Packers prepare for rematch with Vikings

Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love (10) throws during a NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Jeffrey PhelpsMINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell’s stirring locker room tribute to his team last week at Seattle was respectfully interrupted by seven-year veteran right tackle Brian O’Neill, who flipped the script on the game ball awards by tossing one to the boss in honor of his second 13-win season in three years.

The Vikings have obliterated even the most optimistic of external predictions for this transitional season, taking a sparkling 13-2 record into their matchup against the Green Bay Packers that…