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The Minnesota Vikings dialed up just 10 passes against the Atlanta Falcons Laquon Treadwell Jersey , leaning on a revitalized run game and their fearsome defense en route to a blowout win.More Vikings coverageVikings’ Kearse faces gun, drunken driving charges after arrestVikings’ Kearse apologizes, returns to work after weekend arrestPhotos of the Week: 10/20/19 – 10/26/19Vikings surge into second half thanks to Cousins, CookVikings Snap Counts: Penalties spoil Mattison’s big dayWith the defense reeling and the Green Bay Packers up big early Sunday, the Vikings needed more from their $84 million quarterback. He didn’t deliver.The Packers forced the issue early, jumping out to a 21-0 lead in the first quarter. Cousins never seemed to settle in, fumbling on consecutive plays with the Vikings trailing 14-0 and turning the ball over three times on the day. The most egregious came with just minutes to play and the lead within reach: An inexplicable heave to the end zone on first-and-goal in the fourth quarter that all but ended the game.Aaron Rodgers, meanwhile, came out flying after struggling in Week 1, going 16-for-22 for 151 yards and two touchdowns in the first half alone. And while the Vikings’ defense rallied in the second, holding Rodgers in check the rest of the way, the offense never recovered.Here’s a recap of Sunday’s game:PLAYER OF THE GAMEDalvin Cook powered the Vikings offense for the second straight week, racking up 154 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries. He broke free for a 75-yard touchdown in the second quarter, cutting the Packers’ lead to 21-7. After going over 100 rushing yards just twice through the first 15 games of his career Cook is up to 265 yards and three touchdowns already. Those numbers should typically be enough to get the Vikings a win — they’re now 3-1 when Cook goes over 100 rushing yards — but Cousins’ struggles were too much for the talented runner to overcome.DON’T FORGET ABOUT MEHercules Mata’afa appeared to have come up with a game changer on the Packers’ first possession of the second half. He pounced on a Rodgers fumble in the third quarter, setting up Cousins’ 45-yard touchdown pass to Diggs just three plays later, a score that cut the Packers’ lead to just five points. Signed last spring after going undrafted out of Washington State, Mata’afa suffered a torn ACL just a few months later. He played 28 snaps against the Falcons in Week 1 Ben Gedeon Jersey , and while he was on the field for just eight snaps in Week 2, Mata’afa made the most of his limited playing time.10<button class="view-gallery">View Gallery</button> Gallery:PHOTOS: Vikings at PackersBenny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports | Benny SieuTHAT MOMENTThe comeback was on with just over five minutes to play in the fourth quarter. Cook and rookie running back Alexander Mattison led a 52-yard drive down to the Packers’ 8-yard-line, while Cousins chipped in with a six-yard run of his own and a quick pass to tight end Kyle Rudolph. But with the Packers on the ropes, Cousins gave the game away. Cousins backpedaled after rolling out to his right on first-and-goal, appearing to throw the ball away more than 10 yards behind the line of scrimmage. Instead he attempted an ill-advised pass to Diggs in the back of the end zone, a ball that was picked off by Packers defensive back Kevin King. The Vikings never threatened again. It was a concerning day for Cousins all around. He finished just 14-for-32 for 230 yards, two interceptions and a touchdown, while his 43.75% completion percentage was his second worst in 75 career starts.THIS NUMBERThe Vikings were slapped with 100 yards worth of penalties for the second straight week. They were flagged eight times against the Packers. A few of those calls cost the Vikings crucial points. Cook was flagged for offensive pass interference in the second quarter, negating a Diggs touchdown. Diggs finally got into the end zone in the third quarter, but was hit with an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for removing his helmet while celebrating the score. The infraction pushed Dan Bailey’s extra-point attempt back 15 yards.THEY SAID IT“We fought hard, but we didn’t play well enough to win. We had some dumb penalties. The interception at the end of the ballgame hurt.” – Head coach Mike Zimmer.“You just can’t do that, can’t do that. It happened last week in our game against us. We talked about it all week. You just can’t do that. It’s uncharacteristic of me.” – Cousins.