Favre’s defenders might point out that, even despite Brett’s struggles, he nearly led the Vikings to a comeback win.  And yes, it’s true, the Vikings did miss winning the game by a few centimeters of Percy Harvin‘s foot in spite of everything.  And it’s also true that the referees made some questionable calls, including reversing a Visanthe Shiancoe touchdown that could easily have been ruled a good catch.  And it’s true that Brad Childress deserves some heat for pulling back the reins at the end of the first half when the Vikes had a chance to perhaps tack on a few more points.  And there was that hanky-panky with the stadium reply on the Andrew Quarless touchdown that Childress might have challenged but didn’t get a chance to see.  All of that factors in: but, the fact remains that Favre’s bad throws in the second half hurt the Vikings far more than anything else that went wrong.  Those throws resulted from a combination of factors, some mental, some physical, some preparation-related.  And they all point the way to the same all-too-obvious truth:  Brett Favre is now hurting the Vikings more than he’s helping them.
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Adrian Peterson‘s touchdown run was the play of the game for the Vikes – but this Chester Taylor catch, de-jocking of Desmond Bishop and touchdown scamper was a close second.