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Talent Take

Favre has Vikes flying high
The addition of Brett Favre is the biggest reason the Vikings are unbeaten after six games. The wily veteran has been the ideal complement to Adrian Peterson and the rushing attack. Minnesota's newfound balance has made its offense seemingly impossible to stop. The Vikings forced the Ravens to get away from their customary eight-man fronts by throwing downfield to Sidney Rice and Visanthe Shiancoe. With Ed Reed unable to hover around the box, Peterson found plenty of running room in the late stages of the contest. The Vikings have emerged as one of the frontrunners in the NFC thanks to a superbly balanced offense.

-- Bucky Brooks

Box Score

Baltimore Ravens (3-3-0)

Minnesota Vikings (6-0-0)

Passing	CP/AT	YDS	TD	INT
J. Flacco	28/43	385	2	0
Rushing	ATT	YDS	TD	LG
R. Rice	10	77	2	33
W. McGahee	7	3	0	5
L. McClain	1	1	0	1
Receiving	REC	YDS	TD	LG
R. Rice	10	117	0	63
D. Mason	7	97	1	27
M. Clayton	3	57	1	32
T. Heap	3	51	0	23
K. Washington	3	48	0	28
D. Williams	1	17	0	17
L. McClain	1	-2	0	-2
Fumbles	FUM	LOST	REC	YDS
J. Flacco	1	0	1	0
E. Reed	1	0	1	0
Kicking	FG	LG	XP	PTS
S. Hauschka	1/2	29	4/4	7
Punting	NO	AVG	I20	LG
S. Koch	7	38.1	0	54
Kickoff Returns	NO	AVG	TD	LG
L. Webb	7	23	0	40
L. McClain	1	17	0	17
Punt Returns	NO	AVG	TD	LG
C. Carr	2	0	0	3
E. Reed	2	4	0	9
Defense	T-A	SCK	INT	FF
T. Gooden	8-0	0.0	0	0
R. Lewis	7-1	1.0	0	0
E. Reed	5-1	0.0	0	0
D. Landry	4-0	0.0	0	0
T. Suggs	4-1	0.0	0	0
J. Bannan	3-0	0.0	0	0
D. Ellerbe	3-0	0.0	0	0
D. Edwards	2-0	1.0	0	0
K. Gregg	2-2	0.0	0	0
H. Ngata	2-1	0.0	0	0
T. Pryce	2-0	1.0	0	0
F. Walker	2-0	0.0	0	0
F. Washington	2-0	0.0	0	0
C. Carr	1-1	0.0	0	0
D. Foxworth	1-1	0.0	0	0
J. Johnson	1-0	0.0	0	0
J. McClain	1-0	0.0	0	0
B. McKinney	1-0	0.0	0	0
H. Nakamura	1-0	0.0	0	0

Passing	CP/AT	YDS	TD	INT
B. Favre	21/29	278	3	0
Rushing	ATT	YDS	TD	LG
A. Peterson	22	143	0	58
C. Taylor	8	22	0	11
P. Harvin	1	2	0	2
Receiving	REC	YDS	TD	LG
S. Rice	6	176	0	63
V. Shiancoe	4	48	2	21
A. Peterson	4	23	0	10
B. Berrian	3	18	1	8
P. Harvin	2	10	0	8
J. Kleinsasser	1	3	0	3
N. Tahi	1	0	0	0
Fumbles	FUM	LOST	REC	YDS
K. Williams	0	0	0	0
Kicking	FG	LG	XP	PTS
R. Longwell	4/4	40	3/3	15
Punting	NO	AVG	I20	LG
C. Kluwe	5	43.4	3	52
Kickoff Returns	NO	AVG	TD	LG
P. Harvin	4	20	0	32
N. Tahi	1	0	0	0
Punt Returns	NO	AVG	TD	LG
J. Johnson	5	7	0	13
Defense	T-A	SCK	INT	FF
C. Greenway	10-0	0.0	0	0
C. Griffin	9-0	0.0	0	0
J. Allen	6-1	1.0	0	0
E. Henderson	4-3	0.0	0	0
T. Johnson	3-1	0.0	0	0
K. Williams	3-0	2.0	0	1
B. Leber	2-1	0.0	0	0
K. Paymah	2-0	0.0	0	0
B. Sapp	2-0	0.0	0	0
R. Edwards	1-0	0.0	0	0
P. Williams	1-2	0.0	0	0
M. Williams	1-1	0.0	0	0
F. Evans	0-1	0.0	0	0
J. Kennedy	0-1	0.0	0	0

