Packers fall to Vikings after failed fourth-down conversion attempt

The Green Bay Packers looked to have everything firing smoothly for the first half of their Week 1 tilt against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, but everything came apart. The Packers turned a 12-point lead into a 17-point loss, allowing 29 consecutive points in the second half of a 39-22 loss to their NFC North rivals who were without starting […] The post Packers news: Matt LaFleur, OC not on the same page at all on failed 4th down appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Green Bay fell victim to a brutal fourth quarter against the Vikings.

The Packers continued a run of late-game meltdowns in Minnesota on Sunday afternoon and one of head coach Matt LaFleur's decision loomed large as they went from leading the Vikings to an 0-1 record.

The Packers continued a run of late-game meltdowns in Minnesota on Sunday afternoon and one of head coach Matt LaFleur's decision loomed large as they went from leading the Vikings to an 0-1 record.

The Green Bay Packers essentially lost the plot in the fourth quarter of their 39-22 loss to the Minnesota Vikings in their season-opener. They led the contest, 22-17, heading into the final frame, and they allowed the Vikings to score 22 unanswered points to lose the game convincingly. It looked as though they lost all momentum when their QB sneak […] The post Packers news: Matt LaFleur explains bizarre decision to turn down 3 points for QB sneak appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Jordan Love threw for 387 yards on Sunday. He ran a quarterback sneak on fourth-and-1 in the fourth quarter and gained nothing. The Green Bay Packers led 22-10 in the third quarter and lost 39-22 at U.S. Bank Stadium. Minnesota scored 22 points in the fourth quarter. Green Bay scored none. Jordan Love says he [...]

Matt LaFleur had the points. He waved them off, sent Jordan Love out for a quarterback sneak on fourth-and-1, and the Green Bay Packers never scored again. Green Bay led 22-17 in the fourth quarter at U.S. Bank Stadium. A field goal made it an eight-point game. Instead, the Vikings stopped the sneak, drove for [...]

Jordan Love was stood up at the line on a fourth-and-1 sneak for the Green Bay Packers, disappearing from view beneath a pile of purple-clad Minnesota Vikings defenders as the fate of a pivotal drive was turned over to the NFL's virtual measurement system. The Vikings then drove 83 penalty-assisted yards for the go-ahead touchdown and a 25-22 lead, and they went on to close the game with 29 straight points for a 39-22 victory that left Packers coach Matt LaFleur's decision to forgo a field goal and try for first down up for season-long debate. Rookie Trey Smack's fourth field goal of the game would've put the Packers up 25-17, but an offside penalty on Vikings linebacker Dallas Turner tempted LaFleur to accept it and go for more.

Trey Smack’s 40-yard field goal was good. Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur took it off the board. Minnesota’s Dallas Turner was offside on the kick, and LaFleur accepted the penalty rather than the three points, giving Green Bay fourth-and-1 at the Vikings’ 17 with a 22-17 lead and 13:11 left. Jordan Love audibled into [...]