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The Vikings had low expectations in 2017 Mike Daniels Jersey , especially after quarterback Sam Bradford made an early exit with a knee injury. They grossly surpassed them.In 2018, the expectations became sky high, with the arrival of quarterback Kirk Cousins. They failed to even make it to the playoffs.This year, the expectations are sort of in the middle. On Sunday, the Vikings performed like anything but a sort-of-in-the-middle team, smashing the Falcons, 28-12.But defensive end and team captain Everson Griffen has a warning for his teammates.“Don’t take the cheese,” Griffen told PFT by phone after Sunday’s victory. “There’s a long way to go. This is just the beginning.”The worst thing any team can do is listen to external praise and hype, but in this day and age it’s virtually impossible to tune it out. If they keep winning, the hype will grow Jaire Alexander Jersey , and they’ll have to deal with it, without losing focus on the one-game-at-a-time task at hand.In six days, the Vikings will literally try to take the cheese, when making their annual trip to Lambeau Field. Last year, the two teams battled to an epic 29-29 overtime tie. This year, the winner (if there is one) will take early control of the NFC North. Anyone watching the Green Bay Packers this season can tell that something is off with Aaron Rodgers. The two-time MVP isn’t playing anywhere near his normal high standard of football, looking truly ordinary at times.Sure, Rodgers’ mobility and ability to step into his throws has been limited by his left knee injury, but without a brace on Sunday night Packers fans should reasonably have expected some improvement in that area. Instead, Rodgers still was not showing his trademark accuracy and threw several ugly passes while falling backwards. That all combined for one of the uglier stat lines of the season Kingsley Keke Green Bay Packers Jersey , as he completed just 56% of his passes at 6.02 yards per attempt.Perhaps issues with the Packers’ offensive scheme are compounding Rodgers’ physical limitations. After Sunday’s game, he discussed needing to feed his top receiver a bit more (more on that in a moment) but he just doesn’t seem comfortable, either with the playcalls or the personnel on the field.Ultimately, Rodgers still isn’t the reason the Packers are losing games this season, as he has only thrown one interception (though he has fumbled six times). It’s just that too often this year he isn’t winning games either. Let’s look at more on Rodgers in today’s curds.Aaron Rodgers’ lack of accuracy, zip concerning | Packersnews.comThis piece helps describe some of the thoughts that I had while watching Sunday’s game. Although Rodgers has typically been able to throw accurately and with great velocity despite bad mechanics, that doesn’t appear to be the case this year. At one point it got so ugly that I thought I was watching Alex Hornibrook floating passes to his receivers a few times instead of the most talented quarterback ever to play the game.Aaron Rodgers' recipe for saving the season: feed Davante Adams - ESPNI can't say I disagree with this plan, though — Adams saw a drop in targets on Sunday to nine, well off the 14 he had averaged over the previous three games.Packers rookie Marquez Valdes-Scantling proves he’s no fluke | Packers WireThat's another 100-yard game for the rookie, who keeps making big play after big play. Every one of MVS's three catches went for at least 24 yards Kingsley Keke Jersey 2019 , including his deep 51-yard bomb that set up the Packers' tying touchdown.Expectant father JK Scott appreciated Packers’ contingency plan | Packers.comThe Packers had a plane chartered and ready to send Scott back to Green Bay if his wife went into labor on Saturday or Sunday, which was indeed the reason the team signed punter Drew Kaser on Saturday. Scott shouldn't miss next week's game, either, as his wife will be induced mid-week and the Packers will play at home.Sharrif Floyd suing Dr. James Andrews for $180M - NFL.comAndrews, who moved his practice to the Green Bay area recently, is accused of negligently administering a pain blocker that caused permanent muscle and nerve damage in Floyd's right leg.Michigan man flips ex-wife's car after argument, points crossbow at police | Click On DetroitIs Michigan Man the new Florida Man? This disgruntled individual used a front-loader to flip over a car then got belligerent with police when they arrived on the scene.