Brett Favre and His Return (Again)To Lambeau
by Brandon on Oct 20, 2010 7:00 AM CDT
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PrintOne of the lowlights I've ever had as a fan of the Green Bay Packers happened last year. I was expecting them to show up with a lot of pride and energy when the Minnesota Vikings played at Lambeau last November, but instead they went down by 21 points early in the 3rd quarter, and I watched as QB Brett Favre looked profoundly smug on the sidelines in the closing minutes.
There's no word on how his meeting went for possible violation of the league's personal conduct policy, but it's pretty safe to assume it won't have any impact on his availability for Sunday's game.
In the Sports Illustrated preview issue, QB Aaron Rodgers was quoted saying "I think we put too much emphasis" on the two Vikings games last season.
According to the Journal-Sentinel, the players quoted don't think it'll be like 2009 again this season. It certainly feels different to me. The Packers record isn't much different than this time last year, but the Vikings are staring at a losing record and Favre's QB rating is down in the QB Alex Smith and QB Bruce Gradowski dumpster.
It's an important divisional game nonetheless, and it's the Vikings game no matter what, but how different does this game feel compared to last year?
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Important Game
This game feels very important to me, but not because of Favre.
We need to put some more room between us and the Vikes and catch up to the Bears. The Vikings have the talent I’m worried about – the Bears, not so much. I live in the DC area and I think the Skins have a real shot at beating an over-rated Bears team. The Skins aren’t a great team, but they stick in games (and win some) against teams better than them and I am not even sure the Bears are better. I fully expect Orakpo and others to have a field day against the porous Bears line and force some errant throws from Cutler. We can tie for the division lead if we handle our game.
Another aspect to this game is to get people off the edge of the cliff. We are going through a very difficult time right now with so many guys on IR or out for a few weeks. A lot of that obviously isn’t going to change for the season, but if we beat the Vikings and stop the losing streak, we can relax a bit and realize that no one really looks good in the NFC and we still have a shot. A lot of season left and, hopefully, the guys we do get back like Harris and Bigby can help us get back to the form we all expected at the beginning of the season.
by brafi on Oct 20, 2010 7:36 AM CDT reply actions 5 recs
Rec'd
Another aspect to this game is to get people off the edge of the cliff. We are going through a very difficult time right now with so many guys on IR or out for a few weeks. A lot of that obviously isn’t going to change for the season, but if we beat the Vikings and stop the losing streak, we can relax a bit and realize that no one really looks good in the NFC and we still have a shot. A lot of season left and, hopefully, the guys we do get back like Harris and Bigby can help us get back to the form we all expected at the beginning of the season.
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TT bashers - turning my stomach since 2005!
The glass is way more than half-full!
Yeah a win would be not only a HUGE confidence booster but it would really destroy the Vikings morale and put us into a potential tie with the Bears. If we lose the free fall continues but morale is already kinda low. The Vikings are coming off a big win, but it was a win where they really didn’t look that impressive. Their fans are energized and way too confident. We can change it ALL with one win.
losing a divisional game on the road would not destroy the Vikings morale.
But I have a hunch we won’t get a chance to find out.
Your first time seeing if Minnesota's morale
Suffers from losing a divisional game on the road will be next Sunday night.
I didn't believe it last August, but it turns out that love survives.
Possibly hiking up Mount Marcy during the weekend of October 23-24. State high point count: 3/50
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 20, 2010 8:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Maybe not, but
matching last season’s loss total in only week six will, and it will regardless of division game or not and regardless of home or away!
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TT bashers - turning my stomach since 2005!
The glass is way more than half-full!
I dont think Harris and Bigby will have much of an effect on the season anytime soon if at all.
by supertrooper15 on Oct 20, 2010 10:29 AM CDT up reply actions
What’s your logic for this? Do you feel that same way about Rice? Not to be a jerk but you do realize Harris was close to being able to play week 1 right? Don’t you think six more weeks is more than enough time for him to be fully healed, and in pretty good shape? Even Bigby supposedly could have been back by week 3 or 4 had he not been put on the PUP. So assuming that information was accurate, he’s had 2-3 weeks where he’s felt healthy, and has hopefully used those weeks to try and get in shape.
