Minnesota Vikings (6-2) @ Green Bay Packers (6-3)
Sunday, November 15, 1:00 PM ET
And here we have my absolute favorite matchup of the week.
The Green Bay Packers are playing host to the Minnesota Vikings for a rematch of two teams we saw go head-to-head back in Week 1, and that game is worth revisiting for a moment.
The Packers seemingly had that game well in hand until Matt LaFleur decided to accept a penalty on a made field goal, setting up his offense for 4th-and-1. He decided to go for it instead of taking 3 points, and what was going to be a 25-17 lead in the 4th quarter turned into a 39-22 romp in the blink of an eye.
That game is still mind-boggling when you look back on it.
The Packers are going to be out for some revenge, and with the way Jordan Love is playing right now, Brian Flores’s elite defense is going to be put to the test once again.
By the way, how’s that for an absolute gauntlet? The VIkings’ defense will have faced Jared Goff, Josh Allen, and Jordan Love in consecutive weeks. Those might be the three best quarterbacks in the NFL overall right now.
I see the Packers staying hot. They are doing such a great job defensively of creating takeaways, and with Jordan Love as locked in as we’ve seen him, it’s hard to imagine the Vikings being able to outscore these guys.
It will take another effort from the defense like we saw back in Week 1 to keep the Packers from gaining more ground in the NFC North race, which is heating up in a big way.
Prediction: Packers win 27-17
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