In what will be their third matchup this season, I expect this upcoming playoff game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Green Bay Packers to play like the others from this past season. Minnesota forced it’s way into the playoffs last week with a home victory against the Pack, however Green Bay won the division. Like their other games, Saturday will be feature Minnesota’s Adrian Peterson running wild on the Packer’s defense, Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers will complete a ridiculously high percentage of his passes, and ultimately the home team will win by the final score of 34-16.
Green Bay comes into Saturday as heavy favorites; they won nearly 81% of the simulations conducted by AccuScore. Behind the accurate arm of Rodgers (simulated averages of 295 passing yards, almost three touchdowns), the Packers averaged a 31.5 to 18.5 victory, beating the spread of 9.5. Minnesota has a low chance of beating the +9.5 spread, as they achieved this just 38.8% of the simulations. The team ...
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Metta Chronicles:
PLAYERS:
Adrian Peterson,
Aaron Rodgers,
Christian Ponder,
Antoine Winfield,
DuJuan Harris,
Greg Jennings,
Charles Woodson,
Clay Matthews,
Randall Cobb,
Jordy Nelson,
James Jones,
Jermichael Finley,
Bryan Bulaga,
Everson Griffen,
Jared Allen,
Marshall Newhouse,
Don Barclay
TEAMS: Minnesota Vikings, Green Bay Packers
TEAMS: Minnesota Vikings, Green Bay Packers
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