Minnesota's Front Four Will Provide Big Test

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As Green Bay's offense focuses on staying in manageable down-and-distance situations on Monday night in Minnesota, establishing the run will be critical, and that challenge will come against the stingiest rushing defense in the NFL over the past three-plus seasons.

Since 2006, the Vikings have allowed 3,676 rushing yards (72.1 per game), the fewest in the NFL over that span. The opponents' average of 3.1 yards per carry is also the lowest in the league. The Vikings have been a little more vulnerable against the run thus far this season, currently ranking 12th in the NFL with an average of 92 yards allowed per game. They are coming off their best performance of the season, a season-low 58 yards allowed on 26 carries (2.2 avg.) in their home opener last Sunday against San Francisco.

"Running the football is so important every game," Head Coach Mike McCarthy said. "Sometimes you're going to run it more than others, no doubt about it. But you have to be able to run the..

Source: Packers.com
 

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