*The Packers made a curious decision to end the first half. At the Vikings 12-yard line with about 9 seconds to play and two timeouts, the Packers opted to let the clock run down to 3 seconds before having Mason Crosby boot a field goal as time expired. It seemed as if they could have burned their other timeout and let Brett Favre take one more shot at the end zone.
*Ryan Grant, who sparkled in the first half, wasn't in during the 2-minute drill. We in the press box have not been alerted of any injury to him, but Brandon Jackson got the work all the same.
*The Packers' newfound rushing game has let them dominate time of possession. They ate up 8 minutes, 15 seconds on their first field-goal drive in the second quarter. They have held the ball for 19:59 -- nearly double the Vikings.
*The announced attendance is 70,945. That's the largest regular-season attendance figure in the long, storied history of Lambeau Field.
*Brett Favre reached 60,000 career passing yards during the second quarter. He's only the second player in NFL history to do so. The other was Dan Marino, who finished with 61,361 yards.
As a sidenote, Miami and St. Louis, the last two winless teams in the NFL, are leading in their respective games. Why do I mention this? During our NFL picks this week, Joe Ziemer and I ridiculed the coin for sticking with the Dolphins and Rams. If this keeps up, we may have to retract our criticism.
-Justin Harings
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