Tagged: Jordy Nelson

Packers thrash Ponder-less Vikings to advance in big Lambeau Field victory

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The Green Bay Packers have been beset by injuries on both sides of the ball all season, and as a result, they’ve been the NFL s forgotten team when it came to ranking the best and brightest in the Super Bowl hunt. After Saturday night’s 24-10 wild-card win over the Minnesota Vikings, it might be time to take the packers a bit more seriously. The Pack showed that when their more important skill players are on the field, they’re still a very tough opponent.

Quarterback Aaron Rodgers had a mostly healthy receiver corps for a while in the game, and he hit 10 different targets as a result — everyone from established vets like Greg Jennings, James Jones, and Jordy Nelson, to new contributors like running back DaJuan Harris, who had 100 total yards and a rushing touchdown in a fine overall performance.

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Mike McCarthy avoids Jim Schwartz’s fate in challenge flag snafu

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A play in the pivotal Minnesota Vikings-Green Bay Packers game will end with football fans more confused about the NFL’s rules on coach challenges than they were before.

James Jones dove for the end zone. Just after he broke the plane of the end zone, Jones fumbled the ball. The Vikings recovered. The officials originally called it a fumble and Vikings ball.

Aaron Rodgers was incensed with this result, running to the sideline yelling. Packers coach Mike McCarthy threw the challenge flag, but receiver Jordy Nelson quickly ran over and picked the flag up and handed it back to his coach. Earlier this season, Detroit Lions coach Jim Schwartz and Atlanta Falcons coach Mike Smith both threw challenge flags on automatically reviewed plays — the result of which was that the plays were not reviewed and penalties were assessed.

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