Numbers to look at in the Border Battle

As a season ticket holder this game Sunday is a dream. The amounts of money I have seen and heard tickets are going for is unreal. The atmosphere is going to be crazy and electric to use a couple descriptive words.

The fact that the Vikings are 6-1 at home this season will help the players know they can get the job done. The fact the Vikings are playing an extremely tough opponent in the Green Bay Packers I fully expect the Vikings team to be ready. This is no time for a letdown.

The statement a win and you’re in is true in the Vikings case. There is so much to play for with so much on the line. A game with fans from each state and so much pride in hopes of leaving Mall of America Field with bragging right after a win. Border Battle at its finest in the last week of the regular season.

The NFL put out its power rankings and has the Packers ranked number four. This will be the toughest test I believe since the 2009 NFC Championship game. The Packers have numbers that are unbelievable that involve last games of the year.

The Packers have won the last game of the season nine years in a row. In season ending games in the last 19 years their record is 18-1.

The last 33 regular season games played by the Packers their record is 28-5. They have also won 12 consecutive division games. If the Packers would win they would be the first team since 1967 to sweep their division 2 seasons in a row.

The numbers you can’t argue with because they are facts however the Minnesota Vikings are to be feared at home.

This is a game where if both teams come in 0-15 it is going to be a slugfest. This year one is 11-4 and the other 9-6 so the slugfest will occur but at a pace that will be as exciting as the dome may have ever seen.

I feel the closer we get to game time the more I am feeling the Vikings will break their 5 game losing streak to the Packers, win and go to the playoffs. This is the Vikings year!!!

When the Vikings when it will not be an upset it will be a win where you are supposed to.

Thanks for reading
Purplestick