The Minnesota Vikings are looking for their first 4-0 start since the 2016 season when they take on the Green Bay Packers in the first border battle of the season. The winner will have the inside track to winning the division and also have bragging rights until their week 17 matchup, which will be the third consecutive season they have a matchup in week 17.

There is a lot of intrigue surrounding the Packers heading into their week four matchup, especially surrounding both the quarterback position and Aaron Jones's return. To better understand the Packers, we reached out to our Packers beat writer Wendell Ferreira to get a better sense of what to expect on Sunday.

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Is Malik Willis the better QB to start this week with their success in the run game and Jordan Love's injury?

The Packers tend to be conservative when players get injured, so I'm pretty sure Jordan Love will be healthy enough to play and protect himself when Green Bay puts him back on the field. But if he is ready, I have no question that Love is the best option even if he's not 100%. Malik Willis has performed well, and he played real football against the Tennessee Titans. It wasn't just a gimmicky Matt LaFleur offensive gameplan. But he is not particularly known for his capacity to read defenses after the snap, so facing a Brian Flores' scheme would be a totally different challenge. Love has been notably good at navigating the pocket, so if he's moving relatively well, the Packers' chances of winning the game will be much higher.

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PFF only has Jaire Alexander with 5 recorded targets when covering Justin Jefferson. How much will he factor into covering him?

This is the first time the Packers will face Justin Jefferson with Jeff Hafley as the defensive coordinator, so we don't have a lot of evidence to know exactly what the plan will look like.The Packers are second in the NFL in cover 6 rate, which is surprising to a certain degree. But playing quarter, quarter, half doesn't seem like a good way to defend the Vikings, exposing a weak group of off-ball linebackers against Jefferson and Aaron Jones.Jeff Hafley is still a single high-heavy coach, and he's used cover 1 and cover 3 at high rates. Jaire Alexander man-covered AJ Brown against the Philadelphia Eagles in week 1 several times, even though the bad field conditions in Brazil didn't make his job easier. They will most likely vary coverages, but I would expect a heavy dose of man with some help behind Alexander.

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With Aaron Jones returning to Lambeau, do the Packers regret moving on from him?

They certainly do not regret it, because they are getting everything they wanted from Josh Jacobs and Emanuel Wilson. Obviously fans were upset because Jones was (and is) a beloved player, but the decision to move on from him was never about his efficiency or versatility, two things that he is still extremely capable of doing.It was much more about durability, since the Packers were never able to give him a huge workload. Against the Indianapolis Colts, Josh Jacobs had 32 carries. Aaron Jones has never had more than 25 in a game throughout his entire career. Plus, Jones missed several games over his last few years in Green Bay, and at 29, the Packers didn't feel like they would have extracted much more out of him.By the time the Packers released him, I thought it was a mistake. The Packers have an extremely affordable offensive roster in terms of linemen, receivers, and tight ends, so they could have kept both Jacobs and Jones, allowing them to split the workload. But I also understand the reasons why they made it, and nothing has changed since March to alter their perception.

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