Packers/Vikings matchup...

Packers have beaten NFC North opponents 13 times in the last 14 divisional games(.929);best in the NFL over that span... the only loss??? at Minnesota,against the Vikings(37-34),last December... Vikings' running back Adrian Peterson ran for an unbelievable 509 yards against the Packers,last season(in three games,including in the NFL playoffs),but the Packers won two of the three games,last season... however,going into this game,Peterson has had only four runs of 20+ yards,this season,including a 78 yard dash for a touchdown,against the Detroit Lions,on his first carry of this season(but only had 93 rushing yards,total,in that game)... the Packers' defense is third in the NFL against the run,so far,this season... to win,Vikings' quarterback Christian Ponder has to play his best game of this season(he has not won a game in which he has started this season) to balance out the Vikings' offense... i can talk about the banged up Packers' offense,but to tell you the truth,the only way that the Vikings can win this game,is to keep quarterback Aaron Rodgers off the field as much as possible,and to disrupt the offense by sacking Rodgers,and pressuring him all day long... Cordarrelle Patterson is a key weapon on special teams for the Vikings,giving them good field position,and Packers' punter Tim Masthay has to have his best day punting for the Packers and to keep Patterson,and the Vikings pinned deep in their own end most of the day... priority one for the Packers:contain Peterson,and try to let Ponder beat you if he can,with his arm... priority one for the Vikings:pressure Rodgers into mistake after mistake,so in that way,keeping Rodgers off the field,or hope for a shootout,between the teams....