Members of the Pioneer Press sports staff who cover the Vikings forecast Sunday’s game against the Packers in Green Bay, Wis.:

DANE MIZUTANI

Vikings 24, Packers 21

This is going to be closer than last week’s results for both teams might suggest. In the end, though, the Vikings win, because for the first time in 30 years, the Packers don’t have a hall of famer under center.

JOHN SHIPLEY

Vikings 27, Packers 19

Two teams headed in opposite directions. Confidence counts.

CHARLEY WALTERS

Vikings 31, Packers 21

Was that really Kirk Cousins beating the 49ers? And now the Packers in Green Bay? Suddenly, these Vikings are worth watching.

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