SELF-DELUSION CAN BE A RISKY THING
AS THE MINNESOTA VIKINGS JUST FOUND OUT
AFTER THEY STRODE CONFIDENTLY ONTO LAMBEAU FIELD
ONLY TO LATER STAGGER OFF AFTER THE ROUT

WHILE THE INJURY TO PETERSON DIDN'T HELP
THERE WAS NO WAY TO SAVE THE VIKES
AS THE DEFENSE FAILED AND THE PASSING WAS AWFUL
AND THERE WAS JUST NOTHING FOR FANS TO LIKE

THIRTY YEARS AGO THE VIKINGS FELL TO THE RAIDERS
IN WHAT PROVED TO BE MINNESOTA'S LAST SUPER BOWL
YET THIS WEEK WHEN THESE TEAMS MEET AGAIN
BOTH ARE TRYING TO ESCAPE FROM A DEEP DARK HOLE

THE RAIDERS AREN'T FARING ANY BETTER
THAN THE TEAM FROM THE FROZEN NORTH HAS DONE
NEITHER CAN SETTLE ON A STARTING QUARTERBACK
MEANING THEIR OFFENSE IS DEPENDANT ON THE RUN

WHILE THE OAKLAND RAIDERS PLAY WELL IN SPURTS
THEY SEEM UNABLE TO HOLD A LEAD
AND SINCE THEIR DEFENSE ISN'T A WHOLE LOT BETTER
THEY'RE IN A VERY TOUGH SPOT INDEED
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THE PACKERS DISMANTLED THE VIKING TEAM
DISPLAYING EVERY SKILL THAT THEY POSSESS
FROM THE COACHING RIGHT DOWN TO SPECIAL TEAMS
GREEN BAY SHOWED THEMSELVES TO BE THE BEST

THE SCHEDULING GODS LIKE MANY OTHERS
WORK IN STRANGE AND MYSTERIOUS WAYS
THE PACKERS NOW START A VERY STRANGE STRETCH
FEATURING THREE GAMES IN JUST TWELVE DAYS

THE CAROLINA PANTHERS ARE FIRST IN LINE
AND ARE READY TO STEP BOLDLY INTO THE FRAY
FOR THEIR SAKE THEY HAVE TO LOOK BETTER
THAN IN THEIR LOSS TO THE FALCONS SUNDAY

THE PANTHERS ARE JUST A MERE SHELL
OF A TEAM RECENTLY CONSIDERED AMONG THE BEST
FREE-AGENT DEFECTIONS AND INJURIES TOOK A TOLL
-BAD COACHING HAS DONE THE REST

ON OFFENSE THEY CAN'T GET ANYTHING GOING
EVEN AFTER VINNY TESTAVERDE WAS EXHUMED
AND THE EMERGENCE OF THE PACKERS' RUNNING GAME
MUST HAVE THAT DEFENSE FEELING DOOMED

SINCE BRETT FAVRE AND THE PACKERS TEAM
POSSESS THE BEST PASSING GAME IN THE LEAGUE
WHILE THE PANTHERS' DEFENSIVE BACKS ARE GOOD
THEY MAY WIND UP DROPPING FROM FATIGUE
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THE OAKLAND RAIDERS' STRUGGLES ARE SO BAD
THE VIKES ACTUALLY HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN
WHILE IN GREEN BAY THE PACK IS FAVORED
AND SHOULD COVER THE POINT SPREAD ONCE AGAIN