commentary,and Vikings-Packers trivia...

every pundit believes that Minnesota Vikings' running back Adrian Peterson is going to break Hall of Fame member Eric Dickerson's 2,105 rushing yards season record,set,in 1984(he needs 208 yards to break it),which would be good for the pundits,but they are disrespecting the Packers' defense,which is dead wrong... they are stating it as fact,which is good for hyping the game,but it is tough sledding to go for 200+ yards,a second time,against the same team,in the same season... you tend to forget that Peterson did rush for 210 yards,in 21 carries,which is true,but he had three carries for 153 yards(a 82 yard run for a touchdown,a 48 yard run,and a 23 yard run),and the other 18 carries,went for 57 yards... the fact is that the Packers have to stop Peterson,but the Vikings have to out-score Packers' quarterback Aaron Rodgers,and the Packers' offense that scored 55 points,in week sixteen,against the Tennessee Titans,which was overmatched in the game,i have to admit,but again 55 points,folks... Packers' wide receiver Jordy Nelson is listed as probable,to play in the game,and Packers' linebacker Clay Matthews,i believe,did not play in the last game,in week thirteen,so both the Packers' offense and defense are getting healthy... Packers' head coach Mike McCarthy needs to stress tackling Peterson,if possible,but the Vikings need to out-score the Packers overall,which means Peterson would need to score more than one touchdown,and Vikings' quarterback Christian Ponder needs to light up the Packers' defense... stats for the season:the Vikings' offense,overall this season,has scored 342 points(22.8 points/per game),to the Packers' offense,overall this season,has scored 399 points this season(26.6 points/per game),and the Vikings,as a team,has given up 314 points(20.9 points/per game),while the Packers,as a team,has given up 299 points(19.9 points/per game)... so i expect a dogfight,in Minnesota,and if the Packers lose,a rematch,next week,at Lambeau,because a Packers' loss means the third seed(if things go as expected),and the Vikings get into the playoffs,as the sixth seed,and the third seed,plays the sixth seed,in opening weekend of the NFL playoffs... the Packers have won twelve division games(last loss,7-3,at Detroit,in 2010),in a row... the last time the Packers lost their last game of the season,was in 2002(winning nine in a row-franchise record-and longest current streak in the NFL)... if the Packers win,Sunday,against the Vikings,they will be the first team to go undefeated,in back to back seasons,in their division,since divisional realignment,in 1967*... *Elias Sports Bureau...