The Vikings going against the Cardinals on Sunday night turned out to be every Vikings Fan’s worst fears coming true before their eyes.

Last week I struggled to come up with anything negative to say about this football team.  This week is the exact opposite.

Here are a few quick notes about the game:

  • This was the game we all feared out of Brett Favre.  He was 30 of 45 for 275 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions.  The fact that he had to throw the ball 45 times speaks to how unprepared this Vikings team is to come from behind.  Also, Favre was not at the top of his game.  He threw at least two other passes that very easily could have been picked off.  He looked uncomfortable and reverted to his “gunslinging” ways.
  • Even worse than Favre’s performance was that of Adrian Peterson.  Peterson had no room all day and ended up going for 19 yards on 15 carries.  The fact that Peterson did not fumble anything and also his 6 catches for 46 yards meant that he wasn’t completly shut down.  But this performance provides some very serious doubts about our running game.
  • Some of you may have picked up on this since I’ve started writing here, but I am admittedly a huge E.J. Henderson fan.  He is easily my favorite defensive player on this squad.  It was really hard for me to watch the replay (I actually missed it the first time around) of him breaking his leg after Jamarca Sanford hit him while trying to make a tackle.  Henderson will miss the remainder of the season and possibly more.  I would just like to extend my appreciation to E.J. for everything he’s done for this team so far and wish him a speedy recovery.  It will be interesting to see if the Vikings replace him with Ben Leber or rookie Jasper Brinkley.
  • It was well known that the Cardinals planned on using a lot of three-step drops to try and equalize this Vikings pass rush.  It worked to perfection.  This not only avoided Warner having to take a sack, but it exposed exactly how much of a liability our secondary is.  This could spell trouble in the future.

I will try to have more details throughout the week, but I just wanted to hit those main points.  Have a good Monday everyone, and we’ll turn our focus towards the Bengals very soon.