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had five tackles for loss to lead a stifling performance by Green Bay's defence, and the Packers became NFC North champions by beating the Minnesota Vikings 23-10 on Monday night.
, to silence the crowd and seal the Vikings into the sixth playoff seed. The green-and-gold-clad fans in attendance squeezed some “Go, Pack, Go!" chants in during the ample down time as the Packers took control in the second half.was sacked five times, with a whopping 3 1/2 by Smith, and he threw an interception in the third quarter that set up the first score by Jones. Cousins fell to 0-9 in his career in Monday night games.
Minnesota's frustration over a stalled offence that averaged nearly 30 points over the previous 10 games only increased in the second half.caught a 28-yard pass on third-and-18 in the third quarter, but Cousins was intercepted later on the drive when Diggs was tangled up withThat set up the first score by Jones, who leads the league with 16 rushing touchdowns. The Vikings punted on fourth-and-1 from their 45 to white-flag their ensuing possession.
Packers defensive co-ordinator Mike Pettine again schemed awfully well against Cousins and the Vikings, keeping his outside linebackers extra wide to prevent the rollouts and screens that Cousins excels with. Third-string running backand Alexander Mattison both out with injuries, was mostly bottled up.
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