Quote:  I can't recall at least 3 out of 4 lower road teams being favored in an NFL Playoff Weekend.   At least for me,  all of these games are challenging to pick,  even without the spread.

 

  I saw 11 Vikings games in the regular season this season.    The Seahawks, along with the 49ers in the opener,  gave Teddy Bridgewater and the Vikings overall their most problems in any of those games.   

 

  The good news for the Vikings is they should be much healthier on Defense for this game than they were during most of the game against Seattle last month.    In the first game between the teams,  I never saw Russell Wilson play better and the Vikings couldn't get Adrian Peterson going at all.    The Vikings Offensive Line was no match for the Seahawks Defensive Line.    The overall Seattle Defense looked like the unit that was # 1 on Defense in 2013 and 2014.  

 

   This game should be closer but the Vikings Defense needs to play much better in order for their Offense not to have to play from behind.     The Vikings need to be able to stick with their running game,   as they are not built to play from behind with a double digit deficit as the game moves along.  

 

Update. Now GB has moved from a 1 point underdog or PK to a 1 point favorite or PK since I posted earlier this morning, so that means all 4 road teams are underdogs or at minimum (Wash) a PK.

 

For those not sure why I list the game as a 1 point favorite or PK, I check a site that has about 6 or 7 casinos and their odds and some have GB as a 1 point favorite and some have the game as a PK. That's why.

 

You might even be able to find a site out there that still has Wash as a 1 point favorite, it is possible because the game is still a few days away, and the odds can still change.

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