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ORIGINAL: marty

I do NOT feel good about this game.  I was picking the Packers and 49ers to beat the Vikes, but switched to the Vikes on gameday.  Last week I picked the Vikes to win a lopsided win, and so did everyone else.

I doubt that I will switch tomorrow morning, but you never know.  I think this is NOT a good matchup for the Vikes, and the Ravens coming off of 2 losses is a very bad thing.

I think the Ravens can win without help from the officials, but IF the officials help out any team, I suspect it will be the Ravens. 

I am concerned about how much the Vikes DL is getting held this year without getting calls.  The refs may be thinking the line is so effective even without calling those holds, but it is giving opponents an unfair advantage.  The holds MUST start getting called.  The guys on the line need to start pleading with the officials early in the game so they get some calls on it later in the game, and if they don't it will become apparent and they MIGHT have to give one at a crucial junction or risk looking biased, or that the game might have been 'swayed'.

The Ravens will get up early, Flacco will play nearly flawless and Rice and McGahee will run well.  The Ravens will bring more heat from their defense then the Vikes have seen all year, Favre will struggle, and with the way Peterson is running, he's going to have a tough time running on THIS defense.

I see a lopsided LOSS.

Ravens 33
Vikings 7

The only TD the Vikes will get will come in the middle of the 4th quarter, TJACK throwing it to Berrian.  Favre will get benched with 10 minutes to play, the Vikes down 30-0.

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ORIGINAL: Jeff Allen

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ORIGINAL: marty

I do NOT feel good about this game.  I was picking the Packers and 49ers to beat the Vikes, but switched to the Vikes on gameday.  Last week I picked the Vikes to win a lopsided win, and so did everyone else.

I doubt that I will switch tomorrow morning, but you never know.  I think this is NOT a good matchup for the Vikes, and the Ravens coming off of 2 losses is a very bad thing.

I think the Ravens can win without help from the officials, but IF the officials help out any team, I suspect it will be the Ravens. 

I am concerned about how much the Vikes DL is getting held this year without getting calls.  The refs may be thinking the line is so effective even without calling those holds, but it is giving opponents an unfair advantage.  The holds MUST start getting called.  The guys on the line need to start pleading with the officials early in the game so they get some calls on it later in the game, and if they don't it will become apparent and they MIGHT have to give one at a crucial junction or risk looking biased, or that the game might have been 'swayed'.

The Ravens will get up early, Flacco will play nearly flawless and Rice and McGahee will run well.  The Ravens will bring more heat from their defense then the Vikes have seen all year, Favre will struggle, and with the way Peterson is running, he's going to have a tough time running on THIS defense.

I see a lopsided LOSS.

Ravens 33
Vikings 7

The only TD the Vikes will get will come in the middle of the 4th quarter, TJACK throwing it to Berrian.  Favre will get benched with 10 minutes to play, the Vikes down 30-0.

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ORIGINAL: marty

I do NOT feel good about this game.  I was picking the Packers and 49ers to beat the Vikes, but switched to the Vikes on gameday.  Last week I picked the Vikes to win a lopsided win, and so did everyone else.

I doubt that I will switch tomorrow morning, but you never know.  I think this is NOT a good matchup for the Vikes, and the Ravens coming off of 2 losses is a very bad thing.

I think the Ravens can win without help from the officials, but IF the officials help out any team, I suspect it will be the Ravens. 

I am concerned about how much the Vikes DL is getting held this year without getting calls.  The refs may be thinking the line is so effective even without calling those holds, but it is giving opponents an unfair advantage.  The holds MUST start getting called.  The guys on the line need to start pleading with the officials early in the game so they get some calls on it later in the game, and if they don't it will become apparent and they MIGHT have to give one at a crucial junction or risk looking biased, or that the game might have been 'swayed'.

The Ravens will get up early, Flacco will play nearly flawless and Rice and McGahee will run well.  The Ravens will bring more heat from their defense then the Vikes have seen all year, Favre will struggle, and with the way Peterson is running, he's going to have a tough time running on THIS defense.

I see a lopsided LOSS.

Ravens 33
Vikings 7

The only TD the Vikes will get will come in the middle of the 4th quarter, TJACK throwing it to Berrian.  Favre will get benched with 10 minutes to play, the Vikes down 30-0.

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ORIGINAL: marty

Another game day switch.  The Vikes will WIN this one, and win on a fluke play !

IF this game was at Baltimore, I think the Vikes would be in trouble, and a 33-7 LOSS might be a real possibility.  This years' Viking team is NOT going to lose like that at home.  They are mostly healthy, are playing well, and are making good halftime adjustments.

While I still think this will be a TOUGH game, I think the Vikes will find a way to pull it out.  I don't think AP will do that much, I think his back is still hurting, along with Hutch, and the Ravens can stop the run.  This game, like the 49er game will need to be won by Favre.  Hopefully he can find holes in the Ravens' 2ndary, and not make S Ed Reed the defensive player of the week.  

The Vikes will go ahead with 1 minute left on the clock on a pass intended for Berrian in the endzone.  The pass will bounce off Berrian's hands and into the waiting arms of Percy Harvin for the go ahead TD.

The Ravens will be driving the field, but Heap (who was having a GREAT game until that point) will catch a pass but have the ball knocked out by a hard hitting EJ Henderson.

Vikes 28 Ravens 27 

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ORIGINAL: jim

Vikings 21 Ravens 17 Vikes 33 Ravens 31

Favre 23/34 265 yds 2 TDs 21/29 278 yds 3 TDs

AD 110 yds 1 TD 143 yds 0 TD

Sidney Rice 85 Rec yds 1 TD 176 yds 0 TD

Bernard 75 Rec yds 18 yds 1 TD

Visanthe 55 Rec yds 1 TD 48 yds 2 TDs

Harvin 130 all purpose yds 93

D 3 sacks 2 turnovers 3 sacks 0 TOs

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ORIGINAL: marty

Another game day switch. 

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ORIGINAL: marty

The Steelers are a well coached team, that unfortunately has an ex-coach there who probably wouldn't mind beating the Vikes.  The Steelers still want to show they are the champs, they are mostly healthy with dreadlocks now getting back into the flow.

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ORIGINAL: Mark Rapley

What inclement weather?  It's supposed to be 55 and sunny in Pitt.  add in the heat of the sun and it'll probably feel close to 60.