Mike McCarthy termed a “significant victory,” the Packers defense came to life and eased concerns about its performance through the first half of the season, and Aaron Rodgers and the offense lit up the scoreboard, again, for a 45-7 win over the Minnesota Vikings on Monday Night Football.
“This game was a significant victory for us. Stay in command, stay in control of our division. As a football team, we needed a significant victory,” McCarthy told reporters following the game.
The score made it the widest margin of victory for the Packers this season, against a Vikings team that only three weeks earlier had lost to the Packers by six points. What it means is the Vikings have lost to the Packers by the smallest and largest margins in the Packers’ 9-0 start to the season.
