Blog That Dopesheet: Vikings Week Thursday Blog

From this week's Dopesheet

• The Packers open the 90th season and for the 4th time on Monday Nite Football.
  
• Packers return 21 of 22 starters.
• 5 of 1st 8 games are against play off teams.
• G Josh Sitton and QB Matt Flynn are the only rookies on the 2 deep chart.
• It was 1983 and Lynn Dickey started for the Packers on Monday Nite Football. All Monday Nite Packer games since then have been started by Brett Favre and now Aaron Rogers.
• 41 Packers return from last year, 8 of the newcomers are from this years draft.
• The 2006 Chargers had 2 QB's that had not started a game and finished the year 14-2. In the same situation the 2001 Panthers went 1-15. The Packers QB's have 0 starts among them.
• Last season’s 34-0 shutout by the Packers was the first blanking by
  either team in their 94 meetings.
• OT's Clifton and Tauscher (65) have 218 starts between them.
• New Long snapper Goode, Punter Frost also new to the team and K Crosby have 5 practices to get in sync.
• All 11 defensive starters return.
  

This day in Brett Favre TD history

September 3 1995 threw a pair in a season opening loss to the Rams.

September 3 2000 a single TD to Tyrone Davis v. the Jets in a loss.

Wednesday: Packers/Vikings Series History

The series began in 1961 with the Pack winning the first six. The Vikes 1st victory came in 1964 by a score of 24-23.

The Viking swept the series from 1975 to 1977. They won the 1st 1978 meeting but the teams played a 10-10 tie in the second game. The next Packers win did not come until Game 2 of 1979.

Minnesota swept the series in 1993 & 1994. Under Coach McCarthy the Packers are 4-0 with the 1st 3 victories by 6,2 and 7 points. The final 2007 matchup ended 34-0.

Overall the Packers lead the series 48-45-1.

The Line

No not the Vikings tough D line the betting line. Tuesday morning the Pack is a 2.5 pt. favorite the over/under is at 38.

Tuesday Blog 1st Vikings Week

Notes: Packers have a new punter Derrick Frost. Compared to former punter Ryan he's supposed to be a better directional punter and better at inside 20 placement.

He will be receiving snaps from a new snapper Brett Goode. Mason Crosby is still the place kicker.

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With the 53 man roster set what we have is.... a lot of Ted Thompson draft choices. 4 from the 2005 draft including Aaron Rogers, 7 from 2006 including both starting guards, 8 from 2007 including Korey Hall and 8 from 2008 including #2 QB Matt Flynn. That means 27 of the 53 are recent draftees.

Tomorrow we look at the history of the Packers/Vikings series.

This day in Brett Favre TD history

In the 1996 season opener Favre hits Keith Jackson 3 times against Tampa. The longest was a 51 yarder in the second quater.

Waiver Wire

Waiver day has passed. GB picked up nobody lost one. 16 teams picked up players off waivers. San Diego, Detroit, New Orleans, Jets and Giants had 2 players claimed all others just one.