The Indianapolis Colts must jump on the Vikings quick with the passing game game to force the Vikings to play from behind which they are not capable of doing.  Peyton Manning looked a little timid in his first game since last year last week as the Colts’ kept the passing game to the short stuff.  They will likely have to do that again due to offensive line troubles which could really hurt the Colts in this football game.  The Vikings have a great defensive line against the run and they will likely take Joseph Addai out of this game.  If that happens the Colts will be in deep trouble against the Vikings despite the fact that the Packers were effective throwing the ball against them last week.

The Vikings are foaming at the mouth to run the football against a Colts’ Defense which allowed 183 yards rushing (4.7 ypc) last week against the Bears who are not known for their offense.  Look for Adrian Peterson and Chester Taylor to dominate this game especially on plays up the middle as the Colts are very small at nose guard.  Also, QB Tarvaris Jackson will take off running a few times in this game and he might be the best running QB in the NFL right now as he rushed for 65 yards on 9 carries (7.2 ypc) last week against the Packers.  If the Colts put too many defenders in the box look for the Vikings to throw deep to WR Bernard Berrian off of play action.

PREDICTION:  MINNESOTA VIKINGS 23, INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 20