GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – Sam Darnold completed 20 of 28 passes for 275 yards, three touchdowns and one interception, and the visiting Minnesota Vikings escaped with a 31-29 win over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday to remain unbeaten.
Jordan Addison finished with one receiving touchdown and one rushing score for Minnesota (4-0). Justin Jefferson (six catches, 85 yards) and Josh Oliver tallied one receiving touchdown apiece and Aaron Jones notched 139 total yards (93 rushing, 46 receiving) against his former team.
Jordan Love completed 32 of 54 passes for 389 yards and four touchdowns, but he also threw three interceptions in his return from injury for Green Bay (2-2). Dontayvion Wicks caught two touchdown passes and Jayden Reed (seven catches, 139 yards) and Tucker Kraft caught one apiece.
Minnesota jumped to a 28-0 lead before Green Bay scored the next 22 points. The Packers pulled within two points with 56 seconds remaining, but the Vikings recovered an onside kick to preserve the victory.
The Packers record on the season is 2 & 2. They travel to Los Angeles next Sunday to play the Rams.
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