Vikings Vow to Hold Grant Down

The Vikings aren't real worried about putting some material up on the Packers bulletin board. They're more worried about making sure Ryan Grant doesn't embarrass them on Monday night.

The Packers running back was the only ball carrier to top 100 yards against the Vikings last year -- and only one of two to do it in the past two years. So Pat Williams and some of his teammates are willing to put out a guarantee.

"That's been on my mind all summer," Williams said. "He's the only guy who got 100 yards on us. But that ain't going to happen this Monday night."

It might fire up Grant a little bit to hear that, but the Vikings should have the defensive line to back up the talk. Linebacker Ben Leber was even willing to go a lot further than Williams' vow.

"When we say stop the run, we're not just saying stop the run," Leber said. "We literally mean it. We want to hold people to 40, 50 yards. That's the kind of standard we've already set. That's not being unrealistic."

The Vikings pass defense is not as good as the run D, especially with Madieu Williams sidelined by injury. But with Aaron Rogers making his first start since Brett Favre bailed to New York, it's safe to say that if the Vikings can shut down Grant, they should pick up a win on Monday night. And even in the game where Grant went for 119 yards, the Vikings shut him down once the second quarter started. Grant had 89 yards on his first eight carries, and only 30 yards on his final 13 rushes.