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Adams talked about not knowing whether to get up and signal first down after a big catch because no one was there to watch it. Rodgers added how he usually reads the crowd noise for the first read on play results, good or bad, and that didn't exist.
To roll up 522 yards of offense, convert better than 50% on third downs (6-of-11) and dominate time of possession by more than 22 minutes, on the road, especially in a division rival's indoor facility, is impressive.
But it also helps to underscore how level the playing field could be this season regardless of location. In other early games Sunday, the Bears rallied for three fourth-quarter touchdowns at Detroit, and the Seahawks put up 38 points in Atlanta, two other normally loud indoor venues.
The Packers will get their first taste of the other side of that coin next week in their home opener. It probably won't be easy to get accustomed to, but they saw against the Vikings how the home-field advantage can be negated, so mentally it could prove valuable to have played on the road in Week 1.
"One of the strangest experiences I've had in the NFL to be in a stadium like this and have memories of some really rockin' times," Rodgers said.
"Just a different atmosphere. This is a tough place to play with the noise, as is Lambeau, so it's going to be strange next week to not hear our fans either."