Favre, Vikings Stifled as Cardinals Romp, 30-17
The 10-1 Vikings were feeling pretty good about themselves heading into Sunday night’s game against the 7-4 Arizona Cardinals, as they’d been coasting towards the NFC’s No. 2 seed for nearly a month.
The Cardinals may have sent the first waves of panic through Vikings-land today, as the Cardinals handily rocked the Vikings, beating them 30-17 on Sunday night in Glendale.
Kurt Warner got the best of the “Battle of the Ancient QBs” (Warner’s 38 years old, Favre is 40), throwing three touchdowns in the first half – two to WR Anquan Boldin, one to WR Larry Fitzgerald.
Favre, on the other hand, was not his usual sharp, MVP-like QB, as he threw two interceptions (after being picked three times in the Vikes’ first 11 games) and was sacked three times.
“I made some decisions that I haven’t made up to this point,” he said, “and I’m disappointed about it.”
The Cardinals’ defense – the key to their shocking Super Bowl run last season – stepped up valiantly against the Vikings, holding RB Adrian Peterson to a season-low 19 yards rushing on 13 carries.
“They played like they were in the Super Bowl last year,” Favre said, “and we obviously have to play better if we want to be the team that’s in the Super Bowl this year.”
