Vikings Week Take 2

Is Forrest Gregg coming back?

It's not the season we envisioned but its not a disaster unless we lose the North in week 17 to the Files or lose in the playoffs to a North opponent.

have the Vikings ever won a Super Bowl?

bubbleboy789 posted:

have the Vikings ever won a Super Bowl?

Historically they have not been any good

get a room 

I thought the game was flexed to a 3:25 LFT start?   Am I rong? 

May still get flexed to Sunday nite.....oh goodie

That's what I'm thinking.

@AdamSchefter: If not done already, NFL pushing hard to flex next week's Minnesota at Green Bay game to Sunday night. The likely flex option.

Confirmed.  Vikings-Packers flexed to Sunday Night Football next week.

Just announced on NBC.

Yay!! Maybe another nationally televised embarrassment.

I really wouldn't be surprised to see the Packers win next week. What would really stun me is if they win next week, and then find a way to beat the Vikings again in the Wild Card round (assuming the Queens get the #6 seed). Seeing the Packers lose yet another Lambeau playoff game would really, really suck.

Queens played the Cards much tougher than the Packers did and right now appear to be the better team.  Loss next week wouldn't surprise me nor would a win.

Packers lose, they play the Redskins in the playoffs.

Packers win, they most likely get to play the Vikings again or, if Seattle somehow beats the Cardinals in a meaningless game, Seattle in Lambeau.

Anyone rooting for a Packer loss next week?

Seattle would need to beat Arizona in order to avoid playing them in Lambeau.  That seems unlikely since Arizona will still be playing for the #1 seed and Seattle really has nothing to play for. 

Boris posted:

Packers lose, they play the Redskins in the playoffs.

Packers win, they most likely get to play the Vikings again or, if Seattle somehow beats the Cardinals in a meaningless game, Seattle in Lambeau.

Anyone rooting for a Packer loss next week?

I for sure am not rooting for them to lose because I am not sure they way Cousins is playing right now the Packers could beat the Redskins.  That and my wife is a die hard Deadskins fan  and I am not sure I would want that matchup for domestic peace.

and let's talk confidence balls shall we???.......viqueens with basketball size balls, and the Packers with golf ball size......who wins.    

A Packers win will be an upset, IMO. This team is not good. Anyway, C'MON PACK, SHOCK THE WORLD.

Anyone on this site that is hoping for a GB loss is dead to me. Anyone hoping for a GB loss in hopes of avoiding a rematch with the Vikings is dead to me. Anyone hoping for a GB loss in order to travel to Washington is dead to me. 

It's the Vikings. Eff them. If GB loses because they suck then they lose because they suck. But every ounce of me being want's GB to curb stomp the ever living **** out of them and then do it again the following weekend. 

How can any Packer fan not be in love with the idea of beating Minny to win the North then beating them again a week later to end their season? That's fairly tale stuff. 

Whether or not this team can realistically do it? Whatever. I certainly don't give GB a punchers chance after the wild card round. But we'll cross that bridgewater later. 

Amen. And I do believe the Packers will get up for this game. A home loss to the queenies with the division title on the line will be a hard pill for MM & Co. to swallow.

ChilliJon posted:

Anyone on this site that is hoping for a GB loss is dead to me. Anyone hoping for a GB loss in hopes of avoiding a rematch with the Vikings is dead to me. Anyone hoping for a GB loss in order to travel to Washington is dead to me. 

It's the Vikings. Eff them. If GB loses because they suck then they lose because they suck. But every ounce of me being want's GB to curb stomp the ever living **** out of them and then do it again the following weekend. 

How can any Packer fan not be in love with the idea of beating Minny to win the North then beating them again a week later to end their season? That's fairly tale stuff. 

Whether or not this team can realistically do it? Whatever. I certainly don't give GB a punchers chance after the wild card round. But we'll cross that bridgewater later. 

Thanks for that post Chilli. I can never think of any situation where I would prefer the Packers to lose against a divisional rival especially to the @ucking Queens. Plus I would always want the Pack to host a playoff game at home for the advantage of the home crowd, not having to travel, and the revenue generated to the team and city with an additional home game played there is always desired no matter what.

Playing the Queens in the wildcard round seems like the least likely scenario.  

Playing the Queens in the WC round is by far the most likely scenario. Only changes if Seattle (playing for nothing) beats Arizona  (playing for the number 1 seed) next Sunday. 

Or if GB loses to Minny next Sunday night.

"Playing the Queens in the WC round is by far the most likely scenario."

You have it backwards.  If Seattle loses and the Packers win the Packers are the #3 and Seattle is the #6.  Seattle would be 9-7 and the Vikings would be 10-6.  Seattle #6, Vikings #5.

The Packers are already in the playoffs, the year end record doesn't matter. The seeding doesn't matter. The NFC North crown doesn't matter. Anything can happen in the playoffs. Sunday's game is, in reality, inconsiquential. I'd rather win, but I don't really care. As long as we can get healthy entering the playoffs. 

You may not care GB, but the Packers do. Winning the NFC-N matters to them. Losing all 3 divisional home games matters to them.

Unfortunately, caring isn't enough.

The GBP Rules posted:

"Playing the Queens in the WC round is by far the most likely scenario."

You have it backwards.  If Seattle loses and the Packers win the Packers are the #3 and Seattle is the #6.  Seattle would be 9-7 and the Vikings would be 10-6.  Seattle #6, Vikings #5.

 

You are correct. I kept thinking Sea / MN finish 10-6, MN get's 6 seed based on head to head. Overlooked Sea losing to Rams yesterday. Sorry.

I'll guarantee Seattle would rather play at GB than at WAS.  Think about that.

Can't agree, Packland. I think a lot of people are sleeping on Washington and they'll be a tougher out than most will give them credit for, but there's no way they'd rather face Aaron Rodgers at Lambeau than Kirk Cousins and co.

That's fine, we can disagree.    But playoffs is about getting hot at the right time.  And maybe that's what's happening in DC**.  Washington's season arrow is pointing up and the Packers is pointing down.  And I just think Seattle would have a much easier time of shutting down a Packer offense than the Washington offense.

**for the record, I don't think Washington is going anywhere in the playoffs.

Washington gets to beat up on the Eagles, Giants and Cowboys.

The Bears, Lions and Vikings are world beaters each year.

Nothing surprises me about this team. They are capable of playing well, and just as capable of losing big. Zimmer has the Vikings on an even keel and on a roll. We are a mess physically, and it appears, mentally. It wouldn't surprise me in the least if we lose this week; the Vikings and the Pack are headed in opposite directions right now, much as that pains me to say.

PackLandVA posted:

The Bears, Lions and Vikings are world beaters each year.

Well....maybe not world beaters, but the Bears & Lions won at Lambeau.

The Vikings have a shot next week for the "clean NFC North sweep" @ Lambeau.

Oh joy....

probably a pretty rare thing to be your division in their stadiums and lose in your own.

I feel if the Pack lose to the Queens and then lose to the Redskins someone is going to be out of a job and it isn't me! 

You might be right

Win or lose the next two games, I seriously doubt Clements comes back. 

He has nowhere else to go. If McCarthy wants him back (and I think he will) his sorry ass is staying in Green Bay. MM is loyal to his terrible assistants.