The Packers are off to an outstanding start and they match up very well with the Vikings.  The Vikings are coming off a rough road loss at Kansas City.  Brett Favre has been outstanding this season and he has to be licking his chops this week against a pass defense that is allowing 243.0 yards passing per game this season.  Favre has completed 80 of 125 passes (64%) for 861 yards with 6 TD passes and 2 INTs (93.5 QB Rating) so far this year.  He also is sitting at 420 career TD passes which has him tied with Dan Marino as the #1 all-time TD thrower.  Look for the Packers to attack the Vikings down the field with WRs Donald Driver (20 rec, 265 yards, 2 TDs), James Jones (14 rec, 183 yards) and Greg Jennings (4 rec, 82 yards, TD).  But, Favre won’t forget his TEs as Donald Lee and Bubba Franks are both off to good starts and they will put pressure on safeties Darren Sharper and Dwight Smith.  The only chance the Vikings have to stop the Packers passing game is to get to Favre and rattle him.  That’s not an impossible task as the Packers have allowed 7 sacks this season and the Vikings defense has 11 already this season.  The Vikings have one of the best run defenses in the NFL as they only allow 67.3 yards rushing per game and 2.5 ypc, so don’t look for Brandon Jackson or DeShawn Wynn to rack up many yards against the Vikings.

The Vikings whole offense is built around the running game and specifically Adrian Peterson who has accounted for 431 total yards rushing and receiving this season.  The Packers run defense has been solid this season as they have only allowed 90.0 yards rushing and 3.7 ypc this season.  The Packers have an active linebacking corps led by Nick Barnett and A.J. Hawk who no doubt will be keying on Peterson.  The Vikings need to mix up the offense a little more as they would probably have success throwing the football if Kelly Holcomb is playing.  But if he does, the Vikings will need to protect him better as he was sacked 5 times last week by the Chiefs.

PREDICTION:  The only edges the Vikings have are in the running game and home field advantage.  That won’t be enough against a determined Brett Favre who is playing better than he has in quite a while.