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Running back Aaron Jones Sr. spent the first seven seasons of his NFL career with the Green Bay Packers before landing with the Minnesota Vikings in 2024.
So, it's always fun for him to face his former team in the NFC North rivalry showdown twice a season.
On Sunday, Jones and the Vikings were having the last laugh against the Packers in the first half. The Vikings went up 17-0 by halftime while at Lambeau Field. Minnesota had all eyes on them as the team just traded for former quarterback Kirk Cousins last week. His return obviously is working out well for the 6-2 Vikings, even this early.
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The Vikings' second touchdown of the game was scored by Jones as he ran into the end zone for one yard. This score is what put the Vikings up 17-0 over Jones's former team.
The running back was clearly excited about scoring the touchdown as it could be viewed a moment where Jones could be saying "look what you missed out on." Jones then had to pour more salt into the Packers fans' wounds. He found one Vikings fans in the front row of the end zone, so he recreated a "Lambeau Leap" by jumping to that Minnesota fan.
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The Vikings fan held onto Jones, but then other Vikings players joined in. The Packers fans in the front row were not having it. There was noticeably some boos being shouted from the crowd.
Are the Packers fans OK with Jones doing a Lambeau Leap as a former member of the team? Or, is it sacrilegious for him to do that? The moment is up for interpretation. It doesn't seem like the Packers fans in the front row of the stands were in support of Jones doing this, though.
It was a funny moment regardless. It was a petty move made by Jones, but in a rivalry game like the Packers-Vikings, it's all fun and games.
The game holds a lot of playoff implications on Sunday, too, as the NFC North this season is loaded. The Vikings rank third in the division with their 6-2 record behind the 7-2 Detroit Lions and 7-2 Chicago Bears. The Packers hold onto the last spot with a 6-3 record, almost unheard of in the NFL. A loss against a division rival would hurt either team's chances of making the playoffs this season.
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