That Vikings-Packers game? Absolutely bonkers. Seriously, the Minnesota Vikings just dropped a 39-22 bombshell on the Green Bay Packers, and if you’re keeping score on NFL history, that final tally is a total scorigami. It’s the 1097th unique score in league history, and yep, it’s never happened before. This wasn’t just a win, it was a piece of NFL trivia that folks will be talking about for ages.
The Fourth Quarter Collapse That Broke the History Books
So, how did we get to such a wild, never-before-seen score? It was pure chaos, man. Going into the fourth quarter, Green Bay actually had a solid lead, up 22-17. Everything looked like it was going their way, but then the wheels didn’t just fall off, they completely disintegrated. Minnesota went on an absolute tear, outscoring the Packers a ridiculous 22-0 in that final quarter alone. Aaron Jones put the Vikings ahead 23-22 with a touchdown, then the Vikings went for two. Carson Wentz hit Justin Jefferson for the conversion, pushing the lead to 25-22. From there, Minnesota punched in two more touchdowns to seal the deal at 39 points. Just unreal.
A Missed Extra Point and a Day of Wild Scores
Now, for the Packers’ side of this historic weirdness, it actually came down to a single missed extra point by Trey Smack in the first half. Think about it: if that kick had gone through, the score would’ve been 39-23, and guess what? That score has totally happened before. No scorigami. That’s how razor-thin the margins are for these unique scores. This wasn’t even the only scorigami of the day, which is wild; it was the first time in seven years we saw two on the same Sunday! The Bears beat the Panthers 59-37 earlier in the day for the first one. This also marks the third straight season we’ve gotten a scorigami in Week 1, and with four total in 2025, we’re already halfway there just one week into 2026. The last time two scorigamis hit on the same day was September 29, 2019, when the Browns beat the Ravens 40-25 and the Buccaneers topped the Rams 55-40.
This is actually the second time this decade the Vikings and Packers have been part of a scorigami. Back in Week 1 of the 2020 season, on September 13 just like this game, the Packers beat the Vikings 43-34, which was also a scorigami. Matt LaFleur was coaching Green Bay then, too. The Packers’ last scorigami before this game was a 40-40 tie with the Cowboys in Week 4 of 2025, and the Vikings last had one in a 52-33 loss to the Saints on Christmas Day in 2020. This 39-22 finish is just another chapter in their bizarre, score-making history, and an insane start to the 2026 NFL season.
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Originally reported by CBS Sports.
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