I could see neither having an effect on this Sunday’s game but the whole season? That’s just silly. I think your opinion has more to do with you wanting that to happen, and not much else.
by packallday555 on Oct 20, 2010 12:22 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Rice is still a solid month away from even practicing. I wouldn’t be shocked to see him end up on IR
do you really expect much though. Honestly?
He’s at least 3 weeks from even returning to practice. When he returns he comes back to find out his job has been taken by Randy Moss which means that he has to learn to play Bernard Berriens’ position which as we all know has never been done with much excellence to begin with so he really has no one to learn it from (sorry had to take a BB shot there). He’s going to take a few weeks to get up to speed which means at best he’s making an impact in week 12 or so? Is it even worth it at that point to shake up the team if you are really on that kind of a tear that you are talking playoffs…legitimately?
Rice
If Rice was going to be back anytime soon, the Moss deal makes no sense! Only reason to get Moss for ONLY this year is becuz they don’t think Rice is going to be back anytime soon! IMO, Rice won’t be able to contribute much, if at all, this season! Matter of fact I think he goes on IR in 3 weeks!
You've been Stroh'd!!!
Moss is an outside deep type while Rice can play in the middle
so Moss would replace Berrian while Rice takes Moss’s spot
4 hours 5 minutes? Is that all? Buehrle coulda pitched three CGs and the bottom of the 14th in Houston by then. FTMFYITA! - RWShow
by blackoutsox on Oct 20, 2010 11:08 PM CDT up reply actions
At this point in their careers
Rice is every bit as much a deep threat as Moss!
Answer me this… If Rice isn’t injured then would the vikes trade for Moss?! IMO, absolutely NOT!!
You've been Stroh'd!!!
The point isn't that Rice isn't a deep threat
The point is that Moss isn’t an across the middle threat.
Towlieppan: "You wanna throw high?"
He doesn't need to be
Harvin is the middle guy, and his production has really gone up since Moss arrived.
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That makes sense
Moss takes over Berrian’s straight-line-route-running deep threat. Rice takes back his spot as all-over-the-file+deep threat.
by I voted for Kodos on Oct 21, 2010 5:46 PM CDT up reply actions
dsludo = classic troll.
His comments in this thread (and previous comments on APC) should have told you this a while ago.
I didn't believe it last August, but it turns out that love survives.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 21, 2010 3:40 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
A lo-o-o-o-ong time ago. haha.
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TT bashers - turning my stomach since 2005!
The glass is way more than half-full!
i flag everything he says without reading it
4 hours 5 minutes? Is that all? Buehrle coulda pitched three CGs and the bottom of the 14th in Houston by then. FTMFYITA! - RWShow
Rec'd him? Damn near killed him!
Couldn’t have said it better. Rec’d.
This game could be a turning point or an affirmation of doomed mediocrity.
by I voted for Kodos on Oct 20, 2010 12:52 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
This game is do or die
If we cannot win this game, I don’t think we touch .500 the rest of the year. An L here means at least this result, IMHO:
Vikes: 3-4
@Jets: 3-5
Cowboys: 4-5
@Vikes: 4-6
@Falcons: 4-7
49ers: 5-7
@Lions: 6-7
@Pats: 6-8
Giants: 6-9
Bears: 7-9
If this team had the cahones to take it to the Vikings on our home turf then the future looks a little more bright. If we lay down like last year then the season is over.
I don't know.
Here’s my (erroneous) prediction on how things go down should the Packers lose.
Vikes: 3-4 (This wouldn’t surprise me)
Jets: 4-4 (this is the game the Jets ALWAYS lose, and that’s not something they shake)
Cowboys: 5-4 (they’re terrible)
@ Vikes: 6-4 (the classic Minnesota letdown game)
@ Falcons: 6-5 (Matt Ryan dices up the secondary)
49ers: 7-5 (They’re bad, too)
@ Lions: 8-5 (They’ll give us a fight, though)
@ Patriots: 8-6 (They’re invincible at home)
Giants: 9-6 or 8-7 (depends on which Giants team shows up)
Bears: 10-6 or 9-7 (we do NOT lose the rematch after getting jobbed in the first game; and its Lambeau, NOT Soldier Field)
So the flip game of the last 10 is the Giants game, the definite losses are to New England and Atlanta, and the probable wins are the 49ers and the Cowboys.
