The Green Bay Packers came all the way back—almost.
Trailing the Minnesota Vikings 23-7 early in the fourth quarter, the Packers scored two touchdowns and a field goal to force overtime.
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By then, starter Scott Tolzien had been replaced by Matt Flynn and Vikings’ starter Christian Ponder was starting a slow decline.
After Green Bay’s 20-yard field goal by Mason Crosby was matched with a 35-yarder from the Vikings’ Blair Walsh, the game ended with the two locked in a 26-26 tie.
The last NFL game to end in a tie was last November, when the 49ers and Rams played to a 24-24 tie.
Green Bay is biding its time until the return of Aaron Rodgers, who fractured his collarbone but did not require surgery. No specific timetable was given for his return.
Green Bay plays at Detroit on Thanksgiving Day. The Lions are coming off a loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The news comes from Sporting News