With many playoffs hopefuls falling short in Week 16 to either severely hamper or end their dreams early, the Green Bay Packers took care of business to come away with a 38-25 victory over the Minnesota Vikings to get to 9-6.
Unlike the game against Chicago this one didn’t end up being in doubt towards the end, with Green Bay holding a 25-point lead about midway through the fourth quarter before a few meaningless scores brought things closer at the end.
What went so much differently in this outing than the 17-14 disappointment which occurred in the last meeting between these squads?
Here’s what I came away feeling was most responsible for this outcome…