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Favre enters Lambeau to loud reaction

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Quarterback Brett Favre took the field at 2:26 p.m. and plenty of Packers backers let him have it
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Winfield limited in practice

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Cornerback Antoine Winfield (foot) was listed as limited in today's practice, along with quarterback Brett Favre (groin/hip), fullback Naufahu Tahi (ankle), cornerback Benny Sapp (groin) and receiver Bernard Berrian (hamstring). Defensive tackle Fred Evans (illness) did not participate...
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Mitchell not on the field

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Reserve defensive end Jayme Mitchell wasn't on the field during the early portion of practice today that's open to the media. All of the other players were on the field. The final injury report of the week will be released later today.
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Winfield on the field

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Cornerback Antoine Winfield was participating in practice today during the early portion that's open to the media. Earlier today, coach Brad Childress said he expected Winfield would be able to participate in full. Winfield was limited last week and did not play against Detroit...
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Good model for Cutler? It's Favre

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Minnesota Vikings quarterback excelled as he matured David Haugh: The similarities between young Jay Cutler and the young Brett Favre are unmistakable. But for Cutler to become anywhere near the quarterback Favre has become, he has a lot of maturing to do.
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Winfield out, Berrian in for Vikings

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Vikings cornerback Antoine Winfield will miss his fourth straight game on Sunday because of a foot injury. Winfield was listed as doubtful, but the team was holding out some hope he'd be able to play after making progress during a...
>> profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/11...
 

Favre's big game has him feeling more confident

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Brett Favre admitted today that there were times, as he struggled through the 2008 season with the Jets, that he started to lose confidence.But now that he's rolling through the 2009 season with the Vikings, he says he feels awfully...
>> profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/11...
 

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This week, the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission and the Minnesota Vikings have reached an icy impasse on the future of the franchise. The MSFC had passed a proposal on Tuesday that they presented to the Vikings that would provide revenue relief to the team upon a lease renewal...
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Sapp will start in place of Winfield

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Cornerback Benny Sapp will start in place of Antoine Winfield today, who will miss today's game while recovering from a fractured right foot. Winfield said Friday that he hopes to return next week against Seattle. Winfield is inactive today, along with Sage Rosenfels (third quarterback...
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A New Villain

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Jay Cutler may fill the void left by Brett Favre.
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In 2009, the Minnesota Vikings have managed to become one of the NFL’s premier teams with an 8-1 record. This hasn’t always been the case in years past, despite a strong running game that complimented a stout defense. Key playmakers had been missing on the offensive side of the...
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Stadium Talk Takes A Step Backwards

The Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission’s most recent proposal to the Minnesota Vikings was met with an angry reaction.  They had essentially put forth a proposal to extend the Vikings’ lease on the Metrodome which expires in 2011. The Commission’s intentions were...
>> www.vikingsgab.com/2009/11...
 

Hasselbeck thinks T.J. would have picked Favre

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It's been reported that receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh picked Seattle over the Vikings because he liked the Seahawks' quarterback situation better. At that point, Houshmandzadeh essentially picked Matt Hasselbeck over Tarvaris Jackson and Sage Rosenfels. Brett Favre wasn'...
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McCarthy Plays To His Strengths Again...Just In Time

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Like many Packer fans, it was only two weeks ago that I felt it was a foregone conclusion that Mike McCarthy was a goner at the end of the season. Two embarrassing losses to Brett Favre and the Vikings, followed up by a cataclysmic collapse against a winless team meant the writing...
>> www.tundravision.com/2009/11...
 

Winless in Seattle

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Since the 2007-08 playoff loss to Brett Favre and the Packers, Seattle has stumbled, losing nineteen of their last twenty-six games. Now they face Favre and the red-hot Vikings.
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Winfield Will Sit vs. Lions, and I’m Glad

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Antoine Winfield got back onto the practice field this week, for the first time since injuring his foot early in the Vikings‘ win over the Ravens. Mostly Winfield was just testing the foot to see how it felt, and did not participate in any drills.  This should’ve been...
>> thevikingage.com/2009/11...
 

Jaguars release Brian Russell

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The Jaguars signed former Seahawk safety Brian Russell just before the season in a last-minute effort to help improve their secondary.The move didn't pay off, and Russell was cut Saturday in favor of former Raiders offensive lineman Paul McQuistan. Jacksonville's...
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Edwards Call Brings Life To A Fading Debate

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Ray Edwards had himself a heck of a game against the Lions.  Five tackles, three for a loss, two sacks, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery.  However, perhaps his best play of the game was the one that hurt the Vikings more than any other. On a third down, Edwards rushed the passer...
>> www.vikingsgab.com/2009/11...
 

Berrian says Favre is not shy about changing plays

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Bernard Berrian said in a radio interview that quarterback Brett Favre communicates well with receivers and is not afraid to make adjustments on the fly. "He will change a play in a heartbeat," Berrian said on 790 The Zone in Atlanta, according to the website SportsRadioInterviews...
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Untitled

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The Minnesota Vikings are THE team to watch in the NFL The addition of Brett Favre has made the team very exciting to watch. We have true football studs all over the field  and players that are taking that next step into football stardom. Sydney Rice has become the go to receiver...
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Seattle Seahawks Smothered by Minnesota Vikings, 35 - 9

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More photos » by Hannah Foslien - AP Seattle created pressure early, getting two sacks in the first quarter. That pressure didn't last and the Vikings offense quickly put this game out of reach. Browse more...
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Iraqis Now Using Favre-Based Warfare

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Iraqi militants have resorted to the lowest sort of psychological tactics in an attempt to break down our soldiers: bringing up Brett Favre. At a Wisconsin National Guard camp outside Baghdad, detainees have learned the effectiveness of bringing up number 4 in taunting the soldiers...
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Mitchell absent

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DE Jayme Mitchell was the only player not on the field as the Vikings started practice today.
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Future At Risk: Bernard Berrian

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Vikes Geek is quickly becoming one of my favorite Vikings blogs on the internet.  The writer over there doesn’t provide constant updates, but when he decides to delve into a topic he does so with unabated fervor.  Last week, he wrote an article on Bernard Berrian that really weighed...
>> www.vikingsgab.com/2009/11...
 

Last word on Hutchinson: "HE'S A GUARD"

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Dave Wyman liked Steve Hutchinson as a Seahawk, too. Wyman even says he could go down as one of the best guards to play the game, but Wyman also has a pretty clear perspective on the priority of that position in the NFL in his most recent blog entry:"HE'S A GUARD!!! Alex Gibbs...
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