Antoine Winfield News

The Vikings thrived during the roughest part of their schedule, going 2-1 against the Baltimore Ravens, Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers, with the latter two games on the road.

With this guy running things, are the Minnesota Vikings as good as the New Orleans Saints right now? As is usually the case when somebody or some team so obviously sits at the top, we start looking for blemishes.

If you`re coming to cheer or boo Brett Favre on Sunday at Lambeau Field, don`t expect there to be a specific cue from the public address announcer.

Paul Myerberg is in New York and Pat Borzi in Green Bay, Wisc., for this afternoon's game between the Packers and the Vikings.

N.F.L. Commissioner Roger Goodell is returning to Capitol Hill next week, this time to testify about the case of two players whose suspensions for violating the league's antidoping policy were blocked by a federal court.

The Green Bay Packers figure to give the Minnesota Vikings their first taste of rookie fullback Quinn Johnson on Sunday at Lambeau Field.

The Vikings ' other starting defensive end figured he would be afforded chances to make plays Sunday at Lambeau Field.

Good timing: Favre, Vikings take 7-1 record to bye Eds: APNewsNow. Will be LED. AP Photo GBP141, GBP137, MNMIT203 By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.

Wide receiver Bernard Berrian is active for the Minnesota Vikings despite a nagging hamstring injury, giving Brett Favre one of his top targets against his former team.

It would have been tough enough to swallow in Green Bay, just having Brett Favre, or the shell of the Brett Favre they once knew, come back to town in the wrong jersey.

The Vikings have ruled out Antoine Winfield from Sundaya s game at Green Bay. Percy Harvin, Bernard Berrian, Darius Reynaud, and Jasper Brinkley are all questionable.

Sunday marks the return of Brett Favre to Green Bay as a member of the arch-rival Vikings ... GREEN BAY - Emotions will be running at an all-time high here at Lambeau Field on Sunday with the return of Brett Favre .

When Round 1 of the Minnesota-Green Bay border series went to Minnesota on Oct. 5 the Vikings had the luxury of lining up with all 22 of their preferred starters.

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Bernard Berrian returned to practice on a limited basis Thursday after sitting out on Wednesday, while wide receiver Percy Harvin sat out due to illness.Berrian injured his hamstring in Sunday's loss to Pittsburgh after catching two passes for 18 yards.

What are the chances the Steelers hand the Vikings their first loss of the season? Jenny Dell tells you in the AccuScore Report Tags: NFL , Minnesota Vikings , Pittsburgh Steelers Countdown Daily AccuScore Report:MIN-PIT Brett Favre is the league's best active quarterback for fourth-quarter comebacks with 41.

Minnesota Vikings cornerback Antoine Winfield is doing everything he can to get his injured right foot ready to go for an important divisional game at Green Bay on Sunday.

The Minnesota Vikings have three starters fighting injuries: Wide receiver Bernard Berrian, middle linebacker E.J. Henderson and cornerback Antoine Winfield.

When Vikings rookie cornerback Asher Allen went back and looked at the film of his performance Sunday at Pittsburgh, one thing stood out.

Following is a scouting report on the Minnesota Vikings based on interviews with several coaches and scouts whose teams recently played the Vikings: ♦ Sign up for Green Bay Packers text alerts.

The Vikings and Steelers enter their Week 7 matchup with reputations for playing strong defense, but how Brett Favre and Ben Roethlisberger handle facing these defenses will be the story.