Week 8: Vikings @ Packers
The Week 8 matchup against the Packers was a huge game for the Vikings. Favre’s homecoming to Green Bay obscured a lot of other reason’s the game was big. One was that the Vikings hadn’t won in Green Bay since 2005, which was before Childress and also the last time they swept the season series against the Packers. But the biggest reason was that a win over the Packers would keep the Viking in first place in the NFC Norris Division with a 2.5 game lead and holding the tie breaker over the Packers; a loss would essentially put them in a tie with Green Bay (since Green Bay has already had their bye and they are playing Tampa Bay next week you could safely assume that after the Vikings bye week both teams would be 6-2).
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