The bottom line: Both teams have to resolve playoff spots, but the winner claiming NFC North and the No. 3 seed in the NFC. The loser is seeded No. 5, and could drop to No. 6 depending on other games.
As always, the key is how to deal with the Packers, Adrian Peterson, which is closing in on his third title of the rush. Also factor could be how to deal with the Vikings pressure at the moment.
"You can not let the game become very large," says the center Teddy Bridge. "We know we're playing for a lot right now, but at the same point you just have to go out there and be ourselves. Does not have to do anything extra, you do not have to put any 'S' on our chests, heads on our backs, and we just do our job and we do our work well. "
Time: 08:30
Location: Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Line: Packers by 3 (over / under: 45.5)
TV: NBC
Livestream: NFL GamePass (subscription required)
After starting the season with six straight wins, Green Bay has dropped five of its last nine. The worst loss came a week ago, when the Arizona Cardinals carved up the Packers defense "for 38 points, while holding the offense just landing.
That game embodied the struggles of the team during the second half of the season. Rodgers remains and his reception of sync, especially on deep passes. At the same time, it has failed to run out the game because of the deteriorating security situation and the ball hit the line of attack. Each member in the back of the line in the report of injury for periods this season, and only succeeded Josh Sitton to suit up for each game. Even if at first five favorite can play Sunday night, must deal with both the battle over the bottom of a large injury of the body, the center of the will of the Korean Linsley.