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Vikings Head Coach Mike Zimmer added: “We just weren’t as effective as we normally are. “Offensively, we didn’t play as well as we can play.”
Besides the opening-drive takeaway, Minnesota’s defense also forced two more first-half turnovers.
Minnesota gained 41 total yards on those three ensuing drives, 21 of which came on a touchdown pass to Stefon Diggs.
Still, the 10 points off three Green bay turnovers felt like it should have been more, particularly since the Packers scored eight points (a touchdown and 2-point conversion) after Minnesota’s lone turnover.
“Lights out. They did a great job,” Diggs said of the Vikings defense. “You can’t ask for more … we have to do a better job for those guys.
“It was really disappointing. You want to score points, but you want to score seven,” Diggs added. “If you don’t get seven, you’re falling short of your goals. Three turnovers … we should have 21 points.”
Of the 139 yards of offense by the Vikings, 63 of them came on three plays, accounting for 45.3 percent of the total yardage.
Diggs had the 21-yard touchdown and later had a 28-yard reception, while Ameer Abdullah had a 14-yard run on a draw play on third-and-19.