Different shade of purple

After building a momentous lead in the early part of the game this weekend, Minnesota allowed Baltimore to churn their way back into the game and barely survived as Steven Hauschka missed a game winning field goal. Even with Brett Favre having a quarterback rating of nearly 137 with no turnovers they still nearly lost to game to a Baltimore team that appears to be reeling after a third straight defeat.

In no sport more than football however, does the statement "a win is a win" matter more. Every week we have seen with flashes of brilliance followed by disappointing performances and visa versa. The common trend for Minnesota through all that time however is a team who has put up a minimum of 27 points in every performance, although this will be tested next week against the Steelers, and a quarterback who has not hardly at all turned the ball over (12TD compared to 2 ints).

Now with a two game advantage in the loss column over both the Bears and the Packers a new sense of reality seems to be coming over a team that realized the potential benefits of Brett Favre but still where aware of his recent history in New York. With their success in close games against San Fransisco and Baltimore just fueling the confidence fire. It appears at this point at least that there might be something more that this old quarterback brings besides what appears on the surface. After all a win is a win.