Yeah... that Bobby Wade guy...

Wow. I think this is how you develop bipolar disorder, because emotions could not have swung any faster. Institutionalize me baby, because my poles just doubled.

The Vikes got out to a halftime lead with a big run by AD, a great seam route for a touchdown by Sidney Rice, and a couple of field goals. The defense was dominant, knocking Frank Gore out of the game on the first play from scrimmage, and rattling Purple reject Sean Hill. The only blemish was their complete inability or unwillingness to cover Vernon Davis. He's not the only tight end to find success against the Vikings, as Robert Royal became the Browns leading receiver in week one. They've now allowed four TD passes, and three of those have been to a tight end. I hope Leslie has some tricks to shore that up, because it is their only perceivable weakness right now. It was good to see them return to their run-stuffing ways though.

So the Vikes lined up to pad their lead before the end of the first half, and holy ten-point-swing batman, my blood-curdling scream might have taken a few years off Bogey's (my dog) life. It hushed the crowd, and it fired up those gold-rushers in white. When the game resumed, they started to shut down the Viking passing game, which left AD no room to run. After a couple of flailing drives, Percy Harvin took the game into his own hands, returning the lead to the Vikings... which they coughed up two series later with Davis' second TD of the game.

The Vikings managed to drive to a fourth and four on the Niners' forty yard. And they punted. Regardless of the result (a net gain of twenty yards), they should have went for it. There was no guarantee of another drive into Niner territory. You have to take advantage of your opportunities.

Childress passed on that one, counting on his defense and stockpiled timeouts to give the ball back to his offense. It didn't look good. Favre on his own twenty, a minute-thirty-six, and no timeouts. Fans were already leaving the Metrodome, because they probably half-expected a kneel-down based on the passive, "don't lose" strategy the Vikes had shown in the past. These were the moments in which the Vikings had failed. Except T-Jack was gone.

This was the reason the Vikings allowed Brett Favre to skip training camp: for this moment. He had gotten them close once, and against all odds, he got them close again. On the last chance they had, he passed into triple coverage, allowing Greg Lewis to go up and seize the lead, with two seconds remaining. That's right, the Vikings won a game on a last second TD pass.

Childress made two right calls, passing on the fourth and four, and passing on Bobby Wade, who would not have made that play. Dare I say it? Childress is doing a half-decent job thus far. He (well, Brett Favre) made a difference this week. Now let's hope Brett's body doesn't fall apart.

BOO YA!