Minnesota Vikings: 3 Bold predictions for Week 1 vs. Packers

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - NOVEMBER 25: Dalvin Cook #33 of the Minnesota Vikings runs with the ball for a 26 yard touchdown in the first quarter of the game against the Green Bay Packers at U.S. Bank Stadium on November 25, 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) /

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1. Vikings will open the season with a win

For the Packers, the mix of it being the first game of the year and having it be a game on the road against a tough Vikings team on their home field at US Bank Stadium will end up being too much. Minnesota will do enough to out-score Green Bay and come away with a 1-0 record going into the second week of the regular season.

With the Vikings coming away with the win in the first game of the 2020 campaign, it would mark the fifth straight season Minnesota would open up a new year with a win. The last time it didn’t win in the season opener was in Week 1 of the 2015 season against the San Francisco 49ers.

The victory at home would also help the Vikings get an early lead on the rest of the NFC North division and an upper hand in an always important divisional contest against the Packers. This game could be viewed as a key game at the end of the regular season when analyzing the teams atop the NFC North and how they got to that point in the year.

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A season after going 6-2 on their home field at US Bank Stadium, the Vikings will once again open up a year with a win at home to extend their dominance in Minneapolis while grabbing an important early-season victory over a division rival.

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