Favre's Struggles

Favre Has Thrown 13 interceptions this year

Vikings quarterback Brett Favre has 10 interceptions and four lost fumbles this season. Those 14 turnovers have led to 51 opponents' points.



Game 6: Packers 28, Vikings 24



Third quarter: A.J. Hawk intercepts Favre at the Packers 38-yard line; his 21-yard return sets up a touchdown drive that gives the Packers a 21-17 lead.



Third quarter: Desmond Bishop returns an interception 32 yards for a touchdown and a 28-17 lead.



Fourth quarter: Nick Collins intercepts at the Vikings 20 with 9:35 remaining. Trailing 28-24, the Vikings defense forces a punt.



Game 5: Vikings 24, Dallas 21



First quarter: Favre loses a fumble at the Dallas 49. Eight plays later, the Cowboys score for a 7-0 lead.



Game 4: Jets 29, Vikings 20



Second quarter: Favre's fumble is recovered by Bart Scott at the Vikings 47. The Jets drive for a field goal and a 9-0 lead.



Third quarter: Favre's fumble is recovered by Darrelle Revis at the Jets 44. They drive for a field goal and a 12-0 lead.



Fourth quarter: Trailing 22-20 with 1:30 left, the Vikings have a third-and-5 at their own 21. Favre's pass is intercepted by Dwight Lowery and returned 26 yards for a TD.



Game 3: Vikings 24, Detroit 10



First quarter: Favre is intercepted by Corey Williams, who returns it 27 yards to the Vikings 12. Three plays later, Detroit takes a 7-0 lead.



Second quarter: Alphonso Smith intercepts Favre's pass at the Lions 49 with 1:02 left. Detroit kicks a field goal as time runs out.



Game 2: Miami 14, Vikings 10



Second quarter: Trailing 7-0, the Vikings have the ball at the Miami 13. On third-and-12, Favre is intercepted at the 1 by Vontae Davis. Miami, however, is forced to punt.



Third quarter: Favre is sacked and fumbles into the end zone where Koa Misi recovers for a 14-0 Miami lead.



Third quarter: Trailing 14-0, Favre is intercepted by Jason Allen at the Miami 2. The Dolphins fumble on the next play, setting up a Vikings touchdown.

Bevell Calls Favre's Status 'Day To Day Thing'

Favre did not practice Wednesday because of tendinitis in his right elbow. Favre said he would consider not playing and thus ending his record consecutive games streak if he feels like he's hurting the team.

Could This Be It For The 40 Year-Old QB?

Bevell said he can't envision Favre not being on the field, but he said his status this week is a "day-to-day thing." Bevell also said he didn't see Favre clutching his arm after making several throws Monday night until he watched the highlights.



Bevell was asked if Favre's injury will affect how he has to call the game.



"No," Bevell said.



Not at all?



"No," Bevell said.



Because you have confidence he can make every throw or you can't worry about it?



"If a guy is going to play then you have to play it the way you're going to play it," Bevell said. "You're not going to be able to hide the quarterback obviously. If he's got to make throws, he's got to make throws. If he can't make them, you have to put somebody else in there."



Of course, we also know that Bevell is not going to tip his hand on any game plan thinking. No coach would. But it seems reasonable to think the Vikings will want to establish the running game and rely on that heavily Sunday against Dallas to limit the amount of throws Favre has to make.



"If that's the approach we take then I'm all in for it," Adrian Peterson said. "I'm ready to do my part. But that's the mindset we come into every game. Make sure we estsblish the run game."

Teammates See Moss As A Man Who Fits The Plan

Randy Moss Traded To
Vikings For 3rd round pick in 2011

Randy Moss, right, catches his first from Brett Favre during practice in Eden Prairie on Thursday, October 7, 2010. (Pioneer Press: Ben Garvin) (Ben Garvin
Pioneer Press)

The catch took place in Moss' first practice with the team today.



 Vikings players had the day off Wednesday, but a number of players visited the locker room at Winter Park, and the Randy Moss trade had the place buzzing.



"There is good energy in that locker room," tight end Visanthe Shiancoe said. "It was all positive energy and anticipation."



Moss' return to Minnesota after being traded by the New England Patriots captivated the football world, starting Tuesday night. Several of his new teammates said they were completely caught off guard.



All-Pro defensive tackle Kevin Williams, one of a handful of current Vikings who played with Moss during his first stint with the team, said he first learned of the trade while watching the news Tuesday night.



"I was a little surprised," Williams said. "I don't think anyone saw it coming."



Moss is scheduled to take part in his first practice Thursday. Several players said his arrival created a spark inside the locker room as the team prepares to embark on a taxing October schedule starting Monday night against the New York Jets.



"This is an exciting move," quarterback Brett Favre told Vikings.com. "It's rare you get to play with a future Hall of Famer and get to appreciate their talents up close. Randy Moss is a great player, and his career speaks for itself. I've admired him from a distance for a long time and you can't help but be impressed by the guy. I've seen him light our teams up plenty of times in those Vikings-Packers games, and I'm excited to be on the same team now."



Adrian Peterson told the team's website that Moss' presence will have a dramatic effect on their struggling passing game.



"It's a great move getting Randy Moss in here," Peterson said. "We've just been missing something, and I think he can give us another threat down the field. The opportunity to play with a guy like Randy Moss, one of the best wide receivers to ever play the game, that's a chance that doesn't come along every day."

Bud Grant Sees A Bit of George Blanda In Vikings' Brett Favre

Remembering 20 Years Of Brett Favre

Brett Favre Throwing Touchdown

     Vikings' Brett Favre at the Metrodome on September 26, 2010. (Pioneer Press: John Doman)Pro Football Hall of Fame former Minnesota Vikings coach Bud Grant equates George Blanda, in terms of durability, with Vikings quarterback Brett Favre.



"The main thing he had is, he played every week, and he played effectively," Grant, 83, said of Blanda, who died this week at age 83 and played in the NFL until almost his 49th birthday.



Favre has started 288 straight NFL games, a record for a non-kicker.



"In order to be great, you have to have durability, and he had that durability," Grant said of Blanda, a hall of fame former quarterback-kicker. "And when he was done (starting) and was a backup, he'd go in there when you needed him and he could still handle the ball."



Blanda played 26 seasons in the NFL. Favre is in his 20th NFL season.



"If Favre could kick," Grant said, "he could play another 10 years."



Grant, meanwhile, continues to hunt and fish. He just returned from Saskatchewan, where he hunted ducks and geese, and today is headed to his lake home in Wisconsin in pursuit of grouse.



On Friday, Grant will travel to North Dakota for Saturday's opening of duck season.



Like Blanda and Favre, Grant still has durability.



"I still can go," he said.