It should have happened a month ago against San Diego, but the Minnesota Vikings finally got win #1. Thanks to the defense and Adrian Peterson the Vikings defeated the Arizona Cardinals 34-10. It's mighty nice to have a win. With Chicago, Green Bay and Carolina coming the next three weeks. All are must wins before their week nine bye. Every game after that is also a must win. Just wins, baby!
Jared Allen and Brian Robison have been dynamite coming off the edge. The Vikings don't miss Ray Edwards at all. Allen is playing the best of his excellent career and is on pace for 27 sacks.
The Vikings safeties have been mostly brutal since the '80s and Joey Browner. It was nice to see better than decent play from Husain Abdullah and Jamarca Sanford. One game has already ended with a loss partly due to a dropped interception late in a game. Sanford secured two yesterday that killed any comeback hopes by the Cardinals.
Adrian Peterson is a beast.
Donovan McNabb has been horrible. The Vikings won yesterday in spite of him. He has to get it together. together. I'd much rather see Christian Ponder bounce passes to wide open receivers.
I feel blessed each time I see Larry Fitzgerald catch a football. It's beautiful. Best hands since Cris Carter.
The end of the Giants-Seahawks game showed the impact of a little five-yard penalty. In the last two minutes the Giants had a first and goal from about the five-yard line. They trailed the Seahawks 29-25, but they controlled the game. They could run or pass. A five-yard procedure penalty on the Giants changed everything. They had to pass. The Seahawks got a fortunate bounce and intercepted the ball. The return went for a TD and the game was over.
I really think that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a strong team. For some reason the San Francisco 49ers demolition of Tampa Bay didn't surprise me at all. The 49ers are fortunate to be in a weak division, but they are a very tough team. Jim Harbaugh has quickly joined his brother, Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh, among the best young coaches in the league.
You can sure see who loves to play football on interception returns.
The NFL doesn't quite feel right without Al Davis.
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