Here’s how the staff at Packers Wire believes the Week 17 showdown with the Vikings will go down:

Packers rookie safety Omar Brown was elevated from the practice squad to the gameday roster. Safety Javon Bullard is questionable and might not play.

Nostalgia is dubious. The sentimental attachment to “The Ol’ Days” usually confuses the familiar with the ideal. “Sal, remember when we used to toboggan down that rocky hill and into that pit of steel spikes?

For the second consecutive time, the Green Bay Packers have elevated rookie Omar Brown for gameday - this one, to play against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. Last week, he played eight snaps on defense and six on special teams against the New Orleans Saints in his regular season debut.