I can't believe what I am seeing right now... This is not Detroit man, this is the Super Bowl!

That's how Paul Allen, radio host for KFAN and Vikings announcer started and ended his call of the last play in regulation.

This has been all over the internet today, but if you haven't heard it, it's priceless. Paul Allen calls Favre's INT

Brett Favre play for the Vikings.

That would be some good football. It would be a terribly boring preseason of coverage, but it would make a few great games, and a great division.

So please, Brett Favre play for the Vikings.

I guess I really still hate the Bears the most though, because if Favre was thinking about playing for the Bears I would vote to take back his Super Bowl ring.

It is early to say it, but the Packers season is in trouble right now for two main reasons, lack of a running game and injuries.

Rogers went out of the game last Sunday with a shoulder injury and Cullen Jenkins was just placed in IR with a torn pec. Harris is out with a spleen, Bigby is out with a hamstring, and Justin Harrell is out but he never really played anyway.

The running game is crap, Grant had 20 yards on 15 carries and a fumble. I don't know if this is the result his holdout or the offensive line being weak.

The Packers have the offensive talent to make a run, but if they can't get a running game going, they will never be able to pass the ball.

The Packers really stunk this week. After the loss to Dallas last week there were positive things to point to, a feeling that the Packers played decent against a very good team. This week, the Packers played poorly against a weak team.

After the first drive, the offense was terrible. The O-line was porous, the running game was anemic, the  receivers were impotent, and the quarterback lily-livered. On the other side of the ball, the rush was pedestrian, the linebackers, with the exception of Poppinga, were weak, and they played on their heals all game. The only bright side was the secondary.

The secondary was worked over by injury, with Harris and Bigby both out. However, they managed to stay with the Tampa receivers even though the Buc's receving core doesn't exactly strike fear into most teams. The secondary also came up big with turnovers, picking off Griese 3 times, one returned for a touchdown by Woodson. (It was his third INT of the year, and second touchdown of the year. See his page.)

As good as the secondary might have been, the receiving corps was the exact opposite. The receivers had at least three drops, and if one counts Brandon Jackson you can add an interception into the mix. Not only did they drop a lot of balls, they could not seem to get open. Rogers was sacked 3 times, and 2 of those were because no one could get open. Rogers had time to throw, but everyone was covered. When the running game can't get going, the receivers need to make something happen.

The Packers should have won this game. They are a better team, and have better players. They just came out flat, and like the rest of the season, they made a lot of mental and physical mistakes (dropped passes, fumbles, penalties and missed assignments) The Packers need to step up and play like the team they are before their good start slips away.

The Cowboys come to town this Sunday night, and both the Packers and Cowboys are 2-0.

In the Packers Season Prediction I didn't think the Packers could take this game. Even after the great start to the season, I still don't think the Packers can win. Dallas has too many weapons, and they are just too good.

However, in order to hedge my bet, here are what I see the 5 things the Packers need to do to win the game based on what I saw on Monday night.

1. Shutdown TO. Owens had two touchdowns against the Eagles Monday night, and in both of them he was ridiculously open. He was behind the corner and the safety and almost walked into the end zone. If the Packers want to win, they have to eliminate the big play from TO. He will catch balls, and he might even score a TD, but he cannot scream by the Packers secondary and score a 68 yard touchdown untouched. Even if the Packers have to put Woodson underneath and Rouse up top, the need to contain him.

2. Keep penalties down. This seems like common advice, but in the last two weeks the Packers have committed too many penalties, and mental, avoidable penalties at that. In order to win this game, the Packers are going to have to reverse that trend.

3. Take advantage of Roy Williams injury. The Cowboys starting safety is out with a broken arm. The Packers already strong offense needs to take advantage of his absence and work the middle of the field. A big game from Donald Lee would be sweet.

4. Wear Dallas out. Dallas played a long, tough, fast, emotional game against the Eagles on Monday night. They are on a short week and can be worn down. The Packers offense needs to sustain some drives and take advantage of Dallas late.

5. Limit Witten. Witten had 110 yards against the Eagles, and historically the Packers have had a hard time with big, good tight ends. This is probably the hardest part for the Packers, especially if they focus on TO, but if the Packers can limit Witten to 75 yards, especially on third downs, they have a chance to win the game.

I don't expect the Packers to win this game, but I have been wrong before. However, if the Packers can limit TO and Witten, I think they have a chance.

Woodson had two interceptions on Sunday against the Lions, one of them returned for a touchdown.

I had some discussion with my Dad if he was going for another earlier in the game that he missed, contributing in part to Calvin Johnson's first touchdown.

I uploaded some video. The quality is poor, but trust me, that yellow blog cutting in front of Johnson is Woodson.

I will try and get better quality up to YouTube, but I am new at this.

I called it a win for the Packers in my 2008 Packers Prediction, and nothing I saw in week 1 would make me change my mind.

The Packers put up 24 points on the Vikings last week, and arguably left 11 points on the field (blocked field goal and Drivers TD called back.) The Lions defense last week let Atlanta put up 34 points on them. Look for the Packers to score a few (and by a few I mean 30+).

The Lions offense is not that great, but I think the thing to watch is the Packers corner backs vs the Lions receivers. Calvin Johnson had 7 catches for 107 yards and Roy Williams had 3 catches for 47 yards and a touchdown. Al Harris looked suspect last year against the tall Amani Toomer, and both the Lions receivers are very tall. Charles Woodson almost got beat deep last week, and now he has a broken toe.

The bonus is the Lions do not have much of a running game, so the Packers should be able to pressure Kitna and not give the big receivers time to get into their patterns, especially with the aggressive bump and run play of the Packers corners.

Prediction: 30-14 Packers.

Things don't look to get much better for the Vikings, the Colts come to MN for the Vikings home opener.

Yes, the Colts just lost to the Bears, but they are still going to be tough.

0-2 anyone?

When I was going over last Sundays Packers victory over the Vikings I didn't get to talking about the special teams.

In the first game of the season, the special teams looked, on whole, very good. There were two huge mistakes, a blocked field goal and a "Leverage" call on an extra point as the game was winding down. The "Leverage" call was a serious mistake, costing the Packers 15 yards on a kickoff when the extra point is pretty much automatic, although we can't say for sure what the penalty was, there were no replays. Hence the "scare" quotes.

The ""Leverage" call may or may not have been a mistake, but the blocked field goal certainly was. It looked very low, and it wasn't that far of an attempt. Crosby has been very good so far in his Packers career, so it's possible to chalk that one up to a once in a season mistake.

The other special teams play was very good. There was the obvious punt return by Blackmon, although that was a terrible, low punt by the Vikings punter. The Packers started each kickoff well past the 20, which is a welcome change from last year, although again, part of that is attributed to the fact Longwell can't kick deeper than the 10. The flip side, the kickoff coverage by the Packers, was very good, with the Packers dropping the Vikings in their tracks on most kickoffs at or behind the 20.

It will be interesting to see which part of the special team emerges as dominant, the punt returning one or the field goal missing one.