Wisconsin, throwing the Big Ten into chaos since the beginning of time...
I was fined $15,000 by David Stern for complaining about the officiating...
by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Oct 20, 2010 9:15 AM CDT up reply actions
Just curious what you mean by this:
this is the game the Jets ALWAYS lose, and that’s not something they shake
Towlieppan: "You wanna throw high?"
They always seem to lose an NFC game they should win.
2009: Falcons, lose 10-7 (an epic WTF game)
2008: 49ers, lose 24-14
2007: All NFC East opponents won
2006: Bears, lose 10-0
2005: All NFC South opponents except the Falcons won
2004: Rams, lose 32-29 in OT (game sent the Rams to the playoffs)
2003: All NFC East opponents won
Wisconsin, throwing the Big Ten into chaos since the beginning of time...
I was fined $15,000 by David Stern for complaining about the officiating...
by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Oct 20, 2010 11:49 AM CDT up reply actions
I didn't include their 09 loss to the Saints
because that was a game they didn’t have a prayer of winning. Really, they didn’t.
Wisconsin, throwing the Big Ten into chaos since the beginning of time...
I was fined $15,000 by David Stern for complaining about the officiating...
by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Oct 20, 2010 1:24 PM CDT up reply actions
throw those stats out the window
rex ryan’s 2nd year there and he has them looking like the real deal. with all of his free agent pick-ups making him look like a genius. i guess rex ryan is all in on this season and the jets will stink next year. sarcasm.
I'm not going to do that.
This Jets team, aside from a 28-14 pasting of New England in New York, has been VERY unimpressive. Buffalo is terrible.
Expecting the Jets to go 4-0 against the NFC when they haven’t done it in YEARS is just foolish.
Obviously, Minnesota will hire John L. Smith to be their next head football coach.
by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Oct 21, 2010 9:33 AM CDT up reply actions
Well
They’re already 1-0. They’re most certainly going to beat Detroit and kick the crap out of Cutler and Chicago. So there’s 3-0 with the only wild card being an injured Packers team that couldn’t beat a Dolphins team that the Jets already beat.
Don’t see the foolishness in that at all.
The thing is
that they’ve done this for years.
IF they do it, so much the worse for us. I hope they don’t.
Obviously, Minnesota will hire John L. Smith to be their next head football coach.
by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Oct 21, 2010 10:56 AM CDT up reply actions
Unimpressive? REally? They are having their way with people. Their D is shutting teams down and their O can both run or pass it down their throats. They have 3 1,000 yard WRs on the roster. They have two very capable running backs. ONe of the better Olines in the game and a young developing QB who isn’t turning the ball over. Their D is stacked with talent. I don’t get this comment at all. I’ve watched a lot of their games and they’ve been VERY impressive.
Agreed. All the hype surrounding the Jets is legit. Seems like you and I have been the only ones on that boat actually. It’s hard to go wrong with a top notch defense, a top notch running game, and some decent playmakers at receiver.
by packallday555 on Oct 21, 2010 2:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Hey, I'm on the boat too!
The fact that Sanchez is looking half-decent is really their last piece of the jigsaw. He’s no Brady or Manning but I don’t think Flacco has too much on him nowadays.
Me neither. I never really thought Sanchez was as bad as people made him out to be last season. He didn’t throw many more picks than Stafford, Ryan, and Flacco did in their rookie years yet, all those guys were basically praised afterwards. He had just as good a rookie season as Stafford did. Had some good games here and there, and then had some really bad ones here and there.
by packallday555 on Oct 21, 2010 4:58 PM CDT up reply actions
I definitely used the wrong word. Sorry.
