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Cheese Curds Marquez Valdes-Scantling Jersey , 8/22: Packers WR J’Mon Moore is Waiting for His Moment Heading into training camp, wide receiver seemed like one of the only true position battles likely to play out this season. It’s surely shaped up that way.The Packers’ three rookie receivers have jockeyed for position with the well-traveled Jake Kumerow, and anybody who seriously claims they know who will emerge victorious probably has a bridge they’d like to sell you as well.That’s not to say there aren’t favorites. Kumerow has earned every bit of the praise he’s received from Aaron Rodgers, Mike McCarthy, and fans alike, while fourth-round pick J’Mon Moore has struggled.For his part, Moore has owned those struggles and is just waiting for his own big moment. With two preseason games to go, including one against a suspect Oakland secondary, his time is now.Rookie receiver J’Mon Moore, Packers waiting for ‘that one big play’ | Packers NewsMoore has had a few shots at big plays in practice and in games but hasn’t delivered. It’s time to come through and he knows it.Jake Kumerow deserves to make 53-man roster | Lombardi AveRepeating an increasingly common refrain, Lombardi Ave’s Freddie Boston argues Jake Kumerow has already done enough to lock up a spot on the 53-man roster.Raiders turning down trade offers for Khalil Mack | Sports IllustratedThe Packers are still the alleged frontrunner for All-Pro edge rusher Khalil Mack JK Scott Jersey , if it’s possible for there to be such a thing for a trade that isn’t likely to happen. Albert Breer reports the Raiders are turning down offers for Mack, which could still be prohibitively expensive even if Oakland was interested in doing a deal.Fledgling Packers needed unlikely lifeline to survive, soar | Packers NewsIf you think local media is too friendly with the Packers now, imagine living in an era when the local newspaper was largely responsible for the team’s survival. Pete Dougherty lays out the story of how the Green Bay Press Gazette all but saved the franchise.Finally, Daniel Duffy has a lot of time on his hands. He used the name of every Packers player in history to create this image of Lambeau Field.Check out how he did it in this nifty time lapse. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The final weekend of November has arrived, with this Green Bay-Minnesota game predictably carrying plenty of weight toward the race for the NFC playoffs.The twist, though, is the Packers and Vikings are stuck in the thick of the wild-card mix. The Bears, having beaten the Vikings last week, are the team with a healthy lead in the NFC North, which has been won only by Green Bay (five) or Minnesota (two) since Chicago’s last division title in 2010.“I definitely didn’t expect to be sitting where we’re sitting Kevin King Jersey , but our record is what it is,” Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said. “Obviously, Minnesota has a strong team. They’re probably surprised where they’re sitting as well. So I don’t think either of us is out of the division race.”Both the Packers (4-5-1) and Vikings (5-4-1) have one more game remaining against the Bears (8-3), but they’re each lugging that 29-all tie in Green Bay on Sept. 16 down the stretch like a back tire that’s low on air.“Maybe it will help us, and maybe it’ll hurt us, too,” Vikings coach Mike Zimmer said. “I don’t really know.”The Packers will play three of their final five games at home, which is helpful because they’ve yet to win on the road this year. They’ll have a more-mobile Rodgers than in their last matchup with the Vikings, when he was grinding through a knee injury.“He looks like his old self, unfortunately,” Zimmer said.If the Vikings beat the Packers at home for the third straight time Josh Jones Jersey , they’ll at least own a tiebreaker over their biggest rival. They’d still be 1½ games behind the Bears, though, with a difficult stretch of the schedule ahead.“We’ll definitely have to play four quarters,” Packers coach Mike McCarthy said, “and maybe more than that.”Here are some other key angles to follow with the game:NOT-SO-PRIME TIMEThe Vikings are playing in the NFL’s premier Sunday night slot for the second straight week, triggering a magnification of their struggles with the bright lights on this season. They’ve lost all three of their night games, in Los Angeles to the Rams on Sept. 27, at home against the New Orleans Saints on Oct. 28. and at Chicago last week. The Rams, Saints and Bears boast the top three records in the NFC, a combined 28-5.“I guess we’re just playing good teams,” Zimmer said. “That might be the real factor.”Cousins has a 4-12 career record as a starter when kickoff is in the evening Montravius Adams Jersey , though he has a 68 percent completion rate with 31 touchdowns and 16 interceptions and an average of 305 passing yards in those 16 games.“It gets a little bit convoluted when you try to look at a stat and pair it with a player,” Cousins said. “It becomes maybe a bigger, more complicated picture than just a win-loss record and trying to judge performance.”THIRD DOWNERSThe Packers are 19th in the NFL with a 38 percent conversion rate on third down. They’re up against a Vikings defense that leads the league on third downs, allowing the chains to move only 28 percent of the time.One problem for the Packers has been the absence of wide receiver Randall Cobb, long one of Rodgers’ most reliable options. He has missed half of Green Bay’s games with a hamstring injury, including the last two contests, but he could return to action Sunday.SACKMASTER FACKRELLOutside linebacker Nick Perry missed Green Bay’s last game at Seattle, but third-year backup Kyler Fackrell made his absence moot with three sacks, his second such performance this season. Fackrell has eight sacks this year, more than starters Perry and Clay Matthews combined.“The more you play, the more you get comfortable with it Jamaal Williams Jersey , the less encumbered you are with the thinking part,” defensive coordinator Mike Pettine said.JONESING FOR THE BALLPackers running back Aaron Jones didn’t play against the Vikings earlier this season because of a suspension for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy. Jones has 342 rushing yards and four touchdowns over the last four games, plus 12 receptions for 100 yards and a score. He’s the league leader in yards per rush with an average of 6.4.HELP FROM HARRISVikings safety Andrew Sendejo will miss his sixth straight game because of a groin injury, but Anthony Harris has capably filled in as the starter in the previous two games. He had two interceptions against the Bears.“I’m just coming in each day preparing like I’m going to be out there every snap and just trying to take advantage of any opportunities given,” Harris said. “So each year, I’ve just been trying to take strides in getting better and increase my role and help this team win.”Harris signed with the Vikings in 2015 as undrafted rookie out of Virginia. Zimmer praised his progress with becoming more of a physical player as well as gaining a better understanding of the system.“I just think confidence,” Zimmer said. “You know, he sees things and reacts. He’s a good visual player, I think. He’s very smart.”