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HardRightEdge
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Not a must win? I think it is. If the Packers lose against the Lions they're 1-3 and 0-1 in the division. That's a huge hole to have to climb out of.
But it's too early to make prognostications about this game. Have to see how the Lions play against the Bears first and whether we're going to get back our key players, including the ones that have been out forever.
Lacy, Burnett, Heyward. . . god it would be nice to see those guys 100% along with Clay and Franklin. Having Lacy and Franklin ready to go is making me drool for real.
Any injury reports yet btw?
It might surprise some that, on average, one team with a 1-3 start makes the playoffs each year:
http://www.vikings.com/news/article...3-Starts/af127c43-d825-41d4-ab9b-ce190e935030
Nonetheless, I borderline agree with you. I stick by my preseason assessment that this is a 10-6 team, but that would be in jeopardy with a home loss to the Lions. I'm not seeing the talent here to get over a 1-3 hump, compounded by too many injuries and too much youth. We're getting next to no productivity out of our last three first round picks.