Vikings at Packers

— 7 p.m. Central today, NBC

LINE - Packers by 7 1/2 LAST MEETING Minnesota beat Green Bay 37-34 Dec. 30.

LAST WEEK Minnesota beat Green Bay 37-34.

RANKINGS Vikings: offense (20), defense (16); Packers: offense (13); defense (11) NOTES First wild-card rematch of regular-season finale since 2009, when 3 of 4 wild cards, including Green Bay’s loss to Arizona, were do-overs. Packers are 1-1 when facing same team in last week of regular-season and following week in playoffs. They beat Lions in 1993 after losing regular-season finale, and lost to Arizona after winning in last week of regular season in 2009. Including loss to Vikings in 2004, Packers have dropped 4 of past 6 postseason games at home. Packers WR Donald Driver and Minnesota DT Kevin Williams, DB Antoine Winfield and C Cullen Loeffler are only players left from 2004 wild-card meeting. Packers are 4-1 against division opponents in playoffs. With Jordy Nelson expecting to play, Packers would have all four top receivers for, essentially, first time since Sept. 30. Nelson, Greg Jennings, James Jones and Randall Cobb all appeared in Dec. 2 game against Vikings, but Nelson left after injuring hamstring on Green Bay’s second drive. Quarterback Rodgers has NFL-best 105.5 quarterback rating in postseason. ... Minnesota’s victory in regular-season finale snapped 5-game losing streak to Green Bay. After losing in Green Bay on Dec. 2, Minnesota won its last 4. Vikings are 6-15 in road playoff games. Vikings have not played a “cold-weather” game outdoors since Dec. 28, 2010, when the temperature was 32 degrees for 24-14 victory over Eagles. Since 2000, Minnesota is 2-6 outdoors when it’s 32 or below. Forecast for tonight calls for temperatures in midteens, with wind chill around zero. Adrian Peterson finished with 2,097 yards rushing, 8 shy of Eric Dickerson’s single-season NFL record. Peterson has rushed for more yards against Packers (1,442) than any opponent.

Sports, Pages 21 on 01/05/2013

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