For the second straight year, Minnesota Vikings dominated the Green Bay Packers at U.S. Bank Stadium. It’s not the same as last year for the reasons of Aaron Rodgers only threw the ball four times before leaving with a broken collarbone. Vikings made it difficult on the Packers on both sides of the football with an intense pass rush along with the receiving core who had its way even though they were without Stefon Diggs. Packers head back to the drawing board for their game versus New Orleans next week.

Five stars
Kenny Clark – One of the bright spots in what was a shitty game. Kenny Clark played really well out there with six tackles, a forced fumble and 1.5 TFL’s. That’s a good afternoon for the second-year man out of UCLA. We continue to see improvement from him, and that’s exciting for this defense. Clark was a force inside on Sunday.

Four Stars
Blake Martinez – Another nice game from Blake Martinez. He continues to be the stalwart of that defense. It’s been special to watch Martinez develop over the last year. He showed flashes of being this kind of player, but I don’t think anyone expected this kind of rise from him. He finished with 11 tackles, 2 TFLs and a near interception.

Ha Ha Clinton-Dix – If you want one bright spot from Sunday, it’s that Ha Ha Clinton Dix returned to form out there. He only allowed one pass in his direction for 16 yards while being targeted five times. That’s a nice little day for the 2016 Pro Bowler who did not get off to the best start.

Three Stars
Jordy Nelson – While the Vikings receivers tore up Green Bay, one guy for the Packers did fine in that category and that was Jordy Nelson. People didn’t really expect much from him facing off against Xavier Rhodes, but Mike McCarthy did a good job of moving him around to take him off Rhodes who spent a lot of the day with Davante Adams.

Two Stars
Brett Hundley – This should not come as a surprise, but the Packers backup quarterback was not ready for the bright lights on Sunday. Like we stated in other pieces this morning, this is an awful place for your first real playing time in the National Football League. Biggest concern I have out of that game about him is the lack of pocket awareness. He just stood there and got hit.

Mike McCarthy – I’m trying not to be too hard on McCarthy in this one when it comes to Brett Hundley because I feel like as much as we would like to see the quarterback sling it, he wasn’t ready for the Vikings defense. I do think he was a bit too conservative though as the game went on. Let the players decide if they’re winning it or not. Green Bay’s offense became far too predictable. Mac not having a challenge in the early third was a killer too as Green Bay could kept the game at 14-10 because Jerick McKinnon clearly did not catch a third down pass.

One Star
Josh Hawkins – Not a great day for Josh Hawkins who some have been yearning for more of in the Packers secondary. Vikings receivers burned Hawkins for eight catches and over 100 yards collectively. He did not have himself a good afternoon with more exposure and playing time.

Ty Montgomery – A rough game for Monty where you wonder if it really made sense for him to come back. He only rushed for 28 yards on 10 carries for a 2.8 average, but the worst part of the game had to be him unable to control the football to make a catch for Green Bay’s second touchdown. He scores there and it’s 14-14 before halftime. Does it change anything? I’m not sure.