This is painful and I have a merchandise bet on this game with JR11..
Minnesota at Pittsburgh
Pitt - 4 and take it to the BANK!! UGH!!
This is a REALLY, REALLY bad spot for the Vikes. Vikes are 6- 0 and quite easily could be 4-2.. Playing a Pittsburgh team who just got done handling the Brownies at home.. The Vikes just don't match up in this game whatsoever.
Vikes O - Line -- Loadholt at right tackle is getting better but the center Osullivan is getting pushed and knocked around.. Add that AP is dinged up too.. The running game will have to be a big factor. Forgot to mention the weakness here is picking up and recognizing blitzes.. Improving but I expect Pitt's 3 - 4 zone blitz to confuse the VIkes.
Defense- Winfield may not play and if he does he will be playing dinged up.. I hope they sit him. The rest of the secondary is horse shit.. Only way the Vikes stay in this one is with a BIG pass rush and I do not see it in Pitt on the grass. Also the Defense is giving up way too many BIG PLAYS..
Favre- Like him or not.. He is having one hell of a year. The man can still sling it and Sydney Rice is the MAN right now, Berrian is playing better but Harvin is dinged now too. Saying all that this just seems to me like the game that Favre will throw a couple of picks or 3.
EMOTION-- This game doesn't mean shit to the VIkes compared to the following week when the VIkes play Green Bay.. I can really see the Vikes giving up early if they fall behind and rest their dinged up players to have them ready for the following week.. Pitt needs this game due to the early season losses.
Prediction
Steelers 31 Vikes 13
Minnesota at Pittsburgh
Pitt - 4 and take it to the BANK!! UGH!!
This is a REALLY, REALLY bad spot for the Vikes. Vikes are 6- 0 and quite easily could be 4-2.. Playing a Pittsburgh team who just got done handling the Brownies at home.. The Vikes just don't match up in this game whatsoever.
Vikes O - Line -- Loadholt at right tackle is getting better but the center Osullivan is getting pushed and knocked around.. Add that AP is dinged up too.. The running game will have to be a big factor. Forgot to mention the weakness here is picking up and recognizing blitzes.. Improving but I expect Pitt's 3 - 4 zone blitz to confuse the VIkes.
Defense- Winfield may not play and if he does he will be playing dinged up.. I hope they sit him. The rest of the secondary is horse shit.. Only way the Vikes stay in this one is with a BIG pass rush and I do not see it in Pitt on the grass. Also the Defense is giving up way too many BIG PLAYS..
Favre- Like him or not.. He is having one hell of a year. The man can still sling it and Sydney Rice is the MAN right now, Berrian is playing better but Harvin is dinged now too. Saying all that this just seems to me like the game that Favre will throw a couple of picks or 3.
EMOTION-- This game doesn't mean shit to the VIkes compared to the following week when the VIkes play Green Bay.. I can really see the Vikes giving up early if they fall behind and rest their dinged up players to have them ready for the following week.. Pitt needs this game due to the early season losses.
Prediction
Steelers 31 Vikes 13