Brett Favre returns to Lambeau Field this week for the first time since the 2007 NFC Championship Game, where his final pass as a Packer landed in the hands of cornerback Corey Webster, leading to an improbable Giants victory.

Maybe it’s that memory that has all three of our Playbook prognosticators picking the Packers to beat the Vikings on Sunday. Or maybe is was Minnesota’s loss to Pittsburgh that has the trio tripping over each other to jump off the Vikings’ bandwagon. Or maybe Green Bay’s dominating performances in back-to-back weeks has them suddenly jumping on the Packers.

Whatever the reason, it’s one of eight matchups in Week 8 that Sterling Sharpe, Brian Baldinger and Joe Theismann all agree on. Here are their picks:

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