

Kansas City played Monday night, beating the New York Giants 20-17. 28, in a 24-21 win over the Arizona Cardinals. Rest could be an issue in this matchup as well. "Green Bay is the third-worst red-zone defense in the league – 78 percent TDs allowed – and they’re still missing the Smith brothers (linebackers Za'Darius Smith and Preston Smith) and their best defensive player, Jaire Alexander." "Maybe the Chiefs can have success against a bad defense," McIntyre said. Mahomes, the NFL MVP for the 2018 season, has struggled, throwing a league-high 10 interceptions. The struggling Chiefs (4-4) are adding reinforcements themselves, as Kansas City traded for Steelers defensive end Melvin Ingram for a sixth-round pick Tuesday. Green Bay (7-1) is expecting the return of receivers Davante Adams (reserve/COVID-19), Allen Lazard (COVID-19 contact list) and Marquez Valdes-Scantling (hamstring). But, Green Bay suffered a significant loss last week as tight end Robert Tonyan tore his ACL and is out for the season. The Packers are on a roll, winning seven in a row after dropping the season opener to the Saints 38-3. "Jordan Love will make his first NFL start, and it’ll be on the road against Patrick Mahomes. Meanwhile, will the real Chiefs please stand up?" "The Aaron Rodgers COVID news threw this game into a tailspin, with the game hovering around pick ‘em and then re-opening at Chiefs -7.5," FOX Sports betting analyst Jason McIntyre said. Love is 5-for-7 passing for 68 yards and no touchdowns or interceptions. Love did not play as a rookie and has appeared in two games this season. Jordan Love, the Packers' first-round pick in 2020, will start in place of Rodgers.

But Rodgers, a three-time NFL MVP (2011, 20), tested positive for COVID-19 and will not play against the Chiefs. Bank Stadium will prove to be a tremendous advantage once again and help the Vikings begin their 2022 season with an impressive win over the Packers.Sunday's Game of the Week on FOX Sports was supposed to feature Aaron Rodgers and Patrick Mahomes facing off for the first time.

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With both teams being pretty healthy heading into Sunday’s showdown, we should expect the results of this contest to be pretty close as well. Given that these two are divisional foes, it shouldn’t surprise anyone that three of Minnesota’s four home wins over Green Bay since 2016 have been by seven points or less. Bank Stadium when fans have been in the stands took place in 2019 when Vikings running back Dalvin Cook was unable to play due to an injury. The Packers’ only road win over Minnesota inside U.S. With fans in attendance (empty stands in 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions), the Vikings are 4-1 against Green Bay inside U.S. This advantage has definitely been useful for Minnesota in their home matchups against the Packers. Bank Stadium has become a valuable home-field advantage for the Vikings since the building opened back in 2016. Will Minnesota kick off the Kevin O’Connell era with a victory over their most hated rival or will Green Bay spoil the party? Minnesota Vikings vs. With the Packers coming off of a 13-win season for the third year in a row, the Vikings have a tough task in front of them in their first meaningful game with Kevin O’Connell as their head coach. ET (FOX) kickoff at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. The Minnesota Vikings will begin their 2022 regular season on Sunday with an NFC North matchup against the hated Green Bay Packers.įor the second time since 2020, the Minnesota Vikings will open up their regular-season schedule against Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers on Sunday inside U.S. The Green Bay Packers (1-1) visit the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-0) Sunday for a 4:25 p.m.
