Al from Wausau, WI

I submitted a question to Vic several years ago suggesting Matthews was too aggressive and it would cost him and more important his team. Vic did not answer my question but hopefully you do. Matthews in the past has hits that could have ended quarterback's seasons. I remember hits on Kaepernick and Wilson that were close to being gross. With the league's new approach to QB safety and Matthews sounding off after each game, do the Packers not realize he has a target on his back from the referees?

The league fines players for recurring offenses, but it doesn't tell its officials to call the game differently. Wrolstad also said referees "react to the play" by itself, adding he didn't know it was Matthews until the flag was thrown.

Matt from Kula, HI

The league office stated that the roughing calls on Matthews the last two weeks were both correct. Who, exactly, makes this determination? Would it be confirmed by Goodell? There should be accountability for this ridiculous interpretation of the rules.

There are so many checks and balances that go into rule changes, but once they're made, it all filters up to the head of officiating, who's currently Al Riveron.

Bobby from Green Bay, WI

Do you think the Packers taking the day off on Wednesday had a significant effect on their performance Sunday?

Do you think the Vikings' practice Wednesday had a significant effect on their performance Sunday?

Joshua from Desert Hot Springs, CA

What does the Pack have to do to avoid getting trounced like the Vikings did against the Bills? P.S. Anyone not over Sunday's game yet...smile, they're free!

I've only seen highlights from the game, but Sean McDermott had the Bills ready to play Sunday. Whatever the outside perception was, Buffalo played like its season was on the line. Josh Allen protected the football and the Bills' defense took it from there in forcing three Kirk Cousins fumbles. Don't forget Buffalo was a playoff team last year. The Nathan Peterman experiment didn't work, but there are some players on that squad.

Jim from McLean, VA

I had been looking forward to going to that game since the schedule was announced. Now it's time to put it behind us, just as the Packers are. What do we need to do to beat the team that whipped the team we tied?

It's not complicated – protect the football, take the ball away and make tackles. The Vikings put the ball on the ground and the Bills made them pay for it.

Kyle from San Francisco, CA

Our next three games are against Josh Allen, Stafford, and now a Jimmy G-less Niners team. Why not sit Rodgers so he can get a solid month of recovery in before the tough stretch of the season? The team needs to prove they can rely on the run game and defense to win a few games.

If Rodgers says he's healthy enough to play, you play him. I think the Bills' rout of the Vikings reiterates there are no gimmies in this league.

Chris from New Richmond, IN

Given the history of injuries the Packers have faced the last couple of seasons, do you think they are holding back more this season to try and stay healthy, or are they leaving it all on the field?

Have you noticed what Rodgers is doing?

Dan from Saint Louis, MO

Has the Packers media or marketing team thought about making it a goal to attract fans in St. Louis? I've noticed a lot of Inbox questions come from here and heard that when Packer games air here they get good ratings, but I've struggled to find anything Packers-centric going on in St. Louis, even using Packers Everywhere.

I heard from a good friend of mine who lives down there that the Packers fan base is growing by leaps and bounds in St. Louis.

Steve from Racine, WI

I admit I do not understand how passer ratings are figured, but according to the gamebook stats, Alex Smith had a higher passer rating than Aaron Rodgers, 110.0 to 93.5. How come, since Rodgers had a higher completion rate (61.3 to 60.0), more passing yardage (265 to 220), and threw two touchdown passes with no interceptions, while Smith had two touchdown passes with one interception? Is it because Rodgers was sacked four times?

Smith averaged 11.0 yards per attempt. That's a part of the equation.

Lyle from Baggs, WY

What did you think of Drew Brees breaking Brett Favre's completions record?

Pretty cool.

Rick from Harrisburg, PA

Hey, I learned a new word: Perseverate.

We like to throw around "perseverate" in these parts.

Bill from Mequon, WI

There seemed to be a consistent problem with long snaps. Was this weather-related or do we have a long-term problem?

I didn't get a chance to speak with Hunter Bradley, so I couldn't tell you what exactly happened. Mike McCarthy voiced his support for his long snapper Monday. The Packers tend to take a long-term view with specialists. It would have been easy to move on from Mason Crosby in 2012, but they didn't do it because they saw the big picture and benefitted from that approach in the long run.

Chris from Eau Claire, WI

So the Bears are in first alone and the Lions are in fourth alone with only one win behind. Has it ever been tighter going into the quarter mark of a season?

Yes. Last season. When the Packers, Vikings and Lions were all 2-1 and the Bears were 1-2.

Glenn from Naples, FL

Being negative never helps the team! NFL staff knows a lot more than armchair QBs. It's early in the season! Be a real fan and yell like hell next Sunday!