How about this: inconsistent. They were TERRIBLE against the Vikings in the first half. Sanchez reverted to his same old overthrowing the receiver/putting the receiver up for grabs/throwing an awful pass into coverage and he got away with it over and over again. Now, it was super rainy, and in good weather the Jets likely would have led 21-0 at the half. But Santonio Holmes looked like a complete waste of cash all game long, and, thanks to Brett Farve’s timely pick six, the Jets were able to win.
Holmes STILL doesn’t impress me; Edwards hasn’t met a pass against a good defense that he hasn’t found a way to drop, but Dustin Keller is 100% legit.
Obviously, Minnesota will hire John L. Smith to be their next head football coach.
by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Oct 21, 2010 8:27 PM CDT up reply actions
I only heard most of the first half on the radio
But the way they were describing it on the radio, and what I saw at the end of the first half, Sanchez was hitting guys on the numbers and they were flat out missing the ball (due to the rain).
From what I saw of that game
Sanchez was throwing it everywhere. The slick ball probably left his hands early a few times, but most of his passes in the 1st half were drops and overthrows.
Obviously, Minnesota will hire John L. Smith to be their next head football coach.
by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Oct 21, 2010 8:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Did you watch that game? The rain was AMAZING! Neither team looked good and neither team will good in weather like that. Holmes was playing with the team for the first time, no preseason games or anything so yeah he’s rusty but he didn’t get his name for nothing. If that game is what you are basing things on, you need to watch more of them. Flip on the NFL Network and watch one of those fast forward games, you’ll change your tune quickly. This is a team that is going to be a HUGE contender.
I think this is just too optimistic.
First the 49ers are NOT a bad team, they’ve been in every game they’ve played and actually are gaining a little steam now with the new OC. I wouldn’t write them off as an easy win by ANY means. Remember they ALMOST beat the Vikings last year IN Minnesota.
That was a clutch moment!
Really, I don’t know about them. They’ve been demoralized so much that another loss could make them into a MONSTER THAT WINS THE NFC WEST or something.
Wisconsin, throwing the Big Ten into chaos since the beginning of time...
I was fined $15,000 by David Stern for complaining about the officiating...
by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Oct 20, 2010 1:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Thats what everyone was saying last year too!
Our final 8 games last year were thought to be extremely difficult but we finished 7-1 down the stretch and beat some playoff teams to do it. And we were 4-4 heading into that alleged difficult end to the season!
Oh how quickly you forget!!!
You've been Stroh'd!!!
No, no they weren't
The games that were thought to be “tough” last year:
Cowboys
Steelers
Baltimore
We only won two of those. The rest were teams reeling (49ers, Bears, Detroit, Seattle) or teams taking the week off (Cardinals). And that was with a nearly complete offense.
last year
I don’t remember you here last year… But I do remember alot of people feeling the Packers playoff chances were shot after losing to TB and being 4-4 w/ what looked like a very difficult final half of the season! Most people didn’t think we were going to make the playoffs cuz of the difficulty of our final 8 games!
You've been Stroh'd!!!
I was around last year
After going 4-4 the general conclusion was that winning the division was out of the picture, having lost the tiebreaker with Minnesota, and our only shot was at a wild card. But let’s compare last year to this year, based on ESPN Power Rankings. Power Rankings are not the be all formula for determining who is better but by and large they slot teams in the right locations.
After the TB loss, the ESPN power rankings of each team remaining (we were at 16):
Steelers: 5 (6-2)
Dallas: 8 (6-2)
Arizona: 10 (5-3)
Baltimore: 14 (4-4)
Bears: 19 (4-4)
49ers: 20 (3-5)
Seattle: 25 (3-5)
Detroit: 29 (1-7)
Right now our ESPN power ranking is 15. The remaining teams we have:
Jets: 2
Patriots: 3
Falcons: 7
Giants: 11
Bears: 12
Vikings: 17
Cowboys: 26
Lions: 29
And if the Vikings beat us this week they most definitely will leap frog us, which would make it 6 higher and 2 lower. So no, it is not comparable to last year. Last year we had fewer teams ahead of us in the rankings that collectively were not ranked as high as the teams ahead of us this year.
Just book it!
No need to play the games now — we know what our record will be!
