When we look at this game, we see that we have problems defending the run without Justin, but after the 1st quarter we did shut them down. They only finished with 55 yards. And it's possible he will be able to play. Even if it's in a limited role, the defense will be better. We know we need to do more in the running game. We ended up with 129 for the day, but we had a lot of 1-2 yard runs. We need to get other receivers involved. I have to wonder how 100% Vernon was today. My guess is he was borderline. But two weeks from now he will be fine. We will also have two weeks to give Jenkins some reps. He is a bit clueless right now, but maybe in two weeks some of the butterflies will be gone.

And whom we play will be important. I believe it the highest seed left, not the winner of a particular game. The Vikes are playing the Pack, and the winner of tonight's game will play Seattle. But if Seattle and the Vikings win we will play Seattle. If Seattle and GB win, we'll play GB.