Hello all and welcome again to the Sportsaholic. I can finally and hopefully get into the blogging thing on a regular basis. The last few weeks have been hectic with the great MN get together and all.... got bags? One positive thing from the fair this year for me is that I got to see my favorite comedian, Jeff Dunham. He rocked last night.
No more fair stuff, one sentence is enough for that. Its time for me to take a look at the Vikings season and give my predictions as to how they are going to fair... and away we go!
Week One @ Cleveland: WIN
Come on Mangini, keeping the starting QB a secret isn't going to affect how the Vikes game plan... they are going to sack and beat up WHOEVER you put out there.
Week Two @ Lions: WIN
Quick research, only lost to them once since 2003, enough said. ( didn't look back any farther)
Week Three vs 49ers WIN
We are better then them, just saying is all.
Week Four vs Packers WIN
Oh my, I cannot wait for this game. Favre torches former team for a blow out win! (More then likely at tight game with a game winning field goal as time expires... i'll take either)
Week Five @ Rams WIN
This one could sneak up on the Vikes but the Rams D is soooo bad that we should win this game if it comes to a shoot-out. Need to stop Steven Jackson to win and thats no easy task if he is healthy.
Week Six vs Baltimore WIN
Thought about this one long and hard... two great D's, two good running games, we can probably throw better then them now and we are at home, that's why we win this game... going to be a tough one though.
Week Seven @ Steelers LOSS
First lose of the year come at Pittsburgh and I am totally fine with that. I just hope that Favre can come out of this game alive the way the Steelers D works. Should be low scoring with Pitt on top.
Week Eight @ Packers LOSS
Thank you to whoever put this schedule together. I am both happy and mad at this game. Happy because we don't play GB late in Dec, but mad that we go back to back on the road against Pitt and Pack. Not a good combo. I'm not going to be a rube here and pick the Vikes and Favre to win in GB... just don't have a good feeling about this game, that's all I can call it, a bad feeling... Vikes lose.
BYE WEEK 6-2
So the bye week comes at a great time with the Vikings playing three tough teams and only going 1-2 in those games. But another thanks to the NFL Schedule committee for giving us the Lions right out the week off.
Week Ten vs Lions WIN
Look at week two
Week Eleven vs Seahawks WIN
This team will be better than last year but their O-line is banged up and you don't want that against the Vikes front 7... long day for Hasselholf.
Week Twelve vs Bears WIN
Our first look at Cutler and the bears isn't until week 11 and the end of November... but we still get the win here. Since '03, only one loss at home to the Bears. (didn't look past '03)
Week Thirteen @ Cards WIN
Whether its like that game last year or a bit closer in the final score, we are just better the the Cards and will beat them again... sorry Fitzy.
Week Fourteen vs Bengals WIN
This is another BAD team that we will handle at home.. should be fun to watch Ocho Cinco though.
Week Fifteen @ Carolina LOSS
The start of a tough 3 games to end the season, and they won't start it off right against the Panthers. They have a good running and throwing combo if Delhomme can stay healthy. Vikes Lose this one.
Week Sixteen @ Bears LOSS
Cutler and Forte get the best of us this week on their home turf for the Vikes fourth lose of the year.
Week Seventeen vs Giants PUSH
Second year in a row that the Vikings end the season against the G-men. I haven't gone through any other teams schedule so I don't know if the Giants and/or the Vikes will have anything wrapped up at this point. I have a feeling one of them will and so this game might not mean anything. I am going to put a PUSH on this game for that reason only. I still think the Vikes will win so I will put that in the Final Record, but we will see when this game arrives if it means a whole lot.
So there you have it, the Vikings will go 12-4 this year. Now they could for 11-5 and I could still be right because of that last game being a PUSH in my mind. Again, we will have to wait and see.
Thats all for now, the next post will have my NFL Season Predictions including Playoffs and Super Bowl predictions.
Have a good one!
p.s. I know that I lied and said that this post would talk about the Twins... but this was more fun... Twins are probably dead.
King
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