A win by the Vikings would give them a two-game lead in the division over the Packers, while a Packers victory would push them to the division lead based on the head-to-head tiebreaker.
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Green Bay’s offense has been self-destructing as of late, and the squad comes into Minnesota Sunday following three consecutive losses.
The rushing attack, in turn, has struggled with Eddie Lacy having a subpar year, leaving James Starks without half of Green Bay’s one-two punch in the backfield. Adrian Peterson leads the league in rushing (961 yards), is averaging 4.9 yards per carry and is looking anything but the running back he’s supposed to look like now that he’s 30. He also fumbled, which has been a problem of his in the past, but the Packers ended up recovering. They lost on game-winning field goals to the Lions and Vikings, and just had two huge road wins against the San Diego Chargers and the Rams.
Minnesota Vikings coach Mike Zimmer is clearly a master motivator. They played four in a row against the five-team NFC Central from December 3-24, 2000.
Since taking over as the starting quarterback in 2008, Rodgers has a 71.1 completion percentage, 32 touchdown passes and only four interceptions in 15 games against the Vikings.
Despite the injury, the 31-year-old seems certain that he will be playing when they take on the Minnesota Vikings this Sunday for Green Bay’s Week 11 game.
The Green Bay game is just the first of several big tests that await Bridgewater.
It would be hard to find anyone who would have predicted the situation one month later. You don’t get to have too many opportunities in this league, especially when you’re playing a game like Sunday against Green Bay.
The Packers’ woes are many: Aaron Rodgers, off his game and usual pin-point accuracy against Detroit, is listed on the injury report with an ailing right shoulder.
“It looks like he’s bouncing back”, McCarthy said of Lacy. It is the Green Bay Packers policy to prohibit recreational fires, open flames and fryers in all Lambeau Field parking lots, including those surrounding the stadium.
“There is no doubt the respect that we have for this guy and his ability”, Edwards said on Thursday. “He still has the ability to carry the ball an unlimited number of times in the game”. According to one website that measures playoff probability via mass amounts of simulations, despite another frustrating and tumultuous season from the boys in Honolulu blue, Detroit still has a 1.272% chance of making the playoffs.
Adding to the big-game feel, Sunday’s game was moved from noon to 3:25 p.m., to be televised nationally on Fox.
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“This has the potential to be the premier rivalry in the North if things keep going the way they are going”, Rodgers said. Another area favorite, the Chicago Bears, are also hosting an AFC team, so they are on CBS, but only in the Chicago area and northern in and far SW MI. Their quarterback is the definition of mediocre – no other quarterback has fewer touchdown passes (7) except for one who just got benched (Nick Foles).
