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<blockquote data-quote="Packerlifer" data-source="post: 251057" data-attributes="member: 1242"><p>If you take out the "Brett FAvre vs the Packers" angle what have you got with this MNF game? </p><p></p><p>A clash of old and bitter rivals, to be sure. An intradivision game, which counts big in the standings and race for the playoffs. But this game will not determine the season for the Packers; although a win will certainly help and a loss by Minnesota would put a significnt hurt on them. </p><p></p><p>And this is not the game in which Faver gets his revenge or proves the Packers were wrong in parting with him last year. The game he really wants and will matter more in the larger strategic scheme of the season will be at Green Bay Nov. 1. </p><p></p><p>Last season the Packers got the Vikes in the MNF opener at Lambeau and won a clear-cut victory. Minnesota took the second game later at home and wound up with the division title at the end. </p><p></p><p>This year the order is reversed. They get the home field advantage first and we get</p><p>it for the later rematch. While I'm not conceding the game to them winning in the Metrodome on a Monday night is a big task and the way our offensive line has been showing and with our running game in a stall early the Packers are or will be deserved underdogs going in to this contest. </p><p></p><p>We may be looking at a game similar to last year's there, which Green Bay lost by 1 when Mason Crosby missed a long field goal at the end that would have won it. But the Vikings physically and statistically dominated that game. The Packers managed only 184 yds. of total offense. </p><p></p><p>The defense kept us in that game by intercepting 3 passes, one of which was returned for a td by NIck Collins and the other gave us a short field for our only offensive td. And Will Blackmon returned a punt for a score. </p><p></p><p>But the Packers' o-line couldn't handle the Vikings pass rush. Aaron Rodgers took 2 safeties in the 2nd qtr. A 4th atr. td pass to Greg Jennings was called back by a holding penalty. And the defense allowed 2 big runs by their backs Chester Taylor & ADrian Peterson for the decisive scores. </p><p></p><p>If the Packers lose this game the standings will probably look like this: 1. Minnesota 4-0 2. Chicgo 3-1 3. Green Bay 2-2 4. Detroit 1-3 But by the time we reach the midpoint on NOv. 8 they could very well look like this: 1. Green Bay 6-2 2. Chicago 5-3 3. Minnesota 5-3 4. Detroit 2-6 And this game will be just 1 of 16 on the schedule.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Packerlifer, post: 251057, member: 1242"] If you take out the "Brett FAvre vs the Packers" angle what have you got with this MNF game? A clash of old and bitter rivals, to be sure. An intradivision game, which counts big in the standings and race for the playoffs. But this game will not determine the season for the Packers; although a win will certainly help and a loss by Minnesota would put a significnt hurt on them. And this is not the game in which Faver gets his revenge or proves the Packers were wrong in parting with him last year. The game he really wants and will matter more in the larger strategic scheme of the season will be at Green Bay Nov. 1. Last season the Packers got the Vikes in the MNF opener at Lambeau and won a clear-cut victory. Minnesota took the second game later at home and wound up with the division title at the end. This year the order is reversed. They get the home field advantage first and we get it for the later rematch. While I'm not conceding the game to them winning in the Metrodome on a Monday night is a big task and the way our offensive line has been showing and with our running game in a stall early the Packers are or will be deserved underdogs going in to this contest. We may be looking at a game similar to last year's there, which Green Bay lost by 1 when Mason Crosby missed a long field goal at the end that would have won it. But the Vikings physically and statistically dominated that game. The Packers managed only 184 yds. of total offense. The defense kept us in that game by intercepting 3 passes, one of which was returned for a td by NIck Collins and the other gave us a short field for our only offensive td. And Will Blackmon returned a punt for a score. But the Packers' o-line couldn't handle the Vikings pass rush. Aaron Rodgers took 2 safeties in the 2nd qtr. A 4th atr. td pass to Greg Jennings was called back by a holding penalty. And the defense allowed 2 big runs by their backs Chester Taylor & ADrian Peterson for the decisive scores. If the Packers lose this game the standings will probably look like this: 1. Minnesota 4-0 2. Chicgo 3-1 3. Green Bay 2-2 4. Detroit 1-3 But by the time we reach the midpoint on NOv. 8 they could very well look like this: 1. Green Bay 6-2 2. Chicago 5-3 3. Minnesota 5-3 4. Detroit 2-6 And this game will be just 1 of 16 on the schedule. [/QUOTE]
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