A few quick thoughts after the Vikings' ugly 30-13 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday ...
-- The Vikings have been disciplined in terms of penalties this season, but they completely self-destructed with costly penalties. They racked up 85 penalty yards before halftime, compared to zero for the Packers.
-- The Vikings offensive line had a rough game. Teddy Bridgewater faced consistent pressure, was sacked six times and Adrian Peterson had little room to run. Bridgewater also didn't help matters by holding onto the ball too long on a number of dropbacks.
-- Aaron Rodgers showed that he's perfectly fine. His tight-rope dart to James Jones for 27-yard touchdown on the first play of the fourth quarter killed the Vikings' brief momentum and was a throw very few quarterbacks can make.
-- Cordarrelle Patterson's personal foul penalty for head-butting kicker Mason Crosby after a long kickoff return in the fourth quarter was foolish and completely unnecessary. It was a guy not using his head at a critical moment in the game.
-- Eddie Lacy had a big impact for the Packers. Relegated to a backup, Lacy gave the Packers offense balance with his physical running.
