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Brett Favre kept his consecutive starts streak intact despite an ankle injury and Randy Moss returned to New England, but it all added up to a 28-18 loss by the Minnesota Vikings at the hands of the Patriots.Favre may have started the game -- pushing his NFL record to 292 straight -- but he didn't finish as he was carted off the field after taking a rough hit from Patriots defensive tackle Myron Pryor midway through the fourth quarter. Favre suffered a laceration under his chin that required 10 stitches to close, Vikings coach Brad Childress said after the game.
Favre was replaced by Tarvaris Jackson, who threw a one-yard touchdown pass to Naufahu Tah on his first play and then hit Percy Harvin for the two-point conversion on his second.
Jackson's two passes cut the deficit to 21-18, but the Patriots then proceeded to march right down the field for a touchdown themselves to seal the win.
A few thoughts on the game:
o. Despite all the pregame chatter about his ankle, Favre looked like he was moving around as well as he usually does: Favre is never going to be a threat to make plays running the ball, but when he needed to buy himself some extra time by moving around in the pocket, he was able to do it.
o. The Vikings came out focused and looking like a team that knew its back was against the wall. They shut down the Patriots' offense early and then embarked on a 12-play, 76-yard drive that culminated with a one-yard Adrian Peterson touchdown plunge to give Minnesota a 7-0 lead.
o. That touchdown drive appeared to be costly, however, as Harvin suffered an ankle injury and limped off the field. But the resilient Harvin got back on the field and had a big catch and run on the Vikings' next drive.
o. Vikings defensive back Madieu Williams should have had an easy interception in the second quarter, but a Tom Brady pass went right through Williams' arms and turned into a 32-yard completion to Brandon Tate.
o. In the third quarter Williams made another terrible play against Tate, failing miserably to make a tackle in the open field as Tate ran past him for a 65-yard touchdown, the Patriots' longest pass play of the season.
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