Plus Three from Patrick

January 2, 2016 — 10:38pm

PLUS THREE FROM PATRICK

Insensitive observations Don Riley (who died Thursday at 92) would have offered before Sunday's showdown between Vikings and the Green Bushers:

•Clay Matthews' long hair would be evidence that he's not tough enough to stop Adrian Peterson.

•Aaron Rodgers' mediocre play would be traced to his troubles with a "Hollywood bombshell.''

•Throw in a Packers offensive line that was leakier than a wood roof with termites, and Don's prediction would be, "Vikings 34, Bushers 14.''

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