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MINNEAPOLIS -- Sam Bradford had a Minnesota debut almost as dazzling as the new $1.1 billion building itself, completing 22 of 31 passes for 286 yards, two touchdowns and no turnovers to lead the Vikings to a 17-14 victory over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday night just 15 days after he arrived in a trade.He can throw the ball, Vikings coach Mike Zimmer said. Hes got some toughness about him, and this isnt his first rodeo.The defense did the rest, harassing Aaron Rodgers for five sacks and two fourth-quarter turnovers that quashed the comeback and sent the crowd of 66,813 into a deafening frenzy in celebration of the first regular season game at U.S. Bank Stadium.I dont think this is anything to get super crazy about, Rodgers said. Its a tough opponent, a division opponent. Theyre a good football team. Theyve still got to come to our place later in the season. Hopefully were in a position to play for something then.Adrian Peterson limped off in the third quarter with a right knee injury, and only 19 yards on 12 carries, but the Vikings (2-0) proved they still have a lot of options. Stefon Diggs caught nine passes for 182 yards and a touchdown. They held the Packers (1-1) to 65 total yards in the first half, withstanding an early touchdown pass by Rodgers to Jordy Nelson on a drive aided by two penalties by cornerback Terence Newman.They didnt win the division last year by accident. You do have to give them their credit, said Mike Daniels, who had one of Green Bays four sacks.Trae Waynes, who had two penalties himself, intercepted Rodgers pass in Vikings territory with 1:50 left to seal the victory. The previous drive was killed with a strip sack by Brian Robison, when Shamar Stephen recovered at the Minnesota 44 with 6:53 remaining.Rodgers, who ran for 29 yards and a touchdown, began to find a groove throwing the ball down the stretch. He finished 12 for 21 for 154 yards in the second half, but Bradford was the better quarterback on this night.The Vikings, who aggressively traded two premium draft picks including next years first-rounder to Philadelphia to fetch Bradford after Teddy Bridgewater went down with a massive left knee injury, boldly eschewed a field goal try early in the second quarter.Bradford found Diggs for a 4-yard completion on fourth-and-1 from the 18. Then he hit Kyle Rudolph for an 8-yard touchdown pass three plays later.When quarterbacks and receivers are on time, theyre very tough to stop, said Packers cornerback Damarious Randall, who was matched up with Diggs for most of the game.Bradford was hit hard on his non-throwing hand by Packers outside linebacker Clay Matthews while following through on a pass at one point during the drive. He visited the locker room briefly for further examination but never missed a snap, despite significant swelling beneath his left pinky.There were only a couple of instances that even hinted of newness for Bradford and the offense, when one throw on the first drive sailed well past where Rudolphs route ended and another later in the first quarter was in the air too quickly for Rudolph to turn around.These guys have had my back from day one, Bradford said.PETERSON UPDATEPeterson, who was on crutches after the game and wearing a brace on his right leg, will have an MRI exam on Monday. Zimmer said he was told the injury had already calmed down afterward.He might miss a week. I dont know if he will or not, Zimmer said.TURNOVER TRADEDavante Adams fumbled at his own 13 on Green Bays first play, a short completed pass, when Eric Kendricks punched the ball out and Andrew Sendejo picked it up with an eye toward the end zone. Packers wide receiver Randall Cobb wrestled him down and stripped the ball in the process, recovering it himself. Each team was charged with a turnover because of the change of possession.ROAD TRIPPINGThe Packers played their first two regular season games on the road for the first time since -- wait for it -- 1924. They played at the Duluth Kelleys and Chicago Cardinals that year before returning home.INJURY UPDATEPackers: DT Letroy Guion hurt his knee in the second quarter and didnt return.Vikings: DE Danielle Hunter hurt his knee in the fourth quarter and didnt return.---Online:AP NFL website: http://www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL coverage on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL---Follow Dave Campbell on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/DaveCampbellAP Air Max 720 España Baratas . -- Team after team passed on Andre Ellington in the draft. Air Max 720 Rebajas . Kuznetsov, who was selected by the Capitals in the first round of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, has been playing for his hometown team Chelyabinsk Traktor of the KHL. http://www.airmax720baratas.es/ . The Olympic champion curler and TSN curling analyst immediately went online to look at the Halls long list of honoured members. Thats when the enormity of the honour sunk in. Air Max 720 España . But by the time the game started, the Toronto Raptors forward felt even worse. And, for three quarters, it showed as Gay shot a woeful three-for-13 from the field. Air Max 720 Baratas España . Dallas hasnt ruled out the star quarterback for Sunday nights game against Philadelphia, but all signs point to Romos back injury pushing Kyle Orton into the starting role after two years of limited play as the backup. Surely Ortons name isnt the first that comes to mind for fans wanting a change after years of damaging interceptions, fumbles or, most infamously, the field goal flub when Romo dropped the snap on a kick that could have won his first playoff game in 2006. Devin Toner believes Ireland dispelled the All Blacks mystique in Chicago, planting doubts in New Zealand minds ahead of Saturdays Dublin rematch.Ireland claimed their first-ever win over New Zealand in 111 years of trying at Soldier Field on Nov. 5, with lock Toner hopeful that historic victory carried with it some vital myth-busting.New Zealand are gunning for revenge at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday, with Toner challenging Ireland to seize every shred of mental edge from that 40-29 triumph in the USA.Everyones beatable, it is only 15 men against 15 men, said Toner. Its a good thing that we won in Chicago; I didnt want to keep going on having never won against them.Hopefully it removes the mystique a little. But while we know that it was a great performance by us, I think they did have an off day as well.There were a lot of uncharacteristic mistakes from them in Chicago and we know it wont be the same this week. Its going to be a completely different challenge this weekend.I think how we did so well in the last game was pressure: we built it through getting pressure off their lineout, getting up off their line, making them knock the ball on and putting that little bit of doubt in their head.I think that doubt and thaat seed is sown now.dddddddddddd They know were a good team and we can get in their face. If they start sticking passes and getting the offloads theyre a different machine. But hopefully were in the back of their heads now.One man who did shine in Chicago was Robbie Henshaw, who is fast developing the leadership drive to become a genuine Test match superstar, according to his Ireland centre partner Jared Payne.Henshaw truly came of Test match age in the Windy City and ploughed over for the fifth and decisive try at Soldier Field.Payne said: I think hes getting better and better, the way he conducts himself off the pitch now, hes become more of a leader than when he first started out.He backs himself a lot more now. Hes got the physical attributes to become a superstar, and the more confidence he gets in himself off the pitch and the more he starts to lead people its going to come out more in his game, and I think youre slowly starting to see that.Hopefully that continues: because when youve got someone playing that well beside you its pretty easy almost to just jump on a free ride off him. ' ' '