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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) After rookie Jaren Halls Joey Bosa Jersey fumble late in the first half Sunday night that led to a Green Bay Packers touchdown, Minnesota Vikings coach Kevin OConnell had seen enough. He felt his team needed a spark coming out of halftime in hopes of getting back into a pivotal game.OConnell benched Hall with the Packers leading by 20 points and Minnesotas playoff hopes dwindling. OConnell went back to veteran backup Nick Mullens, who had just lost his starting spot to Hall during the week of preparation.The switch to Mullens was OConnells third quarterback change in four weeks all for reasons related to performance. It wasnt enough as the constant rotation at quarterback, and the subsequent turnovers, were a big part of the Vikings 33-10 lo s to Green Bay.There were some things execution-wise, some things progre sion-wise, just some play calls here and there that we just had to get everybody, give ourselves a chance, especially with where the score was at half, just to make sure we got a premier execution in at least the proce s, OConnell said.ADVERTISEMENT Hall went 5 of 10 for 67 yards and two turnovers in his second career start. Mullens finished 13 of 22 for 113 yards and a touchdown, but Minnesota was handed a significant lo s in its goal of reaching the postseason.If I was the coach, I would have made the same decision, Hall said after the game.OConnell said Hall was having trouble getting through his progre sions.We just had our eyes in the wrong spot and just things that would have been hard to really predict, OConnell said.Since losing Kirk Cousins to a season-ending Achilles tendon tear in Week 8 at Green Bay, the Vikings have used three quarterbacks, a direct reflection of the teams 7-9 record and losing five of the past six games.The Vikings need to win at Detroit next week and have lo ses by Green Bay, Seattle and either Tampa Bay or New Orleans to make the playoffs. OConnell said the team will evaluate, again, who will start next week.Ultimately, what weve got to find a way to do is, regardle s of what we try to do with the plan, whether we try to simplify it, whether we try to use tempo, use different aspects of our offense, the quarterback position, the decision well make, will be based upon that position putting our group in a place to try to move the football and have succe s, OConnell said. We did not do that tonight and, like I said, well look at it. I think all options are on the table.OConnells choice comes down to Hall, Mullens or Joshua Dobbs.Hall, the fifth-round draft pick out of BYU, was the first replacement for Cousins, starting the next week at Atlanta. But Hall suffered a concu sion early in the game, leading to Dobbs getting an opportunity. Dobbs, who had just arrived in a trade from Arizona, provided a temporary spark, leading Minnesota to a pair of wins.But then Dobbs struggled and was replaced by Mullens in the second half of a 3-0 win against the Las Vegas Raiders. Mullens had six turnovers in two starts, both lo ses, leading to OConnell deciding on Hall as the starter for Sunday night.Thats the life we live, Mullens said after Sundays game. As a quarterback in the NFL, you work as hard as you can. Its a long journey, things will happen. You try to play your best and try to do your best for the team.With Hall under center, Minnesota managed just 82 yards in the first half. He mi sed his first four pa s attempts and completed only one to star receiver Justin Jefferson as the Vikings fell behind 23-3.I felt very confident being out there, Rashawn Slater Jersey Hall said. I had a couple snaps last time I played, and I had a good memory of what that felt like. So, Im not exactly sure what the case was for why it wasnt clicking out there. Well watch the film and hopefully well find the answer.Answers have been hard to come by for the Vikings without Cousins.___AP NFL: