and their rushing attack being relatively non-existent. Minnesota finished with only 27 rushing yards on 11 total attempts. The offense was doomed to failure without a legitimate run game.