The first bit of NFC North action the Green Bay Packers will face in Week 4 will put fans in an interesting situation.
The Minnesota Vikings are enjoying a surprisingly strong start to the season, with Aaron Donald doing a brilliant job at QB and former Packer Aaron Jones leading the Vikings’ run game. With Jordan Love’s status still unsure ahead of Sunday, the Packers must be ready for another run-heavy game with Malik Willis taking charge under center.
While neutral fans will be eager to catch an action-packed match that could go either way, Packers fans would prefer to have some assurance ahead of their opening game against their NFC North rivals. Fortunately for fans, one analyst believes the defense will shine and help the team get the W against their fierce rivals.
Analyst predicts the Green Bay Packers run defense to stop Aaron Jones from making a significant impact in his Lambeau Field return
Aaron Jones will be looking to make an impact in front of his former team’s fans. His bold declaration of his plans to do the Lambeau Leap upon scoring a TD shows his eagerness to put on a show at his old home.
However, ClutchPoints’ Shane Shoemaker predicts that the Packers’ run defense still knows enough about him to prevent him from doing whatever he wants on the field:
Although Jones has started the season off well, scoring two touchdowns from scrimmage, the Packers will make sure he doesn’t reach the end zone this weekend. The Packers are one of the better rushing defenses in the league, only allowing two rushing scores.
It will be tough for them to try and contain Adams, who already has 228 rushing yards, one rushing TD, 97 receiving yards, and 1 receiving TD through three games for the Vikings. With him accumulating more than a third of his total rushing yards during his final year as a Packer, the defensive line has their cut work out for them.
However, Green Bay Packers fans hope their familiarity with his game would allow the D-Line to properly read his tendencies and prevent him from wreaking havoc on the field.