“Eventually one of us was going to make a play to get this game rolling, and it was just me that made a play.” – Cook.WHAT’S NEXTThe Vikings host the Oakland Raiders in Week 3 before visiting the Chicago Bears. The Raiders came back to earth Sunday after knocking off the Denver Broncos in Week 1. Derek Carr threw a pair of interceptions and Kansas City’s offense exploded for 28 points in the second quarter, handing Oakland a 28-10 loss. EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The allure of the gameday atmosphere was simply too strong for Gary Kubiak to ignore, having spent the past two years in a non-coaching role for Denver following another health scare.He found his place in Minnesota, with this natural opportunity to add an experienced leader and accomplished strategist to a fluctuated offensive coaching staff .“As a first-time coordinator Jaleel Johnson Jersey , I would have been foolish not to go do everything in our power to bring in a guy who has been in seven Super Bowls as a player and a coach,” Vikings offensive coordinator Kevin Stefanski said.Though Kubiak was the play-caller for the 2015-16 champion Broncos, his ninth of 10 seasons as an NFL head coach, that responsibility will rest with Stefanski, who has given the Vikings their own millennial-generation offensive guide in a league that has fast filled up with them. As an assistant head coach to Mike Zimmer and offensive adviser, though, Kubiak will bring a long history of supervising productive offenses and a low-ego, laid-back personality set up to mesh well with the staff.The Vikings also hired his son, Klint Kubiak (quarterbacks), and two of his longtime colleagues, Rick Dennison (offensive line) and Brian Pariani (tight ends), to try to help support Stefanski and give the offense a lift after lagging below the league average in the first season with quarterback Kirk Cousins. Gary Kubiak will be in the booth during games, with Stefanski on the sideline. Dennison will also hold the title of running game coordinator.“I like to be surrounded by smart people,” Stefanski said.After serving as Denver’s backup quarterback behind Pro Football Hall of Fame member John Elway on three AFC title-winning teams, Kubiak broke into the NFL coaching ranks as quarterbacks coach for the Super Bowl champion San Francisco 49ers in the 1994-95 season. He was offensive coordinator for the Broncos for the next 11 years, winning two more Super Bowls along the way, before becoming head coach of the Houston Texans.Kubiak suffered a mini-stroke during a game there in 2013 Pat Elflein Jersey , leading to his departure. He returned to the Broncos as head coach in 2015 and promptly won another Super Bowl. He was hospitalized again in 2016 due to a complex migraine condition that caused extreme fatigued and declared his retirement at the end of that season.Elway, now Denver’s president of football operations, then assigned Kubiak as a personnel adviser. The first year he did the job from his farm outside Houston, before working full time at Broncos headquarters in 2018. That’s when Kubiak realized he wanted back in the coaching game. He was widely expected to serve as new Denver head coach Vic Fangio’s offensive coordinator, but the two sides weren’t able to agree on the schematics .“I missed it. I really did. There’s just something about it at the end of the week: ‘Did we get a ‘W’ or not?’ Just that feeling,” Kubiak said, adding: “I love being around players. I love to teach. This gives me an opportunity to get back and do that.”For the 57-year-old Kubiak, the high-stress job of a head coach won’t work anymore, but other than his recovery from a recent hip replacement surgery he said he’s feeling good. The focus with Stefanski, Dennison and the rest of the staff this winter has been to revamp the playbook in a way that utilizes the type of zone-blocking runs and play-action passes the Broncos enjoyed success with during Kubiak’s tenure there but strives to avoid predictability.Cousins started his career with Washington under head coach Mike Shanahan, who was Kubiak’s boss on those late-1990s championship teams in Denver, so there’s a solid philosophical connection from which the Vikings to build.“We need to do everything we can to help him out. I look forward to that relationship,” Kubiak said. “Hopefully being in there a little bit — well, what little bit John let me play in my career — I can recall some of those things.”