Posted by ESPN.com’s Kevin Seifert
Kudos to Judd Zulgad of the Star Tribune and the Elias Sports Bureau for digging up this note: Minnesota guard Steve Hutchinson committed his first holding penalty in six years Sunday at Lambeau Field.
That’s right. Before Sunday, Hutchinson hadn’t been called for a hold since November of 2003, when he played for Seattle. And according to research, it was only the third penalty of any kind Hutchinson has been called for since he joined the Vikings in 2004.
Sunday’s hold ended up causing minimal damage. The penalty, committed as he tried to block Packers defensive end Cullen Jenkins, forced the Vikings into a second-and-17 situation. But three plays later, quarterback Brett Favre connected with receiver Percy Harvin for a 51-yard touchdown.
Kudos to Judd Zulgad of the Star Tribune and the Elias Sports Bureau for digging up this note: Minnesota guard Steve Hutchinson committed his first holding penalty in six years Sunday at Lambeau Field.
That’s right. Before Sunday, Hutchinson hadn’t been called for a hold since November of 2003, when he played for Seattle. And according to research, it was only the third penalty of any kind Hutchinson has been called for since he joined the Vikings in 2004.
Sunday’s hold ended up causing minimal damage. The penalty, committed as he tried to block Packers defensive end Cullen Jenkins, forced the Vikings into a second-and-17 situation. But three plays later, quarterback Brett Favre connected with receiver Percy Harvin for a 51-yard touchdown.
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