Sunday Night Football takes place in Week 8 of the NFL with the Green Bay Packers going on the road to the Minnesota Vikings in a top vs bottom match up in the NFC North.

This Sunday Night Football game is scheduled to start at 8.30 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on the NBC network. Alternatively the game can be watched online – free for subscribers to the Direct TV NFL Sunday Ticket – via the link provided below.

The Packers are top of the NFC North with a record of 4-2. In recent weeks they have claimed wins over the Baltimore Ravens 19-17, and the Cleveland Browns 31-13 last week.

The Packers boast one of the most fearsome offenses in the NFL ranking 2^nd in total yards gained per game, with 434.7 yards posted per game. They are also ranked 4^th in the league in points scored, averaging 28 points per game.

Unlike most other teams they are utilizing both the pass and rush well, ranking 4^th in pass and 6^th in rush, meaning opposition defenses are struggling to contain them with all the options open to Aaron Rodgers.

Rodgers himself is 143 of 220 for 1,906 yards and 13 touchdowns.

The Vikings meanwhile are struggling badly and have lost in recent weeks 10-35 to the Carolina Panthers, and then last week they handed the New York Giants their first win of the season in a 7-23 blowout loss.

The Vikings look all over the place, and it is uncertain whether they can lift themselves for a nationally televised Sunday Night Football.

The game starts at 8.30 p.m. ET and can be watched by clicking here.