Overview
- The Green Bay Packers lost 39-22 to the Minnesota Vikings after surrendering 22 unanswered fourth-quarter points in a game they led late Sunday.
- Head coach Matt LaFleur accepted a Vikings offsides to create a 4th-and-1, went for a quarterback sneak that failed, and defended the aggressive call in his postgame comments.
- Green Bay played Sunday without star pass rusher Micah Parsons and is now 0-6 in games without him, a shortfall cited repeatedly as a factor in late-game defensive breakdowns.
- Offensive-line availability worsened the collapse when starting left guard Aaron Banks was inactive, backups allowed heavy pressure on Jordan Love, and LaFleur said the left-guard spot could become competitive ahead of Week 2.
- The loss deepened fan anger and moved prediction markets against the Packers while leaving the team with a short week to regroup before a road game at the New York Jets and with a wider context of a minus-53 fourth-quarter point differential over the past five games.