How they scored: Packers 38, Vikings 25

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Packers fans celebrate a touchdown in the first quarter of a Dec. 24, 2016, game against the Vikings.

FIRST QUARTER

GREEN BAY: Jordy Nelson, 21-yard pass from Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 7:13 left.

Key plays: Rodgers got the drive started with a 19-yard pass to Davante Adams to the Minnesota 42 followed by a 15-yard strike to Geronimo Allison to the Vikings 27.

Drive: Five plays, 61 yards, 2:40 time of possession.

Packers 7, Vikings 0

MINNESOTA: Kai Forbath, 22-yard field goal, 3:37.

Key plays: Sam Bradford rolled to his right and got rid of the ball with Mike Daniels in his face, hitting Jerick McKinnon, who turned a short pass into a 20-yard gain on the drive’s first play. Bradford threw two incomplete passes from the Green Bay 4, forcing the field goal.

Drive: Eight plays, 65 yards, 3:36.

Packers 7, Vikings 3

GREEN BAY: Davante Adams, 20-yard pass from Rodgers (Crosby kick), 1:49.

Key play: The drive started when Rodgers found Nelson alone on the left sideline at the Packers 48. Nelson turned toward the middle of the field and raced to the Vikings 28 for a 48-yard gain.

Drive: Four plays, 74 yards, 1:49.

Packers 14, Vikings 3

SECOND QUARTER

MINNESOTA: Forbath, 26-yard field goal, 12:30.

Key plays: Bradford connected with Adam Thielen for 32 yards to the Packers 33. A delay-of-game penalty set the Vikings back to third-and-goal at the 11, and Stefon Diggs was forced out of bounds on the next play after a pickup of 8.

Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 4:19.

Packers 14, Vikings 6

GREEN BAY: Nelson, 2-yard pass from Rodgers (Crosby kick), 8:11.

Key plays: Kenny Clark recovered a fumbled snap, giving the Packers the ball at the Vikings 42. Rodgers found Nelson cutting across the field for 33 on the next play.

Drive: Three plays, 42 yards, 1:36.

Packers 21, Vikings 6

MINNESOTA: Thielen, 71-yard pass from Bradford (Forbath kick), 7:24.

Key play: Quinten Rollins bit on a double-move by Thielen and then was knocked off the play when Ha Ha Clinton-Dix took a poor angle on Thielen.

Drive: Two plays, 75 yards, 0:47.

Packers 21, Vikings 13

GREEN BAY: Rodgers, 6-yard run (Crosby kick), 0:24.

Key plays: Clay Matthews forced a fumble while sacking Bradford, with Daniels recovering at the Green Bay 46. Rodgers was flushed to his right and found a wide-open Allison for 32 yards.

Drive: Five plays, 54 yards, 0:30.

Packers 28, Vikings 13

THIRD QUARTER

No scoring.

FOURTH QUARTER

GREEN BAY: Crosby, 48-yard field goal, 14:55.

Key play: Rodgers hit Allison for 11 on third and 10. Rodgers was sacked by Eric Kendricks on a third-and-10 play, forcing the Packers to kick the field goal.

Drive: 10 plays, 14 yards, 4:05.

Packers 31, Vikings 13

GREEN BAY: Richard Rodgers, 13-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Crosby kick), 9:02.

Key plays: Micah Hyde recovered his own muffed punt at the Vikings 47. After a holding penalty put the Packers in a first-and-20 situation, Rodgers put a beautifully placed pass just over Vikings cornerback Trae Waynes and into the hands of Jared Cook for a 30-yard gain.

Drive: Seven plays, 53 yards, 4:23.

Packers 38, Vikings 13

MINNESOTA: Diggs, 3-yard pass from Bradford (kick failed), 4:20.

Key play: Bradford hit Thielen for 11 yards to convert a fourth-and-4 play.

Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:42.

Packers 38, Vikings 19

MINNESOTA: Thielen, 8-yard pass from Bradford (two-point conversion run failed), 0:32.

Key play: Bradford and Thielen combined again to convert another fourth-down play, this time gaining 24.

Drive: 10 plays, 34 yards, 3:07

Packers 38, Vikings 25

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