Week 17 of the 2023 NFL season is upon us, while the Minnesota Vikings’ playoff chances are on something less than life support. It’s Packers week, though, and when Green Bay comes to town, that will always hit differently.
Packers Week Hits Different
There is plenty of intrigue leading up to the Vikings matchup with Matt LaFleur and Green Bay this week. Much of that centers around the Minnesota quarterback position as Kevin O’Connell is again left scrambling to find any semblance of competent quarterback play. Had Minnesota shown even a shred of that over the past handful of weeks, they’d be squarely in the playoff picture by this point.