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If you're a fan of the Minnesota Vikings, it's getting harder and harder to defend having Christian Ponder continue to start at quarterback.

On the final play of the third quarter, after yet another big run by Adrian Peterson, Ponder threw his second interception of the game, and the second to Morgan Burnett, to stop another Minnesota scoring threat. The Packers took over on that play, and held the ball for exactly eleven minutes, eating up the majority of the fourth quarter.

The Packers played it safe deep in Minnesota territory, settling for a field goal try by Mason Crosby from 31 yards out. Crosby has been shaky over the past few weeks, but Crosby drilled the kick to make the score 23-14. The Packer drive spanned 18 plays and 73 yards.

That leaves just four minutes of football at Lambeau Field, and the Vikings needing two scores in order to pull out a victory. With the way the Vikings' offense has looked so far this afternoon, it would appear that the odds of such a thing happening are relatively slim.

Vikings At Packers: James Starks Gives Green Bay Lead

The Minnesota Vikings managed to force a turnover against the Green Bay Packers, but couldn't take advantage of it, and as a result gave Green Bay the ability to take the lead once again.

After rookie safety Harrison Smith recorded his second interception of the season on a deep throw by Aaron Rodgers, the Vikings started out at the Green Bay 6-yard line. Unfortunately, they went three-and-out once again, and the Packers started the ensuing drive at midfield.

The Packers wasted little time getting to the end zone after that, as they took just four plays to move 51 yards. The drive concluded with a 22-yard touchdown run by James Starks to make the score 20-14. The run by Starks was just Green Bay's third rushing touchdown of the season.

With 2:12 remaining in the third quarter at Lambeau Field, the Minnesota Vikings now trail the Green Bay Packers by a score of 20-14.

Vikings At Packers: Green Bay Gets Another Three

It's been a wild start to the third quarter at Lambeau Field, but the Minnesota Vikings still lead the Green Bay Packers by a score of 14-13.

The quarter started with Green Bay kicker Mason Crosby booting the ball out of bounds, giving the Vikings the ball at their own 40-yard line. After a big run by Adrian Peterson put the Vikings into the Green Bay red zone, the Vikings found themselves with 2nd-and-6 from the Green Bay 8-yard line. Christian Ponder rolled out to his right, towards the sideline, and tried to force one in to Michael Jenkins. Unfortunately, the pass was intercepted by safety Morgan Burnett, and the Vikings squandered a huge opportunity to get momentum on their side.

Green Bay took advantage, moving down to the Minnesota 29-yard line, and it appeared that the Packers would go for it on 4th-and-7. However, after the Vikings called a time out, Mike McCarthy sent Crosby out there after all. Crosby, who missed one well to the right from 53 yards out to close out the first half of play, hit one from 46, and the Packers cut the Minnesota lead to one point at 14-13.

Peterson now has 178 yards on 15 carries, just 22 yards away from the third 200+ yard game of his career, and the first since he set the NFL single-game rushing record in his rookie year of 2007.

With 7:47 left in the third quarter at Lambeau, the Minnesota Vikings lead the Green Bay Packers by a score of 14-13.

Vikings At Packers: Adrian Peterson Is Not Human

The Minnesota Vikings have taken the lead against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field, and they got it in the way we've become accustomed to seeing. . .on the legs of Adrian Peterson.

After a punt on Green Bay's latest possession, the Vikings took over on their own 8-yard line. After a Christian Ponder scramble on first down made it second-and-1, Adrian Peterson was stopped for no gain on second down.

On third down, Peterson took a handoff around the right side and broke numerous Green Bay tackles, eventually turning on the speed and blasting down the right sideline for an 82-yard touchdown run. My words can't do it justice. . .you're going to have to see the highlights. The Blair Walsh extra point made it 14-10 in favor of Minnesota, who has a lead over the Packers for the first time since. . .well, it's been a really, really long time.

The run by Peterson gives him 126 yards on 13 carries on the afternoon. This is Peterson's sixth consecutive game with over 100 yards, giving him sole possession of the Vikings' franchise record. He came into this game tied with Robert Smith in that category.

With 3:34 remaining in the first half at Lambeau Field, the Vikings lead the Packers by a score of 14-10.

Vikings At Packers: Minnesota Answers With A Touchdown

The Minnesota Vikings needed to answer the Green Bay Packers' momentum with something of their own, and that's just what they did.

Starting late in the first quarter, the Vikings started a drive that featured a lot of Adrian Peterson. Peterson carried the ball seven times on the drive, and in the process went over the 8,000 yard mark for his career. Only four running backs have reached that mark faster than it took Peterson, who reached the mark in his 85th career NFL game. Congratulations to him on his achievement.

The Vikings' drive spanned 14 plays and 71 yards, taking 6:49 off of the clock in order to do so. The drive concluded with a 7-yard pass from Christian Ponder to Kyle Rudolph. Ponder went 5-for-5 on the drive, with four of those completions going to the big tight end from Notre Dame.

With just over twelve minutes remaining in the first half of play, the Minnesota Vikings trail the Green Bay Packers by a score of 10-7.

Vikings At Packers: Green Bay Adds A Field Goal

The Minnesota Vikings went three and out on their first offensive series. . .stop me if you've heard that before. . .and the Green Bay Packers once again turned it into points.

After a couple of Adrian Peterson runs and an incomplete pass, the Packers started on their own 36-yard line. Once again, the Vikings couldn't stay onside, and the Packers took advantage on at least one occasion to keep the drive alive. A play that looked like a touchdown pass to James Jones was negated by a holding penalty on T.J. Lang, and when the Packers couldn't convert on third-and-8, they had to call on their kicker.

Mason Crosby came in to attempt a field goal from 30 yards out, and he got it through by banking it in off of the left upright, just the way they had planned.

The Vikings now trail the Packers 10-0 with 4:07 left in the first quarter as they prepare for their second possession of the game.

Vikings At Packers: Green Bay Scores On Opening Possession

The Minnesota Vikings won the coin toss to start their game against the Green Bay Packers, and chose to defer to the second half. I'm confused, but the Packers certainly weren't.

Green Bay took little time in moving the ball down the field, going 75 yards in eight plays. They were assisted by an offside penalty on Kevin Williams that allowed them to convert a third down, and they committed another offside penalty on the play that Green Bay ultimately scored on. Aaron Rodgers avoided the Minnesota pass rush, and found James Jones in the back left corner of the end zone for a 32-yard touchdown reception. Minnesota's A.J. Jefferson actually had pretty good coverage on Jones on the play, but Jones went up over him for the catch.

Minnesota has just received the ball with a touchback, and will start on their own 20-yard line on their opening series. With 11:26 remaining in the first quarter, the Vikings trail the Packers by a score of 7-0.

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