Apologies for not blogging my late picks last night. Wifi went down.
** late update mcnabb not starting**
Great weekend so far! but on to Monday Night Football.
Packers v Vikings
This Monday Night match seems a hopeless exercise for the Vikings. Aaron Rodgers is heading for the best QB season in NFL history.
Rodgers performance was stated by Vikings defensive end Jared Allen by saying, "The dude is throwing balls where most people don't throw 'em."
It is very true; should the Packers and Rogers dominate at home this evening it will be a very tough four-quarters for the Vikings, with the venerable and questionable (cough, cough) Donovan McNabb as QB coming off a bye week..perhaps as starter.
Only 22 days ago, Rodgers opened a 33-27 victory over the Vikings by completing 13 consecutive passes. At halftime, he was 17-for-20, with the only incompletion coming on two drops and a spike. He's completing 72.5 percent of his passes, with a virtual telepathic relationship with his targets. Tonight seems axiomatic that the Cheeseheads will win and win big. But I am not that sure, as Nikki Lauda once said he likes to "win every race by going as slowly as possible".
The Cheeseheads need to think play-off and getting their players to the Superbowl in the best shape possible. That's why I believe tonight the Packers will fall short of the required spread. The Packers gave up 435 total yards at Minnesota on Oct. 23, when they held on for a 33-27 win. Adrian Peterson gained 175 of the Vikings season-high 218 rushing yards in that contest as he should cause more trouble tonight.
Back Vikings +13 or +13.5 in places.
Value; GB Points over 31.5
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