Yes, the Packers dominated the Rams on the scoreboard the way they should have, even if they didn't dominate in the stat sheet the way they should have.

A team with no offensive line to speak of let Steven Jackson have his way too often (to the tune of 117 yards) - let alone Kyle Boller and company, especially in the two-minute offense.

If you happened to flip channels after the Packers' triumph, you saw Brett Favre produce another last-second patented comeback to beat the 49ers.

That made me sick to my stomach...not necessarily the whole Favre saga thing, but just the thought he (or any other Vikings quarterback) could do it to the Packers next week.

How does Green Bay not let that happen next week?

Well, the Packers will need to produce a two-score lead by the time the final minutes happen.

How to do that?

One: don't allow your offensive line to make yellow hankies a regularly-scheduled fashion statement on the Humpty Dump turf.

Six penalties for 51 yards, the tally against the lowly Rams, are still way too many.

Two: scheme and run your way out of pass rush problems.

The Vikes' defensive line with the "Williams Brothers" (not related) could, and probably should, eat up Packers pass protectors.

This team has had serious problems keeping Aaron Rodgers off the turf. Even 935-year-old Leonard Little got him down twice.

To help him out, the Packers have got to do two things: get much better per-rush productivity out of Ryan Grant than 26 carries for 99 yards, and keep the Vikings honest with draws, traps and screens to slow down the rush.

There's no reason the Packers can't carve up the Vikings secondary if Rodgers gets the time.

Time. Ah, that's the rub...as long as they're not rubbing Rodgers' No. 12 on the turf, Rodgers can have a darn good, perhaps huge, day.

Three: study No. 4 like he's an opponent, not their old teammate turned soap-opera queen.

There are plenty of parts to Brett Favre's game which can lead to defensive success.

He has historically made lots of fundamental mistakes, and gotten away with them.

You must know them like the back of your hand, and take advantage of them - but study him in a way that he's not "Brett Favre", but number four on the opponent.

It's an old Bill Walsh trick, to take away the emotion and keep you thinking of your job instead of who's on the other side...and it worked.  He won't be so prone to, with all the anger he'll probably have bottled up and ready to finally let spill on the Metrdodome field.

The Dom Capers 3-4 scheme is something Favre has never faced with the Packers. He knows their personnel, but he doesn't know how that personnel operates.

Throw the kitchen sink at him. More often than not, especially with a not-so-amazing receiving corps to work with (read: no Sterling Sharpe, Antonio Freeman, Javon Walker, Donald Driver or Greg Jennings), he presses against a pass rush and makes stupid mistakes.

Additionally, Al Harris and Charles Woodson have defended Brett Favre-targeted receivers more than any other defenders in recent memory.

They also know the Vikes' corps, save the explosive rookie that is Percy Harvin.

It's time to recall that muscle memory, pounce on Favre's tendencies and up the interception total.

Four: own the line of scrimmage with your defensive big uglies to minimize Adrian Peterson's effect.

You will give up some big plays to Adrian Peterson.

Admit it. Accept it. Every other NFL team does.

The man is the best running back in pro football, and perhaps the best this side of Walter Payton and Emmett Smith in the game's annals.

Now, instead of worrying about when he may break one, focus your energies on blowing up his offensive line, tying his blockers up, and making him do the work himself.

Go back into past annals and see games Walter Payton played against the Packers when he was actually controlled.

How did they do it? Gang tackling, owning the O-line and swarming him with green jerseys (or white, in this case).

Enough hard hits, and perhaps he may not be as effective.  He'll gash you at some point, but perhaps less than most.

Five: get the lead early and keep the pedal to the metal.

That goes on both sides of the ball's responsibilities.

Offensively, Aaron Rodgers produced five pass plays of 20 yards or more, giving him an amazing 21 yards per completion against the Rams.

The Vikings can be burned deep, and the Packers have one of the best corps of receivers in the game.

Put up points and keep going for the throat. This isn't the game to sit on a lead and let the clock run down.

Defensively, Brett Favre is always known for being up in big games, and sending throws over receivers heads into the nearest suburb in the first couple drives.

That is where Charles Woodson and Al Harris could make their money.

If the Vikes are smart, they'll run Peterson a lot early.

Do what you can in stopping Peterson, then rush the heck out of Favre and force the mistake-prone legend to do exactly just that - make mistakes.

The more you do that, the more the chances a two-score lead will remain.

Are the chances of that happening huge? Not necessarily.  But it's the best formula possible to own Ted Thompson Bowl I.