GREEN BAY Minnesota Vikings Jerseys 2019 , Wis. (AP) McCarthy would like to see another turn of events transpire when they play the rival Minnesota Vikings in prime time on Sunday.“We definitely need turnovers,” McCarthy said Friday. “That’s always been a staple of our success here, and Sunday night will hopefully be that game.”Easier said than done, however.Not only is Green Bay’s playoff hopes teetering because of an 0-5 record away from Lambeau Field, but its defense is struggling to take away the football.“We need that,” veteran linebacker Clay Matthews said. “I think we’ve played really good defense. It’s just that the turnovers haven’t really been in our favor.”The Packers (4-5-1) rank among the NFL’s best this season defending the pass, bolstered by 34 sacks, but they are near the bottom with only 12 takeaways. Just six of those have been interceptions – three by Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, who’s no longer on the Packers.It’s been that type of head-scratching season in Green Bay.“It’s tough Replica Olisaemeka Udoh Jersey , man,” said veteran defensive back Tramon Williams. “Out of the sacks, the big plays haven’t been coming, the ill-advised throws haven’t been coming. We’ve just kind of been getting sacks, and that’s it, not making a big-impact play off it.”Not helping matters is a Packers secondary that has been shuffled by roster turnover and injuries for most of the season.“We’ve still got guys who are very capable of getting the job done,” asserted Williams, who switched from cornerback to safety three games ago after the Packers sent Clinton-Dix to Washington in a surprising midseason trade.Just who will line up with Williams on the back end of Green Bay’s defense against the Vikings’ dangerous passing game is uncertain.The Packers have four defensive backs on the injury report. Starting safety Kentrell Brice, who missed Green Bay’s last game with an ankle injury, and cornerbacks Kevin King (hamstring) and Bashaud Breeland (groin) are all questionable to play Sunday.“As I tell the staff Olisaemeka Udoh Jersey nfl draft , as the injuries pile up and we’re continuing to have to juggle, I say, ‘Check the mail. There’s not going to be any sympathy cards from around the league,'” first-year Packers defensive coordinator Mike Pettine said.Especially from the Vikings (5-4-1), who are just ahead of Green Bay in second place in the NFC North and have the league’s most prolific pass-catching tandem with Adam Thielen and Stefon Diggs.The Packers had only one takeaway – an interception by Clinton-Dix – as the combination of quarterback Kirk Cousins (425 passing yards, four touchdowns), Thielen and Diggs rallied Minnesota from a late 13-point deficit to a 29-29 tie at Green Bay in Week 2.What remains of Green Bay’s secondary hopes to flip the script in the rematch. Indicative of their struggles on the road, the Packers have forced just two turnovers in those five games.“We’ve just got to do our job on the back end and get the ball,” rookie cornerback Jaire Alexander said.NOTES: The Packers’ defense will be without DL Mike Daniels (foot) and LB Nick Perry (knee) on Sunday. Daniels moved around in the locker room Friday on a knee scooter with a large cast on his lower left leg. Daniels isn’t sure if he will play again this season after suffering the injury in the loss at Seattle on Nov. 15. … WR Randall Cobb (hamstring) and TE Jimmy Graham, who broke a thumb in the last game Minnesota Vikings Jerseys 2019 , also are questionable for Sunday night. Happy Monday, everyone!I hope everyone’s weekend went well. It was the first non-NFL weekend we’ve had for a long time. We’d better get used to it, Sunday is the last one for.........infinity. It will seem like it, anyway. I dislike the off-seasons after an underwhelming season. No one is as excited, and the mood among many fans is somber or fatalist, neither of which I can relate to very well. I think the team has most of the pieces in place, with the coaching staff on the offensive side being the only real question mark for me. I hope Stefanski & Co. can get the offense rolling, but we won’t know until we know. The O line is obviously a question mark as well, but I’m of the opinion that their weaknesses were greatly enhanced by the coaching and the scheme/approach. I do expect Rick & the gang to address O line personnel pretty heavily via the draft and other options during the off-season as well.Around the DN since our last open thread:Todd Downing, who was the Vikings’ TE coach last year Olisaemeka Udoh Minnesota Vikings Jerseys , made a lateral move to take the same position with Tennessee.It’s decision time for the Vikings regarding Anthony Barr and Sheldon Richardson. Whaddya think they should do?The NFC lost their third straight Pro-Bowl, in a game that got a little......odd, and rainy. We also learned that Thielen probably won’t be coming after Kirk Cousins’ job.Vikings news from other sources and news from around the rest of the NFL:From Vikings.com, Adam Thielen impressed at the Pro Bowl Skills Showdown. From ESPN, Anthony Barr expressed desire to return to Minnesota, but said that he’ll let free agency ‘dictate itself’. ESPN has the score and highlights from yesterday’s Pro Bowl, if you’re interested, which you probably aren’t.We come to today’s media selection:Adrian Peterson was a tremendous running back, and his effort in the 2012 season was nearly superhuman. Let’s relive that performance. 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