The Green Bay Packers turned the ball over four times and allowed eight sacks in a 30-10 loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday at Lambeau Field. The Vikings took an early lead off a turnover, led 17-0 at the half and finished off the win by scoring the game's final 10 points.
Hear from coach Matt LaFleur following the 30-10 loss:
Opening statement: "Alright, that was a butt whooping. This is a humbling league and today we got humbled." LaFleur pointed to turning the ball over four times. "That's a recipe for disaster."
"We didn't coach well enough and certainly didn't go out there and execute well enough."
On the pass protection: "We had a couple of busts." LaFleur said they didn't have the offensive line coached up well enough to sort through
all the blitzers Brian Flores sends at an offense.
On waiting to get into the quick passing game: "Obviously, it was a bad decision because our quarterback was getting abused."
On accepting third down penalty in first half: "You put them back 15 yards. It would have made it a 56-yard field goal, you have to roll the dice there. That was a pivotal part of the game We can't get beat there on 3rd-and-23. The odds are very, very low. They made us pay."
On Vikings blitz package: "It's ultra aggressive and they have a lot of smart players, and they just hit it." LaFleur said they were checking into the right looks and making the Packers pay when they missed blocks.
On turnovers: "I thought, all in all, our defense did a pretty good job responding to those difficult situations. But you can't give up the ball, whether you're deep in your own territory or you're in scoring position to put points on the board...you can't take yourself out of those opportunities."
On third down defense"There were numerous third-and-10 or more that they converted. We have to do a better job in that regard."
On coming off a big win last week: "This is a week to week league. This was a team at 6-2 coming into this game, one of the best teams in the NFL. We certainly didn't take them lightly."
On Aaron Banks not starting: "We were going to shuffle up the O-line a little bit. Laken has been doing a good job, putting him back at his natural position." The Packers are letting Banks compete at right guard, where he doesn't have a lot of career reps. Travis Glover played right guard.
On Trey Smack: "I still have a lot of confidence in him. We have to convert in those situations." Smack missed a 53-yard field goal in the first half.
On what's ahead: "There's a lot of football in front of us. We have seven more guaranteed games. It's one week at a time. It's staying together, trying to learn. There's a lot to learn when you get whooped like that. You have to regroup and stay together."
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