vikings/nfl

I'm starting to wonder if he's picking against the Vikes on purpose. After all, when he's pick against them lately, they've won. I see a closer game unless Winfield has to sit. Besides, Rodgers' home record in the playoffs isn't exactly sterling. And I wonder if their DBs are going to run away from AD again? I mean, they were really scared! Lol! SKOL!

Vikings 42 Pack 7, but only if we start Joe Webb. It's time to move on from Ponder. Good game last week but it was a flook. Frazier knows this and will make the change, hence Ponder's "questionable" status. He's being nice and not publicly benching him. If Ponder starts Vikings lose.

"flook." That's funny.

This is the kind of game that is not going to go according to predictions, but rather to the team makes its own breaks. Hard to tell which team will do that, but I am pretty sure there is no longer any big pressure on Ponder. He won the big game and anything more is icing on the cake for him. Leslie has the entire team on even keel. They are going to just go out and play. The pressure is on the Pack. They are at home against an opponent that has a potentially disruptive ground game and also has very little to lose. And so what does Leslie have to say to these guys? How about, "We have traveled a long and difficult road together; we've won when no one thought we would. Look at the opportunity before you and take it. Beating this team on their home field in a playoff game is something we could only have dreamed about four weeks ago; but now, it lies before you. Take this opportunity by the throat and enjoy doing it!" The Vikes are a young team with a couple of notable exceptions. They really don't have anything to lose and I think they are players; they are going to show up and play. I am betting it will be a great game and that Green Bay will have to be Super Bowl ready to win. If they aren't, they'll turn inward on themselves and so will their fans. The teams that have nothing to lose and everything to gain are the most dangerous teams, assuming they are up to the task. I think the Vikes are up to task and would pick them if I had to make a bet.

Two keys will be whether Peterson runs with same passion without rushing record on the line and also whether Griffen can avoid a roughing the passer penalty.

Vikings have a good chance. Throwing the ball in cold weather isn't exactly easy; whereas running the ball is not a problem.

This is a football game, not Arena Dumpball folks. McCarthy's not going to defer anything this week and there's no way the Queens D is going to be in this game. 45-17 Packers.

Vikes 28 Pack 21

I predict that it will be cold and dark at game time, yet there will still be a lot of hyped up fans wearing green and odd yellow triangles on their heads. One tem will win, and among their fans there will be much rejoicing. Just a prediction though.

This is all about Ponder. AD and ARog will be great. Cobb will make a couple big plays, Vikes D will get some sacks. It simply will come down to whether Ponder has a good game or not. If he plays well, Vikings win. If he reverts to his earlier form, Pack wins.