In drives in which Minnesota started from its own territory, the Vikings punted eight times, turned the ball over twice on downs and saw their most promising drive end with a Kevin King interception in the third quarter.

"They were unbelievable. Unbelievable," 10th-year right tackle Bryan Bulaga said. "Having a defense do that in this place against that team, I don't think I've seen it. I don't think you guys have seen it in a long time. They did it. They played their (butts) off."

Playing inside one of the NFL's most hostile environments, the Packers had their backs against the wall early after an Aaron Jones fumble on the opening drive gave Minnesota the ball at the Green Bay 10-yard line.

The defense held its ground, forcing the Vikings to settle for a Dan Bailey 23-yard field goal. Minnesota scored its only touchdown in the second quarter after starting from the Green Bay 26 following an Aaron Rodgers interception. But the Vikings went four-and-out later before halftime despite a Davante Adams fumble giving them the ball at midfield.

Only down 10-9 at halftime despite the three giveaways, the Packers' defense felt like it could get the stops and takeaways needed to allow the offense to settle in.

Green Bay's defense started the third quarter with a three-and-out to seize the momentum.

"We came in here at halftime and told those guys to continue doing what y'all doing," cornerback Tramon Williams said. "Defensively, we can win this game and that's what happened. (The offense) obviously didn't turn the ball over in the second half but they were able to march downfield and get touchdowns, and we were able to win the game."