Minnesota Vikings' Three-Headed Monster vs. the Green Bay Packers

The Minnesota Vikings can boast one of the NFL's best trios in Brett Favre, Adrian Peterson and Randy Moss.

And even though combined they can relate to those fans in their 20's (Peterson, 25 years old), 30's (Moss, 33 years old) and 40's (Favre, 41 years old), they still have the potential to do something special in leading the Vikings to the Super Bowl. 

However, time is running out for this three-headed monster to get things cranked up and get the Minnesota offense humming on all cylinders.

The next month will be critical with two games against the Packers, Patriots, Cardinals and Bears. Anything less than a 4-1 record will make any trip to Cowboy Stadium very difficult.

If you were to ask any Packers' fan who is their chief rival, because they've met 179 times, you might hear the Bears.

But for Vikings' fans, there's no bigger rival than the border battle with the Packers.

Minnesota's record against Green Bay is 47-49-1.

This is the only division rival, including the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from the NFC Central days, that the Vikings have a losing record against.

Here's a quick look at what to expect from this week's version of the Border Battle.

Randy Moss Makes His Vikings' Return Debut to Lambeau Field

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GREEN BAY, WI - JANUARY 9: Wide receiver Randy Moss #84 of the Minnesota Vikings pretends to moon the crowd after scoring a touchdown against the Green Bay Packers in the NFC wild-card game at Lambeau Field on January 9, 2005 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The

Many people will recall Randy Moss' last game against the Packers as a Minnesota Viking for his "mooning" of the crowd at Lambeau Field, a game in which he caught four passes for 70 yards and two touchdowns.

From 1998 to 2004, Moss' Vikings would go 6-8 against the Packers and 2-5 at Lambeau Field in the regular season.

In seven games against the Packers, Moss only averages 3.85 catches per game for 19.2 yards per reception. He's caught five of his 12 touchdowns against the Packers at Lambeau. 

For his career, he averages 4.9 catches per game and 77.2 yards.

In his 2010 Viking debut against the Jets, Moss had four catches for 81 yards and a touchdown. 

Against the Cowboys, he grabbed five balls for 55 yards.

Look for some improvements.

Prediction: Six receptions for 95 yards and one touchdown.

Adrian Peterson Running Wild

Adrian Peterson's Longest Career Run.

Adrian Peterson currently leads the NFL with 110.6 yards per game average.

He is fourth in the league with 553 rushing yards, and his 4.9 yards per carry ranks fifth among running backs with 400 or more rushing yards.

In six games against the Packers, Peterson's numbers are very close to his career averages.

He averages 4.95 yards per carry and 100.6 yards per game against Green Bay.

However, when he plays on the slower, natural grass surface of Lambeau Field, his performance slips a little.

In three games at Green Bay, he averages 81.7 yards per game and 4.45 yards per carry with four fewer touches than at the Metrodome. 

If the Vikings are to beat the Packers on Sunday night, they will need to control the game, affording them the luxury of handing the ball to Peterson at least to his average of 20 carries per game.

If, however, the Vikings trail and resort to throwing the ball, it could be a long cold, October night in Wisconsin.

Prediction: 18 carries for 90 yards and two touchdowns. 

Brett Favre: The Gunslinger and His Undeated Record Against the Packers

Brett Favre is undefeated against the Green Bay Packers.

Alright, so it has only been two games, but in those two games, Favre has been almost perfect.

In 2009 against the Packers, Favre was 41 of 59 for 515 yards with seven touchdowns and no interceptions for a quarterback rating of 135.9.

The seven touchdowns were caught by five different receivers. 

A far cry from his current rating this season of 72.1.

Favre has had difficulty getting on the same page with his receivers.

This will be the third game for him and Randy Moss, and the perfect environment to have a breakout performance.

In his 16 seasons playing for the Packers, Favre amassed a 97-31 record at Lambeau Field, a 75.8 winning percentage. Is there some Lambeau magic Favre can call upon to help him beat the Packers?

Against the Cowboys, Favre had his first game this season without an interception. His line was 14 of 19 for only 118 yards with one touchdown, good for a season best 106.9 quarterback rating.

Minnesota will need more of the same. If the Vikings can keep Favre under 30 pass attempts for the game, that will spell success for Minnesota.

Prediction: 21 of 30, for 220 yards and two touchdowns and one interception, a 99.3 rating.

Vikings Vs. Packers Round One

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GREEN BAY, WI - NOVEMBER 01: Quarterback Brett Favre #4 of the Minnesota Vikings signals touchdown after teammate Adrian Petersen #20 scored during the first quarter of the game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on November 1, 2009 in Green B

Over the past 10 meetings between the Packers and Vikings, they have both gone 5-5.

Each team has the edge at home going 3-2.

The average score at Lambeau Field has been Packers 22-Vikings 17.

The Vikings defense is ranked sixth against the pass in yards allowed averaging 192 yards per game.

They are uncharacteristically ranked 11th against the run with 102 yards average.

This is a good matchup for the Vikings defense, going against the 19th rushing offense of the Packers.

When the Vikings have the ball, it will be the 11th best rushing offense against the 21st rushing defense.

This game will hinge on the running game for both teams, and Minnesota should have an advantage here.

For the triple-headed Minnesota Monster of Favre-Peterson-Moss, it will need to be Peterson who carries the Vikings this time.

Prediction:

Minnesota 28

Green Bay 23