• The interception to Carrington Valentine aside, Darnold has been in complete control of the game. 29-of-36 for 312 yards and three touchdowns after this catch and run by Cam Akers. It’s 27-10 and looks like Minnesota is on a crash course with Detroit for a massive, winner-take-all showdown for the NFC North and No. 1 seed in Week 18.
• Make it seven-straight games with a touchdown for Josh Jacobs after this two-yard TD run, and it’s 20-10 with five minutes left in the third quarter. The Packers are back in it.
• The Vikings are cooking. It’s 20-3 — and 20 straight points for Minnesota — after Addison’s 9th touchdown catch of the season. Minnesota is in control in the third quarter, now up three scores.
• After Green Bay took an “ice the kicker” timeout, Reichard missed from 55 yards with zeros on the clock. One problem Green Bay was flagged for offsides. Reichard then knocked through a 50-yard attempt, through a chorus of whistles, as Matt LaFleur called a second timeout — something he was able to do because of the penalty — before the Vikings kicker finally made the 50-yard kick that went into the books and ended the half with a 13-3 lead.
• Minnesota got into a goal-to-go situation, but was unable to come up with a TD, and Will Reichard knocked through his second field goal of the game to give the Vikings a one touchdown advantage.
• A low-scoring game in Cleveland is at the half with Miami holding on to a 6-3 lead. Snoop Huntley has been efficient for Miami, in place of Tua Tagovailoa, going 13-for-16 for 143 yards in the first half. Tyreek Hill had five catches for 69 yards. Miami needs a win to stay alive in the AFC wild card chase.
• Tyreek Hill had five catches in the first half on Sunday against the Browns. (Nick Cammett/Getty Images)
• Matt LaFleur chooses to go for it and comes up short on a 4th and 2, rather than going for another Brandon McManus field goal attempt. Score remains 7-3, Vikings, midway through the second quarter.
• When Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison get the bulk of the attention, it’s time for a No. 3 receiver to step up. Nailor has been filling that role all season, and now he’s got six touchdown catches on the season after this rainbow from Darnold to give Minnesota a 7-3 lead.
• After the Reichard miss, Green Bay marched it down into the red zone, but had to settle for a Brandon McManus field goal, late in the first quarter.

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• Points look like they might be hard to come by in Cleveland, with the Browns finally getting some points to make it 3-3 on a 25-yard field goal with just under 11 minutes to play in the first half.
• The Vikings’ kicker hits the crossbar from 57 yards and the game remains scoreless as the two defenses are in control in the first quarter.
• Minnesota’s defense has forced a fumble and a quick punt on the first two Green Bay series and has looked great for their first two trips.
• Green Bay was able to get a confidence inspiring stop after a sudden change situation that could have gone south. Minnesota got out to a 28-0 lead in Green Bay the first time these two teams met, back in Week 4, on its way to a 31-29 win.