will open up with a road game against the Minnesota Vikings (+1.5). This is the second time in three years that these two teams will start the season at U.S. Bank Stadium, as the Packers won 43-34 in week one of the 2020 season.
This year, however, the Vikings have a very different feel after an overhaul of the front office and coaching staff. Out are former GM Rick Spielman and head coach Mike Zimmer, replaced by Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and Kevin O’Connell, respectively. This takes the Vikings from a defensive-minded head coach to an offensive-minded one, and there could be some more similarities between them and the Packers from a scheme perspective than in recent years, thanks to some of the backgrounds and experience of prominent members of Minnesota’s staff.