The most amazing play of the game was a Favre to Rice touchdown in the third quarter. After this play, the Vikings lead was extended to 28-0. After the Seahawks kicked a field goal, the Vikings were confident enough to put in back-up QB Tarvaris Jackson. Although he has looked better, Jackson seems to be more composed and comfortable in the pocket.
Jackson had a lucky break on a pass to Rice that was deflected. He showed more pocket calm and improved route reading skills on the TD pass he throws to Rice. Jackson's highlights start at the 3:00 mark on this video.
Many people have said that the Vikings didn't beat the Seahawks soundly enough. This goes to show how highly fans think of the Vikes. Favre, the NFL's highest rated passer, had an outstanding game, throwing only 25 passes and completing 22. He also had 4 TD's, 213 yards and a 141.8 QB rating for the game. That rating is only surpassed by his back-up Jackson's rating of 144.3.
Peterson had a mediocre game with 82 yards. He wishes that he could have held on the 83rd yard that he lost on his last two carries, each were for negative yards. If Peterson would have held on to that last yard, he would have stayed at 1000 or just over. He now stands at 999 yards for the season.
With 6 games left to play the Vikings magic number is 3. Any combination of Viking wins or Packer losses will give Minnesota a division title and a trip to the playoffs. Now, for the Vikes to secure home field advantage, I believe their magic number is 8. This would almost force the Vikings to win out and hope the Saints lose 2 or more games. Skol Vikings!
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