After months of drought, real football is back, and it is back with a vengeance. The schedulers at 345 Park Avenue did not give the Green Bay Packers the opportunity to ease into the season with a non-conference game or a game against a weak opponent. Instead the Packers will open against their top competitor for the NFC North, the Minnesota Vikings.
Traditionally in these previews, I have gone through how the teams stack up from a numbers perspective and where the matchups could favor each team. However, with it being a brand new season, that doesn’t work quite as well.