Seriously, you can’t possibly try to guess who will win or lose a game two weeks from now, much less 2 months from now. We have no idea of who will be healthy, who will be suspended, whose players will hate their coaches, etc.
Right now we need to focus on how to beat the Vikings at Lambeau. It would be nice to do that.
And Brandon — Favre may have looked smug, but the way he and Thompson despise each other you knew one of them would gloat after the game. I still say that Thompson mishandled that entire situation.
If this team cannot get motivated enough to beat the Vikings
Then they cannot get motivated for anyone who is average or above. That’s my point.
But I can guarantee you that we will not have Finley nor Grant in two weeks and two months from now. You can’t win when you don’t score points.
They better step it up
because I’m going to the game (my first time to go to a game at Lambeau!) and I’m pretty excited to see them beat up on the Vikes.
by PackerGirl on Oct 20, 2010 11:01 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Jealousy
I has it.
Enjoy the game! Hope you like noise and a beer or two around you.
by I voted for Kodos on Oct 20, 2010 12:56 PM CDT up reply actions
An opposing perspective, if that's okay
I don’t think the drama is there, but the importance sure is. Both teams are struggling, and a win would be HUGE for the Vikings. It gets them to .500, vaults them over the Pack into second place, and gives them a 3 out of 4 game winning vibe heading into a very difficult game at New England next week, a game the Vikes will have a tough time winning. It also puts them 2-0 in the division and 3-1 in the conference, and I think the tiebreakers are going to be vital in determining playoff positioning this year. A Vikes loss here and Green Bay is right back in it, and the Vikes are 2-4 with New England on the plate and staring at 2-5, not an optimal scenario.
WIth the way both teams have played, a 16-16 tie with 11 injuries and 67 penalties between the two teams would not surprise me at all. Neither team has been impressive so far, and neither team has ‘showed up’ when they needed to.
The Vikes came out terribly flat against Dallas in a game that was as must win as any playoff game, and Green Bay has looked like they’ve just walked out on to the field and expected the other team to lay down for them.
How’s the injury situation for you guys? I heard Matthews is in, and Bigby and Harris are off the PUP, but will they play?
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by Ted Glover on Oct 20, 2010 11:06 AM CDT reply actions 6 recs
You get a rec
WIth the way both teams have played, a 16-16 tie with 11 injuries and 67 penalties between the two teams would not surprise me at all. Neither team has been impressive so far, and neither team has ‘showed up’ when they needed to.
Ain’t that the truth.
I gave that a rec, too
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TT bashers - turning my stomach since 2005!
The glass is way more than half-full!
rec'd. 16-16 tie...classic.
That would require both teams either missing extra points, a safety, or getting 2 TD’s and going for 2 pts on both scores. Instant classic.
From the Milwaukee Journal this morning
Sounds like the best candidate to go is actually Harris. But I think everyone is hoping Matthews can go at least somewhat. He’s only doing jogthroughs, but that doesn’t necessarily mean anything either way.
Doesn’t sound like Bigby is quite ready.
by junyer_mint on Oct 20, 2010 12:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Matthews will go at least according to NFL.com
I bet that was why he was out (unfortunately) last week to make sure he was ready for this week.
by Bush League All Star on Oct 20, 2010 1:43 PM CDT up reply actions
+1
It sounded to me like he could have gone last week. I’m sure he didn’t because of the importance of this up coming game.
by packallday555 on Oct 20, 2010 2:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Rec'd him? Damn near killed him!
Again, well said. This game might not have last year’s drama – though Lord knows they’ll try to hype it up again – but it’s a more important, “must win” kind of game for both teams.
by I voted for Kodos on Oct 20, 2010 1:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Writing like that.....
makes me wonder how in the hell Chrissy Gates holds down a job.
Elbow
Pevre’s right elbow seems to be better. He must have switched to his left hand for his self-abuse….or gotten rid of the crocs.
took me a sec
but amusing
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by NorthSidePaulie on Oct 20, 2010 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Pessimistic scenario
Vikings stuff our run game, force us to pass, sack the shit out of Rodgers, Vikings offense starts to shred our battered defense that has been on the field all day… and Percy Harvin runs wild on special teams. Not necessarily in that order. I’m expecting the worst. It’s the only way I can handle losing to them at home again.
