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From “Wow” to “Phew” when the Vikings outscore the Packers


From “Wow” to “Phew” when the Vikings outscore the Packers

I've been a Vikings fan my whole life, now 42, and this was just ugly. Way too many flashbacks to past breakdowns. In fact, we didn't keep our foot on the accelerator and played far too conservatively in the second half, preventing too much, running too much and trying to burn up time instead of pretending we were up 3 with two minutes left Being behind at any time is simply unforgivable.

I'm afraid we'll look back at the second half when the other teams figured out the Flores defense and collapse even more.

So please, please, put your foot down and stop holding back. A TD or at least possession of the ball is worth far more than a bit of time burned! I thought we had the killer instinct after weeks 1 and 3, but this game makes me think it's gone and we're turning into the same old Vikings I've seen all my life.

Still, I'm glad we got the win. SKOL! Let's show the Jets and A-Rod a bad time!

– Eric from Fargo, North Dakota!

Well, 4-0, but I'm not impressed with the way we used defense in the second half, giving up 300 yards and 4 touchdowns – not good. Our team is designed for acceleration, not time management. Our defense is 70 percent blitzed because our cornerbacks can do their job long enough!! I really hope we learned that today. Next we got Rodgers in England. Let's see how we react. Skol.

We overcame self-inflicted adversity to leave Green Bay with a win! Never an easy task! Congratulations players and coaches! But when will we ever learn to be aggressive towards a lead?! DO NOT implement a conservative game plan with a big lead! “Pedal to the Metal” to the end! A lesson I hope both O'Connell and Brian Flores learned today in Green Bay!

– Randy in Las Vegas, Nevada

I love that a mailbag contains the “Pedal to the Metal” reference from North Dakota, Alaska and Nevada. Messages received.

I guess it will come down to whether the second half was part of Flores' original game plan or a change in approach to avoid explosive plays, which still happened at the end.

Minnesota made four total takeaways that were necessary and important.

While I think the Vikings were aggressive on the 17-yard pass to Jefferson immediately after the sack fumble, I wonder if the defense wished they had made a few more attempts in the second half.

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