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The Green Bay Packers (2-1) are riding a two-game winning streak as they get set to host their NFC North rivals, the Minnesota Vikings (3-0), at Lambeau Field for the division's first showdown of the 2024 season.
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The Packers return to Lambeau Field Sunday for their first NFC North clash of the season with the Minnesota Vikings. And the game will also mark the return of Jordan Love, who is coming back from a knee injury after missing the last two games.
Vikings running back Aaron Jones is also back in Green Bay for the first time since he signed with the Vikings as a free agent and has helped Minnesota to a 3-0 start.
The Packers averted an early-season slump, securing victories against the Indianapolis Colts and Tennessee Titans with Malik Willis stepping in for the injured Jordan Love. Meanwhile, the Vikings, led by head coach Kevin O'Connell, have emerged as one of the season's surprise contenders, notching impressive wins over the San Francisco 49ers and Houston Texans.
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The Minnesota Vikings (3-0) are 3-point underdogs as they aim to continue their three-game winning streak in a matchup with the Green Bay Packers (2-1) on Sunday, September 29, 2024 at Lambeau Field. This matchup has an over/under of 44.5 points.
The Vikings are undefeated and they reached 3-0 by knocking off the previously undefeated Houston Texans last week, 34-7.
Even though rushing yards are up and passing numbers are down over the first three weeks of the season, it’s too soon to call it a new trend.
“It’s still early with the sample size,” Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said. “But it is something that we looked into because it is noticeable, and it is a really big difference. But we’ll continue to monitor that and what we are trying to do, though, is be efficient on offense. Hit your explosive plays. Take care of the football. Those things will never change. Not give up sacks.”
NFL teams are averaging 119.5 yards rushing per game, up from 112.7 last season. But the league average was 121.6 yards per game in 2022. Teams actually aren’t running more; they’re just having more success. Average rushing attempts per team per game this season going into Week 4 is 26.9 vs. 26.8 last year.
Twenty players are on pace for 1,000-yard rushing seasons. Twelve players accomplished that feat in 2023, down from 16 in 2022. There were only seven in 2021, the first year the NFL went to 17 games in the regular season.
Five teams are averaging 150 yards rushing per game and 13 are averaging 125. Only the Baltimore Ravens were above 150 in 2023 and nine teams averaged 125.
One reason why running backs are having better success is that more defenses are geared toward stopping the pass. They use lighter, more athletic linebackers and play two-high safeties. Offenses can be physical against those defensive sets and attack on the ground.
The Packers are 2-1 and undefeated in games where backup quarterback Malik Willis has had to start. Last week, Willis got a win over the team that traded him this offseason, as Green Bay defeated the Tennessee Titans, 30-14.