Vikings blog Daily Norseman says this was easily the ugliest game of the season for the Vikings, who haven’t played many ugly ones.Take the ingredients of a Vikings win: Get an efficient game out of Favre, get a variety of receivers involved, feed the playmakers, get a productive performance from Adrian Peterson, pressure the opposing quarterback, and make good tackles. None of that happened today. That’s the recipe for an embarrassing loss.
Actually, embarrassing puts it too mildly. Favre threw a pair of interceptions — which, this season, is completely out-of-character for him. A few additional passes probably should have been intercepted. Adrian Peterson was flummoxed by a Cardinals defense that took advantage of a battered Vikings offensive line. Sidney Rice — Favre’s most reliable target this season — was hardly seen. It seemed like he might have been left behind at the airport. And Shiancoe too, who was also completely absent from the passing attack. Ignoring those two guys is how you lose football games. The Vikings’ inability to utilize these weapons was, to put it kindly, confusing.
Daily Norseman: An Ugly Night For Vikings
The loss puts three games between the Vikes and Saints, almost assuring that Minnesota will get the No. 2 spot in the NFC playoffs.
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