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Packers vs Vikings LivE FrEE
September 13, 2020
For the second straight year, the Green Bay Packers will open the season on the road against an NFC North opponent. Last year it was the Chicago Bears, this year it’ll be the Minnesota Vikings.
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The Packers have historically been strong to start the season — they haven’t lost a season opener since 2014. As for the Vikings, they’ve won each of their last four openers, with the last three coming at home. Both of these teams represented the division in last year’s playoffs.
Expect another grinder of a game between these teams as the battle for NFC North supremacy begins now. We could be in store for yet another “Black and Blue” division classic.
Green Bay at Minnesota
Kickoff: Sunday, Sept. 13 at 1 p.m. ET
TV: FOX
Spread: Packers +3.5
Three Things to Watch
1. All about the quarterbacks
Since Kirk Cousins joined the Vikings in 2018, he’s gone head-to-head with Aaron Rodgers four times. Rodgers owns a 2-1-1 advantage in those games. Against the Pack during this stretch, Cousins has completed 66 percent of his passes for 1,119 yards, nine touchdowns, and four interceptions, but he’s also taken 10 sacks. And in that same period of time, Rodgers has completed 67 percent of his throws against the Vikes for 904 yards, four touchdowns, one interception, and has posted passer ratings of 68.3, 101.2, 94.0, and 97.4 in those games.
Much has been made about the fact that Rodgers will turn 37 this year, especially since the Packers selected Jordan Love with their first-round pick back in April. But Rodgers still has the strong arm and accuracy, and he continues to guide this offense with ease. He’s still a formidable opponent in this league. The Vikings are also fully invested in having Cousins under center for years to come.
He signed with the team two years ago on a fully guaranteed, $84 million deal. And this past March, the team gave him a two-year extension worth $66 million. These quarterbacks will have the majority of the spotlight on Sunday.