Here are the enemy fan forums of the week:
Broncos Country Message Boards
http://forums.denverbroncos.com
Broncos Forums
http://www.broncosforums.com/forums/forum.php
Orange Mane
http://www.orangemane.com/BB/index.php
What they're saying:
A nice little home game comin up this week. They have a very average offense and a pretty good defense.
Being the best in the league, our defense should stymie them. I don't see Bridgewater doing anything at all. Peterson is always a threat, but our run D is pretty good as well. Probably 60-70 yards.
On the other side we're also boasting a less than good offense. Would be nice to get the running game going. One of Minn's better players, Rhodes, suffered a concussion so his game status is up in the air.
I think we get our first shut out this game.
20-0 Denver
Their run D looked literally atrocious vs SF on MNF
But they've obviously been a different team the last two weeks...
We probably smack them pretty good tho
24 - 10
Another close defensive game. 21-10, Broncos.
I don't understand why people think games so early in this juncture could be considered trap games. We haven't had a resounding win yet on offense, we're trying to get our run game going and we have a lot to work on.
A trap game is one where you think you're so good because you're blowing out teams or have been steam rolling over teams so you don't have to take other teams seriously. That is not us.
With that said, 27-17 Broncos
We continue to gel on offense and dominate on defense. Our run game improves to the point where we will have at least 100 yards on the ground. Manning goes 350+ 3 TDs because our O-line is giving him more time. Our defense has at least 3 takeaways. AP breaks a few nice runs and will be the only TD scorer from the Vikings this game, we will have a hard time containing him. We put up 30+ for the win.
We won't beat them badly... I don't think we beat a single opponent badly this year, but we will win it.
Broncos 23- 13.
Although with nice mellow weather expected and a mediocre opponent this could also the chance that this could be one of those Manning feasting on a bad team kind of game. Throws for over 300 yards and 4 TDs for a great win and all limitations are forgotten for a while.
Just stop the run, that's the key to that team. Bridgewater can't complete a pass longer than five yards to save his life, he's Alex Smite-lite.
That defense is swarming though. Zimmer is a hell of a coach. It's going to be hard to put points on the board against them. Whichever team makes the most big plays on defense will probably win it.
After watching MIN defense the past two weeks, I'm concerned about our o-line vs their pass rush. They seem to have a stout defense and it's not likely we will be able to run much on them. Unless our o-line gels considerably by Sunday.
I don't think they score more than 17 on us though. Expect the win but want to keep Manning safe!
(In response to a colts fan predicting the Broncos wont score 40 points)
Maybe our offense isn't but our defense can score.
Offense 31 + Defense 9 pts (safety + pick 6)
I could only find one thread out there, but I'll look for more lately. As somebody else mentioned in somewhere else, the thread title on Broncos Country is "How badly do we beat the Vikings?", so it would feel pretty good to throat stomp this team.