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"It's an empty feeling. You go out there and didn't lose the game,Wholesale College Jerseys China," Packers coach Mike McCarthy said. "But you feel like you didn't accomplish what you set out to do."
Still, it could have been worse and Green Bay could have been tagged with a loss. Things looked bleak for the Packers early in the fourth quarter after Walsh's 29-yard field gave Minnesota 23-7 lead.
Flynn, inserted in the second half for the ineffective Scott Tolzien, caught a break in overtime after a third-down sack was called off by a holding penalty on Vikings safety Robert Blanton.
Jacksonville and Houston both kicked field goals to open OT in a game on Nov. 18, 2012, then the Texans won it with a touchdown.
Backup quarterback Matt Flynn threw for 218 yards to help the Packers storm back from a 23-7 deficit.
Needing a break,Fjallraven Kanken Australia Sale, the Packers got a big one after defensive end Everson Griffin was whistled for offside to give Flynn a free play on fourth down. Flynn delivered a 28-yard throw that James Jones caught to the Vikings 12. It set up Crosby's 27-yard field goal with 50 seconds left to tie the game at 23.
"We came here to win this game, believing we were going to win this game, so to walk off the field without a win ... It's just a weird feeling," Frazier said.
Jennings dropped a third-down pass with 2:11 left. The Packers (5-5-1) also stumbled on their next possession.
GREEN BAY,Wholesale Hockey Jerseys Online, Wis. (AP) — The boos came down from the Lambeau Field stands after Greg Jennings made his first catch on his old home field as a member of the Minnesota Vikings.
Sunday's game with the Packers turned out to be memorable for Jennings for a much different reason.
Up to that point, Christian Ponder was the best quarterback on the field. He connected with Rhett Ellison for a 12-yard touchdown pass that helped give the Vikings build their big lead.
Elsewhere in the Vikings locker room,WBC Jerseys, feelings were different. One player held tightly to a hot cup of coffee to warm up following a game that started with temperatures in the upper teens.
For a time, Ponder looked like Rodgers in handling the Packers in regulation and finishing 21 of 30 for 233 yards. Maybe the quarterback carousel has finally come to a halt in Minnesota.
One last chance for the Vikings (2-8-1) went nowhere with 1 second left, and the teams walked off with the first tie in the NFL since the Rams and 49ers ended 24-24 on Nov. 11, 2012.
Flynn followed with three long completions,Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys Free Shipping, including a 34-yarder to the leaping Jarrett Boykin to the 7. Two runs by Eddie Lacy (110 yards on 25 carries) got the Packers to the 2, but Flynn misfired on third down to set up Crosby's kick.
"I view it as a loss,Antonio Brown Jersey, personally. We gave up a 16-point lead in the fourth quarter," defensive end Jared Allen said. "I don't have a sister, but I'm going to say it's like going to prom with your sister."
At least the 77,000-plus frigid fans got to witness a bit of history — this was the first game to end in a tie under the new overtime rule instituted that continues the extra period if both teams open it with field goals. A touchdown by either team would have ended the game.
"It's not a loss, but to share the sentiments that coach (Leslie) Frazier said, 'It's kind of bittersweet,'" Jennings said. "It's tough, but that's the game of football."
After one empty series to get his bearings, Flynn rallied.
"I don't know any reason why he wouldn't" start next week against the Bears, Frazier said.
That was it for the scoring. The fans bundled up in parkas and knit caps to brave temperatures in the upper teens had to settle for a draw.
Adrian Peterson had 146 yards and a score on 32 carries. He and Toby Gerhart (91 yards on eight carries) dented the Packers' worn defense in overtime, but could not get in the end zone.
The Packers remain winless since Aaron Rodgers went down with a left collarbone injury on Nov. 4 against the Bears.
Mason Crosby hit from 20 yards at 10:28 of the extra period and Blair Walsh connected from 35 with 3:54 left.
Minnesota let a 16-point lead early in the fourth quarter slip away, and the Vikings and Green Bay could muster only field goals in overtime Sunday to settle for a 26-26 tie. |
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