THE VIKES HAVE FOUND THE EARLY GOING
JUST ABOUT AS PLEASANT AS COULD BE
IN FACT JUDGING BY THE SEASON SO FAR
A CHAMPIONSHIP RUN IS ALMOST GUARANTEED

BUT NOTHING WORTHWHILE COMES THAT EASILY
AS THEIR SCHEDULE NOW TAKES A DIFFERENT TURN
THE NEXT FEW WEEKS WON'T PROVIDE ANYTHING
THAT THE VIKINGS HAVEN'T EARNED
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SUNDAY'S GAME WILL BE THE PERFECT EXAMPLE
AS JOE FLACCO AND THE RAVENS COME TO TOWN
BRINGING WITH THEM RAY LEWIS AND THE DEFENSE
THAT HAVE BEATEN MANY OPPONENTS DOWN

BUT THE YEAR THEY'RE KNOWN MORE FOR OFFENSE
WHILE THEIR DEFENSE HAS SLIPPED A LITTLE BIT
THEIR RUNNING BACKS ARE BIG AND STRONG
AND AS YET HAVENT SHOWN THAT THEYLL QUIT

BRETT FAVRE AND ADRIAN PETERSON WILL BE
A CHALLENGE FOR RAVENS TEAM TO BE SURE
BUT RAY RICE AND WILLIS MAGAHEE WILL SEE
IF THAT VIKINGS' DEFENSE CAN ENDURE

THE RAVENS WILL BE COMING AFTER FAVRE
BRINGING  BLITZES AND STUNTS AS YET UNSEEN
WHILE THE WILLIAMS WALL AND THEIR BUDDIES
WILL AS USUAL PLAY PRETTY TOUGH AND MEAN
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IT'S NOT QUITE CLEAR WHAT THE PACKERS DID
DURING THEIR EARLY SEASON ONE WEEK VACATION
BUT SOMETHING BETTER HAVE BEEN ACCOMPLISHED
OR THERE'LL BE AN UPROAR OUT IN PACKER NATION

THE FANS REALLY HAVE BEEN REASONABLE
AND VERY PATIENT WITH TED AND MIKE
THEY'VE TRIED EVERY SINGLE THING THEY CAN
TO PRETEND THEIR DECISIONS HAVE BEEN LIKED

AARON RODGERS AND HIS FOOTBALL TEAM
CAN'T AFFORD TO TAKE THEIR OPPONENTS LIGHTLY
THEY'VE GOT TO KEEP THEMSELVES ON TRACK
AND WIN THEIR GAMES FORTHRIGHTLY

THIS WEEK THE LIONS COME TO LAMBEAU FIELD
WHERE THEY HAVEN'T WON FOR EIGHTEEN YEARS
A RECORD DETROIT LOOKS ON WITH CHAGRIN
AND EVERYONE ELSE LOOKS ON WITH SNEERS

DETROIT HAS PLAYED BETTER AT TIMES THIS YEAR
THAN THEIR WON-LOSS RECORD WOULD SEEM TO SHOW
AND WHILE THEY'VE GOT SOME TALENTED PLAYERS
THEY'VE YET TO FIND A WAY TO MAKE THEM FLOW

WITH DAUNTE CULPEPPER AT THE HELM
AND CALVIN JOHNSON ZOOMING DOWN THE FIELD
THE PACKERS' DEFENSE WILL HAVE TO SHINE
OR RISK HAVING THEIR PROBLEMS BE REVEALED
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LOSING TO THE RAVENS WILL SHOW THE VIKES
THAT THEY STILL HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO
WHILE THE LIONS ARE JUST THE RIGHT OPPONENT
FOR A RECOVERING PACKERS TEAM TO SUBDUE
                                    Carl "Gator" Nelson
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