As for what feels different about this game: I’m expecting our defense to outplay our offense. Also, Favre WILL be sacked!
by Shamalamadingdong on Oct 20, 2010 6:22 PM CDT reply actions
If Matthews plays,
we should be the favorite going into this game. (but only barely)
If he doesn’t, then Favre will have all the time in the world to pass the ball (he may even have enough time to send a picture text message of his genitals to some girl).
smash that fuckers face into the turf clay
lets get a win here
4 hours 5 minutes? Is that all? Buehrle coulda pitched three CGs and the bottom of the 14th in Houston by then. FTMFYITA! - RWShow
good luck this sunday against the vikes
1…2…3…DOMINATE!!!
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-- NY Jets 2010 philosophy --
Also, is it just me or does anyone else get pissed off when players show a lack of interest in
the fan rivalries? for the packers bears games the players were quoted in the newspaper saying they didnt care that much and they just saw it as another game. Heres a lesson sports players everywhere. If you want to be loved, at least pretend LIKE YOU FREAKING CARE about the rivalries.
4 hours 5 minutes? Is that all? Buehrle coulda pitched three CGs and the bottom of the 14th in Houston by then. FTMFYITA! - RWShow
by blackoutsox on Oct 20, 2010 8:44 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
^ This ^
Rec’d.
I didn't believe it last August, but it turns out that love survives.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Oct 20, 2010 8:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Would the Real Green Bay Packers
Please stand up this Weekend!!
Seriously. I hope the Packers blow the vikings away by reintroducing the infamous GB screens and slants!!
Is Rodgers up for that?
Slants require exceptional quarterback play. Slants are not Rodgers’ forte.
maybe that is the reason we’ve completely abandoned them. If they want this offensive scheme to work you NEED to use them. They are a CORE element of the WCO and we’ve abandoned it. The deep passes only work if you have a great short passing game…we have NONE.
McCarthy
Said there would be route changes that match Rodgers skill more when they went w/ him and traded Favre. If I remember correctly (it was 3 yrs ago) they switched from slants to crossing routes to some degree. Favre is likely the best QB ever at throwing slants. Rodgers is better on crossing routes and the deep ball. He can throw slants too, but he’s not as good as Favre on those type passes.
Its a staple of the WCO, and its not like we don’t trow them, but its just a slight adjustment (from slants to crosses) to adapt to Rodgers strengths. Not a big deal, IMO.
You've been Stroh'd!!!
Important game...
As a Vikings fan, we all know that this game has a lot of importance for both teams. Both teams have had a very shaky start. Favre has thrown his fair share of interceptions, while the Pack has had their fair share of injuries. All while both teams watch the Bears lead the division…. I think, we can both agree that when the end of the season comes, there is a very high chance that the Bears will not be the division winners. Now, only going off of memory, if I remember correctly, all teams in the NFC currently have two losses. Which means, no one is running away with the division as of yet. What does that mean? Wild-Cards and playoff spots are going to be fair game for a longg time this season.. No early clinching!
But most importantly, that means divisional games and conference games will be really important for tie-breakers.
Vikings are currently 1-0 within the division. (A win over the Lions).
I would like to predict a 60-40/40-60% win/loss on this game.
60-40 Packs favor if Mathews plays
40-60 Vikes favor if Mathews doesn’t play
Not going to lie, but Mathews seems to be one of your start players on defense… And when he is in there, your pash rush is pretty ruthless.
As for the Vikings, all we can hope is that Jared Allen remembers who he is… Jared Allen!
Anyways, should be a fun game & can’t wait.
by Deek on Oct 21, 2010 10:22 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
All these good posts from Vikings fans coming out of the woodwork!
Where are you guys usually? ’Cause this is all pretty new to me.
Once I see/hear from a non-subhuman Bears fan then I’ll really know I’ve seen it all. . . .
by I voted for Kodos on Oct 21, 2010 5:54 PM CDT up reply actions
That's assuming Matthews is healthy
I saw a report that said he might not be 100%, and with a hamstring, that can be a big deal.
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