Key Matchups For Sunday's Game?

[MOBB DEEP]

Some are quite obvious to the casual fan, some not so much.

Im interested in a couple, namely Rice v Woodson and Chilly V fatboy

Wish I werent too lazy to create a Tale of the Tape grid

What key one's do you bamas see?

[3irty1]

Lang vs. Allen

[MOBB DEEP]

Lang vs. Allen

Allen didnt really play that well V. Pitt

[mission]

He had at least a sack / forced fumble didn't he...?

[LP]

Re: Key Matchups For Sunday's Game?

Some are quite obvious to the casual fan, some not so much.

Im interested in a couple, namely Rice v Woodson and Chilly V fatboy

Wish I werent too lazy to create a Tale of the Tape grid

What key one's do you bamas see?

What exactly is the matchup between Childress and Pat Williams?

[Rastak]

He had at least a sack / forced fumble didn't he...?

That was rookie corner Asher Allen. He was pretty much held in check but the Vikings still sacked big Ben 3 times and put alot of pressure on him.

[bobblehead]

He had at least a sack / forced fumble didn't he...?

That was rookie corner Asher Allen. He was pretty much held in check but the Vikings still sacked big Ben 3 times and put alot of pressure on him.

big ben holds the ball too long.

I think running straight at allen early and letting Lang have a chance to get physical with him on his own terms will be a huge valuable matchup....If MM calls it that way.

If we go right into pass pro and Allen gets to decide the terms of the physicality we are in for a long day.

[Tony Oday]

Two match us I see as the most important:

Pack O line vs. Vikes D Line...we win that battle and their defense has NO CHANCE to stop AR...Unless he loses his arm during practice and still he would roll them.

Pack NT against the Vikes Center and Guards...colapse the pocket so Favre can't step up and we win that battle and also that makes AP run east and west instead of down hill.

That is the game right there.

[mngolf19]

Nothing changes from the first game. Pack has to keep throwing short patterns. Pack OL is not going to beat Vikes DL. Run when they can but short passing is everything and hope they can break some. On the other side, getting turnovers might be required.

[packerbacker1234]

Trench Battle. Are we able to run the ball? Can we keep Allen off AR? On the other side: Can the vikings stay balanced? They have been getting away from it, and are only better if they stick to it. We can stop AP, and with Bigby back we may be good enough to give bret issues throwing.

We'll see how it goes, but we need to get in the endzone, that is for sure. Can't be letting 10 yard sacks end every drive.

[Brandon494]

We need to continue to run the ball and blitz on defense. Favre had way too much time in the pocket last game and we gave up on the run way too early after Grant was looking good.

[retailguy]

Lang vs. Allen

yup. this gets my vote too.

[Scott Campbell]

Favre vs. karma,

[pbmax]

Nothing changes from the first game. Pack has to keep throwing short patterns. Pack OL is not going to beat Vikes DL. Run when they can but short passing is everything and hope they can break some. On the other side, getting turnovers might be required.

Don't look backwards, something may be gaining on you.

Pack Run Game versus Vikes
Oct 5, 2009 ....17-82-0 @ MIN
Sept 8, 2008 ..27-139-1 LAMBEAU
Nov 9, 2008 ...18-74-1 @ MIN
Sept 30, 2007 20-46-0 @ MIN
Nov 11, 2009 .32-120-1 LAMBEAU

Only one awful performance (in a Win). With this Game at Lambeau, the Vikings run defense can be had by this O Line.

[Brando19]

Blitz VS Favre. Can't have anymore of those 7 seconds in the pocket like the last time we played them.