Vikings vs. Packers NFC North Showdown Preview & Prediction

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00:00All right, let's move on to the next one, the Vikings and Packers.

00:07Yeah, this is a big one.

00:08So this one is in Green Bay, NFC North Tilt.

00:12The Packers are two and a half, 43 and a half.

00:14The Vikings have been the shock of the year.

00:16I mean, who the heck saw them in 3-0, you gotta be kidding me.

00:18I would think by now they'd be 1-2 or 0-3, but Sam Donald's been a great story.

00:22I know it's only three games, but Kevin O'Connell is a quarterback whisperer.

00:26He does a phenomenal job of managing his quarterbacks.

00:30We forgot J.J. McCarthy got hurt in that preseason game against the Raiders.

00:33But Sam Donald, by the way, speaking of him, now he's got this knee injury.

00:37Thankfully, the testing was clean.

00:38They expect him to be able to play.

00:40The game is scared, but he's going to be good to go.

00:42Jordan Addison, their second-year receiver now.

00:45He's got an ankle injury.

00:47He's missed the last two weeks.

00:48He's getting close.

00:49Jalen Naylor is a guy that's filled in and done a great job.

00:52In fact, Naylor scored in each of their three games.

00:54Now, here's the big story with Jordan Love.

00:56As I understand, he's practicing more this week than last week.

00:59He's still not taking all the reps.

01:02They knew last Friday he wasn't playing, and Malik Willis did a good job.

01:06They're not asking Malik Willis to win the game for him.

01:08They're not asking him to throw the ball at all, quite frankly.

01:11But he's not turning over.

01:12He's done a good job.

01:13It's real simple.

01:14If Jordan Love plays, they're going to win this game.

01:16If he doesn't, I do not see Malik Willis being able to beat that Brian Flores defense.

01:22Brian Flores is the best defensive coordinator right now in the National Football League.

01:25No edge at all playing at Lambeau Field, even with Willis, who's done a pretty good job,

01:30all things being equal.

01:31Yeah, but they're not asking him to throw.

01:33I want to see him beat a great defense.

01:36The Vikings are unbelievable.

01:38They bring out something different every week on that side of the football.