The Green Bay Packers shouldn’t give up after yesterday’s loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Yes, they looked like a shell of themselves for most of the first half, but after that the team woke up and fought their way back to within two points at the end of the game.

Some people say there are no moral victories in football; In this case, this author disagrees.

The fight and determination the Packers showed to get back into the game was commendable. The best teams in sports don’t let mistakes affect them, but rather learn from them and work to avoid mistakes. That’s what the Packers need to do going forward, especially with the turnovers and drops that came both early and late and ultimately cost the team its real chance to win the game.

Additionally, the Packers defense shows it can make big adjustments in halftime. This week, the unit allowed just three points after halftime, giving the offense a chance to close the gap. In fact, the Packers have allowed just 20 points after halftime in their last three games combined.

Next week, there’s a chance that Love and the Packers will have a good game against a depleted Rams team. But the Packers must avoid repeating some of the mistakes that cost them a chance to win on Sunday if they want to get back into contention for an NFC North title.

Quick Reaction: Packers QB Jordan Love should benefit from what he battled through against the Vikings | Packers.com
Love certainly had to shake off some rust in the first half of Sunday’s game, but the plays he made in the fourth quarter should excite Packers fans and will hopefully give him some momentum heading into next week.

Packers’ Jordan Love still dealing with knee issues after career day – ESPN
However, Love is certainly not 100% and he has taken a few hits around his injured left knee to aggravate the injury. He also completed just over a third of the passes over 10 yards, but several of those completions came in this furious late rally.

Key to the game: Jayden Reed’s big plays kept the Packers alive | Packers.com
Reed’s two big catches on the Packers’ final drive put them in position to score quickly and helped him set a career-high in receiving yards, not to mention his touchdown that got the Packers on the field late in the first half.

Xavier McKinney makes Packers history with interception against Vikings | Packers Wire
Whether it should have counted or not, it did, and McKinney becomes the first player in team history to have a pick in each of his first four games as a Packer. He is also one game behind the longest streak of any player in team history (Irv Comp with 5 in 1943).

The Packers decided to stick with the game plan despite a weak secondary, and it cost them | Packersnews.com ($)
With Jaire Alexander and Carrington Valentine sidelined, Jeff Hafley’s unit found it much more difficult to contain players like Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison.

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The irony is too great to bear.