Total First Downs	20	Total First Downs	19
By Rushing	2	By Rushing	7
By Passing	18	By Passing	11
By Penalty		By Penalty
Third Down Efficiency	5/13 - 38%	Third Down Efficiency	5/14 - 35%
Fourth Down Efficiency	0/0 - 0%	Fourth Down Efficiency	0/0 - 0%
Total Net Yards	448	Total Net Yards	426
Total Rushing/Passing Plays (includes Sacks)	64	Total Rushing/Passing Plays (includes Sacks)	63
Average Gain per Offensive Play	7.0	Average Gain per Offensive Play	6.8
Net Yards Rushing	81	Net Yards Rushing	167
Total Rushing Plays	18	Total Rushing Plays	31
Average Gain per Rushing Play	4.5	Average Gain per Rushing Play	5.4
Tackled for a Loss (Number-Yards)	4--7	Tackled for a Loss (Number-Yards)	2--5
Net Yards Passing	367	Net Yards Passing	259
Times Sacked (Number-Yards)	3 - 18	Times Sacked (Number-Yards)	3 - 19
Gross Yards Passing	385	Gross Yards Passing	278
Pass Comp-Att-Int	28 - 43 - 0	Pass Comp-Att-Int	21 - 29 - 0
Average Gain per Passing Play (includes Sacks)	8.0	Average Gain per Passing Play (includes Sacks)	8.1
Kickoffs (Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks)	6 - 2 - 1	Kickoffs (Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks)	8 - 1 - 0
Punts (Number-Average)	7 - 48.9	Punts (Number-Average)	5 - 45.4
Blocked	0	Blocked	0
Net Punting Average	38.1	Net Punting Average	43.4
FGs Blocked - PATs Blocked	0 - 0	FGs Blocked - PATs Blocked	0 - 0
Total Return Yardage (excludes Kickoffs)	10	Total Return Yardage (excludes Kickoffs)	35
Punt Returns (Number-Yards)	4 - 10	Punt Returns (Number-Yards)	5 - 35
Kickoff Returns (Number-Yards)	8 - 182	Kickoff Returns (Number-Yards)	5 - 81
Interception Returns (Number-Yards)	0 - 0	Interception Returns (Number-Yards)	0 - 0
Penalties (Number-Yards)	6 - 74	Penalties (Number-Yards)	3 - 15
Fumbles (Number-Lost)	2 - 0	Fumbles (Number-Lost)	0 - 0
Touchdowns	4	Touchdowns	3
Rushing	2	Rushing	0
Passing	2	Passing	3
Interceptions	0	Interceptions	0
Kickoff Returns	0	Kickoff Returns	0
Fumble Returns	0	Fumble Returns	0
Punt Returns	0	Punt Returns	0
Extra Points (Made-Attempted)	4 - 4	Extra Points (Made-Attempted)	3 - 3
Kicking (Made-Attempted)	4 - 4	Kicking (Made-Attempted)	3 - 3
Two Point Conversions (Made-Attempted)	0 - 0	Two Point Conversions (Made-Attempted)	0 - 0
Field Goals (Made-Attempted)	1 - 2	Field Goals (Made-Attempted)	4 - 4
Red Zone Efficiency	1/2 - 50%	Red Zone Efficiency	3/6 - 50%
Goal To Go Efficiency	0/0 - 0%	Goal To Go Efficiency	2/3 - 66%
Safeties	0	Safeties	0
Final Score	31	Final Score	33
Time of Possession	25:15	Time of Possession	34:45

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter
	TD	V.Shiancoe 19 yd. pass from B.Favre (R.Longwell kick) (6-61, 3:35) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
	TD	B.Berrian 4 yd. pass from B.Favre (R.Longwell kick) (7-55, 3:21) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
2nd Quarter
	FG	S.Hauschka 29 yd. Field Goal (9-71, 1:45) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
3rd Quarter
	FG	R.Longwell 40 yd. Field Goal (10-38, 5:35) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
	TD	R.Rice 22 yd. run (S.Hauschka kick) (8-72, 3:03) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
	FG	R.Longwell 22 yd. Field Goal (5-67, 2:08) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
4th Quarter
	TD	V.Shiancoe 1 yd. pass from B.Favre (R.Longwell kick) (10-80, 5:42) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
	TD	M.Clayton 32 yd. pass from J.Flacco (S.Hauschka kick) (7-75, 1:33) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
	FG	R.Longwell 29 yd. Field Goal (5-61, 2:34) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
	TD	D.Mason 12 yd. pass from J.Flacco (S.Hauschka kick) (3-73, 0:49) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
	TD	R.Rice 33 yd. run (S.Hauschka kick) (1-33, 0:07) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
	FG	R.Longwell 31 yd. Field Goal (6-66, 1:41) WATCH HIGHLIGHT