Believe!

Tonight is primetime for the Packers to put an end to their struggles in Minnesota.
Tonight is also a good time to extend Cousins MNF losing streak.
GO PACK GO!!!!!

A good performance tonight, on the road in a hostile environment against a talented team, will show that we are ready for the playoffs and that we have a legitimate chance to contend. A performance tonight like that against the Chargers or 49ers this year will remove any hope I have that we are legitimate.

A win tonight will give us , basically, a first round bye (because beating the depleted lions next week should be a given). I hope our team is ready to bring their A game. Go Pack!

I gave David a "Thumbs Up" just for the title of his story. I'm a Packers fans who HATES the Vikings to my core...Even more than the Bears! Maybe it's because I've never seen a more of obnoxious fans who have NEVER WON SHIT, or maybe it's because Kurt Cousins reminds me of a human who resembles a rat, but I'm a Packers fan who detests the Minnesota Vikings.

I posted something similar to this in a previous piece but IMO this is when the Packers absolutely have to play their best football. From tonight and all games that follow, IT IS TIME Play 60 minutes, all gas, no brakes, and when you have your foot on the opposing teams neck place your other foot there and jump and break that MF'er!!

More Williams but with Jones on the field at the SAME time. Take what the defense gives you and do it with some TEMPO.

Rodgers...DON'T run the play clock down to zero when snapping the ball. Playing away you may not get those calls where it seems like every other snap is made about 1 second AFTER the play clock runs out. Just get to the line and snap the damn ball. Hell you do it so little you might catch them sleeping!

Mike Pettine...PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE be more aggressive for start to FINISH. If you build a lead and are ahead 21-3 or 24-10 keep doing the SAME thing and stay aggressive. Don't resort to that Capers Prevent which almost got you beat against Carolina and Chicago to name a few.

Packers 27 to 16!

As for viking RBs, I think Boone will get most of their carries. He is as good as Cook is, IMO. If we plan for Cook, we can use that plan on Boone. Guarding their WRs is key, but do not forget about their TE's, underneath the coverage. Our DBs and LBs will have their hands full on that underneath stuff. Cover Thielen and Diggs like a glove and give Kark no one to pass to. All pass plays they run can be nullified with a strong pass rush and by putting a lot of pressure on Kark to make mistakes, which he will. I hope Pettine is cooking up some plays to do just that. Making Kark be 0-9 on MNF, is the order of the day! GO PACK, GO!!!

Good article David. I especially agree with number 1 stop the run and make cousins try to beat us. Turnovers will win or lose the game and making Cousins throw when not in play action mode is our best chance for INT’s. High scoring game 28-24 Packers.

Throw the ball to Aaron Jones I don’t think they can cover him well on turf he might be the key tonight.

I think the #1 key to the game, by a mile, is the energy that this team shows up with. US Bank Stadium will be rocking, just like SF was. GB has to come out aggressive, just like Philly was in week 4. GB has to be the one punching them in the mouth, ready for a hard fought 60 minute battle.

Aaron freakin' Jones. Give him the ball. Anywhere. In space. With Williams/Vitale in the same backfield. Just get Jones the BALL. The Smith brothers have been so close to sacks on bad fields, now on turf, I see sacks/pressures resulting and Kirk turning over the ball. I hope we don't even need to use our weapon JK Scott because the O keeps scoring. Go, Pack, Go! Over the top prediction: R. Gary gets two sacks. :)

The key to the game is Aaron Rodgers. Hall of Famer. He plays like one we win.

Why focus on the run? Just an honest question. Why not focus on tight coverage on Thielen, Diggs, Rudolf? Press them hard off the line with safety support. No outlet passes by TEs or RBs.
Err on letting them have the ground yards.

Then priority #1 is to explosive and unpredictable offense. Keep the ball on sustained drives, or quick strike (doesn't matter). Then, Minnepo's ground yardage works against them, and they have to abandon the run.

Nice article David, one of the few I've seen that tells it like it is, sugar-coating is best left for donuts.
However, I'm still in the mode you were in last Sunday, I think the Packers get trounced (unless we see some of that "Illusion" offense we heard so much about last summer and something special from all of our 'High Round' DBs) tonight.
Rodgers will need to step up to the plate and the D will need a major performance or it could be a good old fashioned A$$ whooping.

Here's to hoping the Packers lose their bad habits - AR holding the ball too long looking for the deep ball, AR not seeing the open man not named Adams, AR underthrowing receivers, (Note how many items are on AR!) and the team just not showing up for some games.

I'll be hoping that if the Packers go up, they don't just play dead.
I'll be hoping that special teams doesn't mess up (at least this looks much better with Ervin).
I'll be hoping we will be able to get a W in a stadium that we have never won in.

However, evidence points the other way.

Jared Cook and Kenyan Drake LIT IT UP!!!

As much as I hate the Vikings too no teams meltdown warmed my heart more than the Lions these guys were arrogant yet humble enough to predict they would finish SECOND in the division and the Packers would finish last not considering that since the Matt Stafford era alone they have only finished above the Packers once in the division. I look at that pathetic 3-11-1 record, smile and think "yeah and don't ever forget your place again"! lol

purple puke fans are a joke.....no matter what the outcome, they will have an excuse to disrespect the Packers.....if they lose, it's because Cook is out....or, the ubiquitous "the refs gifted the Packers the win"....(you KNOW they will say that)...and if they win...they'll say that they are so great, that they beat the Packers even with their bench players...annoying bunch, they are....GO PACK!!!!

Come out fast on both sides of the ball. Bring a wire cutter or sound technician to kill speakers behind the bench. Hit 2nd cousins hard and often, repeat.

Would love to see the Packers win tonight on a last second Mason Crosby field goal. He deserves it.

Rodgers play tonight better shine big time, if has a game like most of his this year around average to below it could be a long night! If we win tonight it will be I think on turnovers in their territory leading to Pack scores! We need some interceptions and/or a couple fumble recoveries! I just hope we don't lose in a blow out! Packers win with Crosby in waning moments of game end!

Hate to say it, but I think officiating will dictate the outcome of this game.