The Minnesota Vikings are generally not expected to be a front-runner in the race for an NFC North title this season. They have the worst odds to win the division of any of the four teams, and there are questions up and down their roster. However, for a Green Bay Packers team looking to get a good litmus test of where they stand to start the year, a road game in Minnesota might be just what the doctor ordered.
You want to figure out your offensive line? You’re going to have to do it quickly in this
game against Brian Flores’ tough, creative defense. You need to figure out who you can count on at defensive tackle and edge? A matchup with an offensive line that looks questionable (especially on the interior) should provide some opportunities. Your new defensive coordinator needs to settle into a groove with his new personnel? Cool, go face the quarterback he just coached for the last two seasons in Arizona and whose tendencies he therefore knows extremely well.
At least one Packers defender is eager for the challenge of a road game against a divisional opponent for the opener. As fans, maybe we should take a page from Zaire Franklin and embrace the challenge that awaits the Packers as well.
Jordan Love, passing weapons will lead Packers to 11-6 record | Packersnews.com
I appreciate that Pete Dougherty doesn’t waste time and puts his record prediction in the headline. That’s right about where I’m at, but we’ll see where APC readers’ poll results land later today.
Career reboots: Vikings’ Murray faces Packers’ Gannon | ESPNGannon and Murray worked together in Arizona for the last two years. Which one knows the other’s weaknesses better? We should get a good idea on Sunday afternoon.
NFL Week 1 uniforms: Vikings rocking throwbacks, Bengals go orange | ESPN
As a uniform classicist, I appreciate Minnesota’s throwback threads, and I appreciate it even more when they wear them against the Packers. It gives me nostalgia for the look and feel of the matchups between these teams in the mid-90s.
Three Matchups That Will Decide Packers’ Week 1 Game at Vikings | SI.comSurprise, surprise: the line of scrimmage when the Packers are on offense is the biggest one. If the Packers’ offensive line can’t hold up, they’ll need some magic from Jordan Love to win.
Kamal Hadden, Anthony Campbell learned to dream big at ‘Dream U’ | Packers.com
This is an incredible story: Hadden and Campbell were juco teammates at Independence Community College in Kansas back in 2019.
Packers LG Aaron Banks expecting to be game-time decision vs. Vikings | Packers Wire
He said that in the locker room on Thursday, so don’t be surprised if we see Jager Burton getting significant snaps in his rookie debut.
Ryanair boss ‘disputing’ account of passenger partially sucked out of window | Belfast TelegraphLook, the passenger was only sucked “towards” the window, not out of it! Everything is fine!
It’s not hard to see why Franklin is already so well-liked in the Packers locker room.
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