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The Minnesota Vikings are now 2-0 after two weeks of the 2009 NFL season. Led by veteran quarterback Brett Favre, the team has the best running back in football and one of the best defensive units.

The Vikings opted to sign Brett Favre for the fact that they felt the team was ready to contend for a championship, and a quarterback was one of the only missing pieces. Despite Brett’s age, they knew he still had another year or two left, especially since Adrian Peterson will take a ton of pressure off of him.

Favre had a good season with the New York Jets in 08′ – but because of shoulder injury the New York Jets weren’t contenders at the end. Favre also fits the Vikings offensive formation much better than the Jets. The formation the Jets were using was actually new for Favre.

In week one, the Vikings defeated the Browns in Cleveland by a score of 34-20, and in week two, the team bested the Detroit Lions in Detroit by a 27-13 score.

The Vikings franchise hasn’t had this good of a team since the 98′ Vikings went 15-1 with WR Randy Moss, QB Randall Cunningham, RB Robert Smith, WR Chris Carter, and DT John Randle. The team was upset in the NFC Championship game to the Atlanta Falcons in overtime. Hopefully, the 09′ Vikings can avoid such a fate.

Adrian Peterson looks like the best running back in the NFL, and more importantly, Brett Favre is playing efficient football at the quarterback position. Jared Allen’s also stepping it up and looks like the best defensive end in the league.

Besides Favre and Adrian Peterson, another notable player is Jared Allen. If you’re a QB, you don’t want to play against this man!

Easy opponent or not, Vikings fans have to be pleased with the results thus far. He’s not throwing as many passes as someone like a Drew Brees, but that’s not what this team needs. They just need a steady presence at the QB position, there to come through when the team needs him to. And Favre has been just that so far.

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