Kirk Cousins ​​delivers solid first outing as Vikings fire Packers’ Jordan Love 8 times

Matt LaFleur used one of the team’s timeouts after the Vikings’ third down fell three yards short of the first down line.

Kevin O’Connell opted to go for the win on fourth down and Jordan Mason picked up five yards with 28 seconds remaining.

Even if Green Bay had used its final timeout, Minnesota would have had to kneel just once and the game would have been over.

Kirk Cousins ​​​​is victorious in his return to the Vikings and finishes with 207 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception.

Perhaps this is a sign that this one is over.

Green Bay had the ball on its own 20-yard line facing fourth-and-6 behind by 20. The Packers elected to punt.

Jordan Mason picked up four yards on first down to trigger the two-minute warning. Green Bay has two timeouts left, so a handful of plays/first downs for Minnesota will cement this one.

After the turnover, the Vikings offense took some time off. While Minnesota didn’t score a touchdown, Will Reichard scored a field goal with just under four minutes left to give the Vikings a 30-10 lead.

After the Vikings’ TD to make the score 27-10, the Packers had to get the ball back.

J. Michael Sturdivant, who was the touchdown scoring hero for Green Bay earlier, was on the kick return, but fumbled. Minnesota has recovered.

Kirk Cousins ​​threw another touchdown. This one went to tight end Gavin Bartholomew, who shook off a defender and headed into the end zone for the score.

We head into the final quarter at Lambeau Field and Green Bay is clinging to a 10-point lead.

When play resumes, Minnesota will face second and six at its own 33-yard line.

After leading 20-0, Minnesota’s lead dwindled to 10.

Green Bay drove the field and got within field goal range. With the drive stalled, Trey Smack made the 40-yard field goal to make it a 10-point game.

After Love’s first TD pass of the game, Minnesota looked to respond. Unfortunately, the Vikings did not succeed.

Kirk Cousins ​​​​started practice with an incomplete pass to Jordan Mason. The RB then picked up eight yards on second down.

Cousins’ third-down pass to Justin Jefferson lasted just one yard, and on fourth-and-1 from their own 31, the Vikings elected to punt.

The Packers are finally on board with a touchdown.

Jordan Love found an unlikely target in wide receiver J. Michael Sturdivant, but it worked! Sturdivant scored his first career touchdown and it was for 32 yards.

It looked like Jordan Love was going for Tucker Kraft, but the ball bounced into his hands.

The pass then also deflected off the defender’s hands and somehow bounced directly into the hands of Savion Williams.

The Vikings failed to convert a touchdown after the turnover, but they still came away with points.

After entering field goal range, Will Reichard made a 32-yard field goal to increase Minnesota’s lead.

The Vikings now lead 20-0 at the start of the third quarter.

Jordan Love was sacked on the first play of the second half. The Packers offense then moved down the field, until the snap was obtained by Love.

He tried to go after him, but couldn’t fight him to the ground, but the Vikings did.

The Vikings lead 17-0 at halftime. The Minnesota defense harassed Jordan Love all game.

Love looked shaken on the Packers’ final drive of the first half after his dismissal. The QB was then immediately sacked again, and Minnesota’s defense already has five sacks.

Xavier McKinney has six interceptions this season after picking off a pass from Kirk Cousins ​​and making sure he got his feet in it.

Green Bay is unable to do anything consistently against Minnesota’s defense.

MarShawn Lloyd had a four-yard run. That was followed by an incompletion, a delay of game penalty, and then a 12-yard reception by Matthew Golden that was overturned by replay and ruled a failure.

The Packers punted again and the Vikings led 17-0 with 4:54 left in the half.

It looked like Kirk Cousins ​​had thrown a touchdown, but the play was reviewed and his knee was overturned, resulting in a sack, but possession retained.

Cousins ​​then hit Tai Felton for a 24-yard run to get all the way down to the goal line. Aaron Jones then took the carry to the left and took advantage of a nice block in front of him to score the TD from 1 yard.

After Jordan Love threw an interception in the red zone, the Packers defense held strong and forced a three-and-out.

Green Bay got the ball. Love had a breakdown and was subsequently sacked on consecutive plays.

The Packers fired him immediately. Love has already been sacked three times in this game with 11:39 left in the second quarter.

The second quarter almost couldn’t have started worse for Green Bay.

The Packers started at the 13-yard line. Tight end Tucker Kraft was whistled for false start, setting the offense back five yards.

Quarterback Jordan Love then threw an interception in the end zone and it was Harrison Smith who picked up his 41st pass of his illustrious career.

Green Bay is rolling at the end of the first quarter. When play resumes, the Packers will be on second and nine at the Minnesota 13-yard line, trailing 10-0.

Kirk Cousins’ first TD upon returning to Minnesota came at an unexpected time. Cousins ​​and the Vikings found themselves on 3rd and 23 after a facemask penalty.

Under pressure, Cousins ​​​​moves the ball to the left. Myles Price was turning around when he caught it, and the Green Bay defender ended up not tackling him, but pushing him into space. He ran to the end zone for his first career TD.