Green Bay Packers vs Minnesota Vikings Match Player Stats On Oct 15, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Oct 15, 2017

MINNEAPOLIS -- In an unexpected battle of the backups, Minnesota quarterback Case Keenum out-dueled Green Bay's Brett Hundley as the Vikings beat the Packers 23-10 on Sunday, forging a tie atop the NFC North standings.

Hundley, a third-year pro, was pressed into duty in the first quarter after Packers starter Aaron Rodgers was lost for the game, and possibly for the season, with a broken collarbone.

Keenum, making his fourth start in place of the injured Sam Bradford, was 24-of-38 passing for 239 yards, with a touchdown and an interception as the Vikings improved to 4-2. Hundley, hounded by the Vikings defense for much of the day, finished 18-of-33 for 157 yards, with a touchdown and three interceptions. Hundley was sacked four times as the Packers fell to 4-2.

Kai Forbath had three field goals for Minnesota.

After a scoreless first quarter, Minnesota led 14-10 at halftime, with 17 of the 24 combined points coming after turnovers. After replacing Rodgers, Hundley's first pass was tipped and intercepted by cornerback Xavier Rhodes, and the Vikings took a 7-0 lead from the turnover when Keenum found running back Jerick McKinnon for a 21-yard catch-and-run touchdown.

On Minnesota's next possession, a McKinnon fumble was returned 63 yards by linebacker Clay Matthews to the Vikings' 18-yard-line, giving Hundley a short field. His 14-yard pass to wide receiver Davante Adams knotted the game at 7-7.

The Vikings went up 14-7 to cap an eight-play, 84-yard drive when McKinnon scored on a 3-yard run. But a Keenum interception -- the first thrown by a Vikings quarterback this season -- set up a short Packers drive that ended with Mason Crosby's 26-yard field goal.

Forbath hit from 36 yards on the initial drive of the second half, giving the Vikings a 17-10 lead. He made a 34-yard field goal on the opening play of the fourth quarter for a 20-10 Minnesota lead and a 53-yarder -- his longest of the season -- with 10:47 to play, after Hundley's second interception.

NOTES: These teams played the first regular-season game in U.S. Bank Stadium a year ago, with Minnesota prevailing 17-14. Packers WR Jordy Nelson scored the first points in the new stadium, catching a 1-yard touchdown pass from QB Aaron Rodgers. ... Packers CB Quinten Rollins left the game in the second quarter with an ankle injury. ... Vikings LB Anthony Barr, who delivered the hit on Rodgers, left the game in the second quarter with a concussion and did not return. The Packers lost T Bryan Bulaga for the game to a concussion.