Vikings Game Day – Access Vikings
Posted on January 17, 2010 by Bretts_BFF
– Peter King of Sports Illustrated tweeted this morning that the average margin of victory in the six playoff games entering today has been 17.2 points. The only really entertaining game for a fan just tuning in to watch was Arizona’s 51-45 overtime victory over Green Bay last weekend. On Saturday, the Saints beat the Cardinals by 31 and the Colts beat the Ravens by 17. Hopefully, we see a far more competitive game today at the Metrodome. We sure don’t expect a one-sided contest.
– The plan remains for veteran corner Antoine Winfield to play both at the left corner and inside in the nickel today. It sounds like it’s going to come down to matchups for Winfield. Winfield made it clear Friday that if he feels any pain in his injured right foot he won’t hesitate to take himself out. No matter what happens, I expect to see a healthy dose of corner Benny Sapp. Sapp is a free agent after the season and his performance in place of Winfield in the second half of the season likely has helped him improve his stock.
– We expect Tyrell Johnson to start at strong safety for the Vikings, but rookie Jamarca Sanford will see playing time. If nothing else, this sets up as a real training-camp battle next season with Sanford pushing Johnson for the job.
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