GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Green Bay Packers are 1.5-point favorites for Sunday’s season-opening game at the Minnesota Vikings. In three seasons, Matt LaFleur is 15-3 against NFC North foes. The last two seasons, Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has thrown an unfathomable 38 touchdown passes vs. zero interceptions in division games.
The history, of course, means nothing. Here are three reasons to be concerned headed into the 124th edition of the border battle.
Offense: Vikings Meet at the QB
For the Packers, their season will hinge on the availability of left tackle David Bakhtiari, who suffered a torn ACL on Dec.