5 Vikings players to watch vs. the Packers in Week 16

Stefon Diggs – WR

Stefon Diggs has been a Packer killer during his career with the Vikings. In his last three games against the hated green and gold, Diggs has hauled in 18 receptions for 254 yards and four touchdowns.

He continuously burns the Packers secondary during each meeting, yet they still don’t seem to give him the respect he deserves. Diggs will just need to remind them, once again, on Monday night how good he is.

Minnesota could be throwing the ball more than usual this week as Dalvin Cook has already been ruled out and Alexander Mattison may also miss the game with an ankle injury. This will bump up Mike Boone to the lead back role with Ameer Abdullah and C.J. Ham backing him up.

Nothing against Boone, but the Vikings would be wise to have their offense roll through their star quarterback rather than a young back who is making his first career start.

While Minnesota will still probably run the ball plenty, they’ll look for the explosive plays to come through the air. Cousins has been relying on Diggs for these all season long and that trend is likely going to continue on Monday. Expect a handful of receptions and triple-digit receiving yards from Diggs this week.