Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur highlighted several notable missed opportunities from an offense that started fast but fizzled late on Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings.

The Packers scored touchdowns on their first three drives but were shutout over the final 11 possessions during the 21-16 win. LaFleur specifically mentioned five different plays that hurt the Packers over the final 40 minutes of play.

“There are a lot of plays that we’re close on. I know that doesn’t count for much, but it does give our guys a little bit more confidence,” LaFleur said Monday. “You make those plays and you might feel a little different today.”

Here are the five plays LaFleur mentioned:

Play 1: Second quarter, 6:07 left

On a first down play, Aaron Rodgers hung in the pocket off a play-action fake and delivered an “unbelievable throw,” according to LaFleur, to Davante Adams along the far sideline. Vikings safety Harrison Smith made a “great break” on the throw and lassoed Adams down, disrupting the catch point and forcing an incompletion. Had the throw been caught, the Packers would have been in business at the Vikings’ 36-yard line. Instead, the Packers punted two plays later.

Play 2: Fourth quarter: 15:00 left

Rodgers made another terrific throw on the first play of the fourth quarter with the Packers facing 3rd-and-6. He once again backpedaled to avoid pressure and lofted the football perfectly to Marquez Valdes-Scantling, who intially stumbed out of the gates but found his way behind the coverage of Jayron Kearse on a deep corner route. However, the Vikings safety recovered in time and did a “heck of a job knocking it out” as the two tumbled to the ground. It was a tough catch opportunity. With a completion, the Packers would have gained a first down near midfield. Instead, they punted it away.

Play 3: Fourth quarter, 5:03 left

Aaron Jones might have sealed the victory in style had Rodgers thrown a better ball on 2nd-and-10 with right around five minutes to go in the fourth quarter. Jones ran a wheel route against the coverage of Vikings linebacker Eric Kendricks along the far sideline. He darted upfield and was behind the coverage, in position to make a big play, but Rodgers underthrew it slightly and Kendricks was able to disrupt the catch. Harrison Smith was ranging over from safety but it’s possible Jones would have gone all the way after the catch.

Play 4: Second quarter, 10:14 left

Facing 3rd-and-1 from his own 39-yard line, LaFleur dialed up a toss to Jones, who had been getting outside and breaking contain of the Vikings defense all afternoon. The play got blown up when Corey Linsely and Marcedes Lewis were unable to sustain blocks at the second level. Kendricks and Eric Wilson combined to stop Jones short of the first down.

“We gotta block it up better, because it’s there. We got a little loose with it,” LaFleur said.

Instead of continuing the drive, the Packers punted it away.

Play 5: Second quarter, 2:00 left

The Packers set up Rodgers’ boneheaded mistake on fourth down by not executing on third down. It was a simple play on 3rd-and-1, featuring a quick throw to Geronimo Allison with blockers out front. One of the blockers, Marquez Valdes-Scantling, completely whiffed on his block, and Allison was stopped short.

“Marquez has to block his guy, and if he blocks his man it’s a first down,” LaFleur said.

Rodgers, believing the line judge had given the Packers a favorable spot, hurried the offense to the line and ran a play to negate the chance of a review. The only problem? It was still fourth down. The Vikings stuffed the run and took over on downs.

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