Green Bay Packers vs Minnesota Vikings preview

Blogged under Bloglockers, Big Packer News, If I Were a Betting Man, This Week's Matchup Report by Andrew on Friday 30 October 2009 at 8:35 pm

The Green Bay Packers (4-2) are hosting their former quarterback Brett Favre and his Minnesota Vikings (6-1) Sunday.  This should be a great game and Lambeau Field and the Packers fans will be treating this like a playoff game.  This will be Brett Favre’s first game back in Green Bay since he played there, so I am sure he will have a lot of emotions and adrenaline pumping through him.  Favre loves the big game and often thrives in this type of atmosphere, something Packers fans know best.  The Packers defense will obviously have to deal with Favre, but Adrian Peterson is the best player on the Vikings squad so they cannot forget about the talented running back.  Favre may be trying to make a statement to the Packers and their front office, as I am sure he is still bitter about the way things ended there.

Aaron Rodgers will be trying to prove himself, and I think he will have another big passing game like their last match-up, but he gets very little protection and is sacked almost five times a game.  The Vikings sacked him 8 times in their week four match-up, with Jared Allen getting 4.5 sacks.  The Packers will really need to focus on stopping Jared Allen and the rest of the Vikings front line, as they will not win this game if Rodgers gets sacked that many times again.  Ryan Grant will need a good running game to open things up for Rodgers, and if he can do that then the Packers will have a great chance in this one.  I think this will be another close game, but with the talented front line the Vikings have on defense combined with the Packers pathetic pass protection, I think the Vikings will win again.

FINAL SCORE PREDICTION:  Minnesota Vikings 34, Green Bay Packers 31

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  1. Comment by admin — October 31, 2009 @ 12:26 pm

    This should be a excellent football game that I can see going either way. I think it all depends on how well Brett Favre plays.

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