Minnesota Vikings @ Detroit LionsI
can only see the Vikings win Big and the reason for that is quite
simple: Minnesota has a very good Defense indeed, both on the Ground
against the Air, their defensive line doesn't allow any room for easy
plays to no one. Their rushing game is impressive and we already know
that and the reason for it: Adrian Peterson, which is in my opinion the
best Running back in the league and he proved it again on Week 1. He is
fast, athletic and very strong physically, doing whatever he wants
against the opponents defenses.
Last season, Minny great problem was their Passing Game. With the
arrival of Brett Favre, that aspect of the Vikings' offensive game has
improved considerably and the team has now a lot of options and plays
to choose on their Offense, which will make the lives of their
opponent's Defensive lines a lot harder, because now they will not know
what to expect from that Minny's OL. If last season, it was obvious how
Minnesota would play, this season the opponents defensive coordinators
have to prepare their Defenses both for a Favre's pass or against
another Adrian Peterson rush.
The Detroit Lions continue to have the same problem as last year: a
very weak Defense, both against the passing game as the rushing game as
well. Simply put, the Lions' D sucks and honestly I don's see how they
will stop Adrian Peterson's rushes or Brett Favre passes. Other factor
that plays against Detroit on this game is that the Rookie QB Stafford
is still a freshmann and he even didn't do a bad game against the New
Orleans Saints, but he registered 3
interceptions against one team that in my opinion is far below on
Defensive quality when stacked against the Vikings Defense, therefore,
I don't see an easy life on this match for the Detroit's rookie
quarterbacks.
It is true that the Lions registered 27 against the Saints, but those
who saw that game, know that Detroit scored their touchdowns mostly
thanks to the serious mistake by the New Orleans Defense, which I
already stated, is weaker than the Vikings D, otherwise, had the Saints
defensive line played as "expected", and the Lions Offense would have
scored a lot less than 27 points.
The Minnesota Vikings has a very good team this year and they will
surely want to be present on the Playoffs and for this game, they are
the team with the edge on all the sectors, having the best
QB, the most experience, a superior rushing game, a better passing game
or a stronger defense, and for all this, I believe in an easy win for
the Vikes for at least 2 touchdowns.
Pick: Minnesota Vikings -9,5 -110 (1,91) Bookmaker
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