Rodgers just lights them up, I mean LIGHTS THEM UP in the comfortable dome, with FOUR TD passes, two to Boykin, one to Nelson, one to Lacey and Freeman gets a TD to Jennings but he's mostly shutdown. Pack wins 37-13.
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The Packers final trip to that inflatable trash bag that's passed off as a stadium.
38-17 Packers.
The Vikings score on the first play from scrimmage and the Metrodome goes wild. Then they don't score for the rest of the season.
Freeman is coached up to throw at Packer defenders. Ends up with 350+ yards and 5 touchdowns, no INT's.
Leslie said this morning that he "stands by his decision to play Freeman" and he "understands the reason they did it"
Which lends more credibility to the idea that they didn't want Freeman to lay his "first start egg" vs the Packers and they hoped he could steal a win from the Giants to build momentum for their national TV exposure on Sunday. Mike Spofford at packers.com echoed that sentiment in his chat yesterday
The Packers are in their heads and the last thing they wanted was another Packer beat-down in front of millions
Green Bay wins, but it's closer than anticipated. Division games and all.
Vikes are a mess. If they think Freeman is going to be significantly better prepared Sunday night versus last Monday they are delusional.
Kevin Seifart said it best when Frazier announced yesterday that Freeman would start vs Green Bay – @SeifertESPN: Preseason Week 2
Jennings will be out to prove a point, and his coach knows it…
Vikings coach Leslie Frazier on Greg Jennings vs. #Packers: "It’s hard to tell him not to look at it as just another game on the schedule."
… but I expect we’ll see more of this. https://vine.co/v/hdFe5BEI5xW
Green Bay wins easily.
should be a pretty easy win for the Packers. Expect Rodgers and Lacy to have big days.
33-10 Packers.
The greater intensity Greg has in his desire to beat the Packers the greater his frustration when Freeman throws interceptions. It will be interesting to watch his nationally televised fit.
It's the queens superbowl so they will come out all lathered up like junkyard dogs. First quarter could be tough for the Pack against a fierce queen start, and could be close going into the half. But by the 3rd quarter or so the Packers will wear them down and start pulling away. End of game should see a nice victory margin for AR and crew. 31-12.
vikings are Pondering a Ponder start instead...Apparently Freeman has some concussion-like symptoms
Those symptoms were apparent the moment Josh chose the vikes as his next team, but nobody picked up on it till today
Frazier playing QB roulette is his attempt to get the upper-hand on the vastly improved Packers defense.
Jennings had a conf call with the Packers media guys today.
Does Greg Jennings wish Rodgers was still his QB? "No. God has blessed me to move on from that. I've embraced my situation and my role here"
Seems he and the hill-billy are on the same page.
GJ on Ponder vs. Rodgers: Not trying to compare. I have enough comparisons to make with 3 different guys here.
Translation: the QB situation here sucks... so I'm embracing it
Packers getting healthier: Starks, B. Jones, Bush back. J.Jones, Finley, Matthews, Perry, R. Taylor not practicing. No Worthy or Richardson. yet
Greg Jennings hears boos in Minnesota. I'm betting the stadium is filled with Packer fans.
I like the Packers by 7. Jennings will be on a mission and the guy is good. I think the vikings qb play will be better at home. The Packers' defense is improved this year, especially against the run, which will prove to be too much for the vikings offense to over come.
This will likely be a low scoring game.
From the comments field of the link Satori posted:
Good thing Ponder is gonna be the best thing that ever happened to the Vikings. Smartest QB in the NFL. Hands down.
That was written a year ago. I imagine that fool is crying pretty hard right now.
B.J., always the eternal optimist. Pack by 20 when it's all said and done.
Originally Posted by Pakrz:
Green Bay wins, but it's closer than anticipated. Division games and all.
This.
The Packers better be ready for a heavy dose of AP. And if they can't get to Ponder, Ponder will get the ball to the TE and WRs. On the offensive side of the ball, the line better keep Rodgers upright and make some lanes for Lacy. Special Teams.....well we're talking about Slocum versus a pretty good opponent.
If the Packers aren't prepared, the Vikes will make it a game.
Jordy Nelson and Mike Neal both get injured. Pack still wins by two TDs.
A lot closer than expected. AP gets about 80; Lacy goes for 105. Boykin another big day. Nelson scores. Rodgers his usual self. We win by 10, but are holding our collective breaths in the fourth quarter.
Funny, USA Today had the Queens favored by 10! Really! Obviously a typo.
Salt saint marie is still too lazy too steal the Vikings.
AP claims he was holding himself back vs the Giants and vows to be ready for the Pack. Vikings will rally around this and put on their best for their "Superbowl". Look for Ponder to lean on Kyle Rudolph when not feeding Peterson. Of course, Jennings will have to make the Packers 2ndary look bad for 1 play so his sister doesn't clean his clock, and Cowboy will do his best to terrorize Bahktiari. All this "excitement" for the Vikings will keep them close through most of the 1st half. Packers will then settle down as Lacy/Starks start to wear down the Vikings D and Rodgers starts having fun picking apart the very, very sad Vikings secondary. The Queenies will never be able to cover Jordy the way the Browns did last week, opening things up even more for Boykin.
Final score: Pack 30, Queenies 17
I Lacy will have a decent not great game, 80 yards, but enough to balance things out. Franklin scores on a long screen pass. Vikes will want to control the clock, but will have no threat of a passing game, so 8 in the box on AP. Ponder throws a late costly INT
GB 27
MN 17
We all know this is the queens' end all be all game. (Since they're Team Irrelevant.)
Pack 42-5
The Vikings can play in Titan stadium in Oshkosh.
An ass whoopin at the queens expense! Anything less will be a bit disappointing.
Yeah, I know! I am spoiled and greedy. So what!
GB wins a close one- 24 - 17 with a late game drive capped off by (gulp) our running game.
Unless the ghost of T J Rubley makes an appearance I see a 31 13 Packer win.
Pack 31
Queens 20
A TE steps up for the loss of Finley, I'm just not sure which one it will be. Defense contributes with a TD and three turnovers.
I'm nervous about this game....well, more nervous then usual. 
But I think the guys can win this one. GBP 28 Queens 17. They should pound em, but that's not gonna happen. I just want a Green Bay win, so I can wave proudly at my neighbors again. 
The Vikes offense scored 0 points against the Giants who were (before that game) giving up 35 pts/game, and yet some of you have them scoring 17 or more against a much improved Packers defense? I don't see it.
30 something to less than 10
I don't think the Vikes lay two eggs in a row. And I don't see AP having back to back down games. First of all, they're at home. AP is good on every surface, but especially at home on the turf. Freeman was abysmal. I don't think Ponder is very good, but he'll be better than Freeman was last week. And the Vikes are playing their bitter rival. They'll try to get pumped for this game.
The best thing for the Packers would be to take Minny out of the game early. The longer they're in it, the better the chances for an upset.
28-10 Vikings at halftime.
41-31 Packers final score.
