The People’s GPA: Packers Rout Vikings

GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Green Bay Packers took care of business against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday night, routing their border rivals 37-10.

It was perhaps the best all-around performance of the season, and it’s reflected in your weekly grades for The People’s GPA. With almost 60 percent of respondents giving the Packers an “A,” they received a season-best 3.57 grade-point average.

It was total domination for Green Bay, which took full advantage of quarterback Kirk Cousins’ absence to stop the Dalvin Cook-led Vikings rushing attack.

“Certainly losing a guy like Kirk, he’s had an unbelievable year, an unbelievable career,” coach Matt LaFleur said. “It’s not a knock against Sean (Mannion). I’ve got a lot of respect for Sean. It’s just, he doesn’t have the experience that Kirk has and it just was unfortunate for them. It was definitely to our benefit.”

Aaron Rodgers posted his sixth consecutive game with two-plus touchdowns and zero interceptions, the second-longest streak in NFL history, and Davante Adams, Aaron Jones and AJ Dillon combined for 325 yards and three touchdowns. Even the special teams made some positive contributions.

“We’ve got to play complementary football all the way around but I like the vibe of this team,” Rodgers said. “We’ve had a lot of key, key players not play for us. I really feel like there’s a possibility to get a few of those guys back for this stretch run and that’s exciting.”

That’s what LaFleur and Rodgers had to say. Here’s what you had to say.

You can only play the team in front of them. Pack played well in all areas for the game.
— #ken@anaheimhills (@KenRowen) January 3, 2022

Yeah, the opponent was missing their QB, but you play who you play. Packers embraced the cold, played a very solid game, with very few mistakes. The Vikings looked cold in the first half, and wanted to go home.
— Michael Klinck (@Michael_Klinck) January 3, 2022

A minus. A good Destruction of a division rival. Things to improve on but you can't argue with the results.
— maxpower (@akamaxpower) January 3, 2022

The stars came to play tonight. And as a result, everyone else stepped up. A for sure
— Mucho Maas (@FleetwoodEdd) January 3, 2022

If you can't give them an A this week, they'll never earn one. Offense and defense both did what was expected of them with the result never in doubt, and no special teams blunders.
— Scott Eberhardy (@scotteber) January 3, 2022

A. Finally a complete game on all 3 sides of the ball!
— Fishy Cheesehead 🧀 (@FishyCheesehead) January 3, 2022

Early failures in the red zone only reason it’s not an A.
— jim (@jspier57) January 3, 2022

Given the weather, the Packers played their best possible game. Defense did well against someone they haven't seen much of.
— Ray Barrington, ret. (@RayBarrington) January 3, 2022

I want to give an A so bad but I know these continuous slow start 1st quarters aren’t going to cut it in the playoffs
— Justin Billings (@jbillings4) January 3, 2022

I mean it has to be a A right? First downs 29-11, total yards 481-206, rushing yards 27-174, TOP 38:33-21:27 Cook 9-13-1.4, Jefferson 6-58 just a total beat down
— Steve Cook (@slaphappycookie) January 3, 2022

Anything less than an A means you’re a grinch.
— Tom Sauve (@TomSauve19) January 3, 2022

B minus. They should have shut them out.
— Wood Phucket (@Wood_Phucket) January 3, 2022

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