The defense was outstanding last night for the Vikings and it was the biggest reason for the win.  CB Antoine Winfield led the way on D for the Vikings with 6 tackles.  CB Marcus Sherels pitched in with 2 tackles, 2 passes defensed and 1 interception last night.  The Vikings held the Seahawks to 44 yards rushing (2.9 ypc) and 242 yards passing last night.  The Vikings were also ballhogs on offense as the Seahawks only had the ball for 22:52 last night.  In fact the Seahawks only scored six points against the Vikings’ D (7 points were scored on a pick six that Brett Favre threw).

Brett Favre got the start at QB for the Vikings last night and he completed 16 of 26 passes for 187 yards with 2 INTs (one was returned 86 yards for a TD by safety Earl Thomas of the Seahawks.  Favre also lost a fumble as he didn’t look too sharp.  Tavaris Jackson made a brief appearance completing only 1 of 3 passes for 4 yards.  Sage Rosenfels looked sharp in this game completing 5 of 6 passes for 71 yards with 1 TD pass.  Rookie QB Joe Webb only tossed 1 pass last night and it went for a 7-yard TD.  Adrian Peterson led the way on the ground with 37 yards on 11 carries (3.4 ypc) with 1 TD run.  He also caught 2 passes for 36 yards (18.0 avg) in this game.  Rookie RB Toby Gerhart pitched in with 30 yards rushing on 7 carries (4.3 ypc) last night.  Newly acquired WRs Greg Camarillo (4 rec, 47 yards) and Javon Walker (2 rec, 32 yards and a TD) led the way in the passing game for the Vikings last night.  7th round rookie fullback Ryan D’Imperio pitched in with 2 grabs for 22 yards (11.0 avg) with a TD grab.  The Vikings finished up with 112 yards rushing (3.4 ypc) and 246 yards passing last night.  The Vikings are now 2-1 on the pre-season.

The Vikings didn’t look too good on Sunday Night Football.  Brett Favre made a very brief appearance completing his only pass attempt for 13 yards.  Tarvaris Jackson had a so-so game completing 7 of 11 passes for 43 yards and he also carried the ball 2 times for 18 yards.  Sage Rosenfels was pretty awful in this game as he completed 2 of 7 passes for 11 yards.  Rookie Joe Webb finished up the game at QB and he looked o.k. completing 7 of 14 passes for 47 yards.  He also carried the ball 3 times for 53 yards (17.7 ypc) in this game.  Adrian Peterson pitched in with 6 carries for 17 yards (2.8 ypc) and he also caught 3 passes for 25 yards (8.3 avg).  The Vikings finished up with 114 yards rushing (5.7 ypc) and 79 yards passing in this game.

The defense of the Vikings was solid in this game and it was led by linebacker E.J. Henderson who had 7 tackles.  The 49ers finished up with 80 yards rushing (2.6 ypc) and 191 yards passing in this game.

The Vikings dominated the Rams both offensively and defensively like they should last night in St. Louis.  Tarvaris Jackson got the start and he completed 2 of 4 passes for 11 yards.  Sage Rosenfels followed up Jackson and he was downright incredible.  Rosenfels completed 23 of 34 passes for 310 yards with 3 TD passes and 0 INTs.  Rookie Joe Webb finished up the game at QB for the Vikings and he completed 4 of 6 passes for 37 yards with 1 TD pass.  He also carried the ball 3 times for 24 yards (8.0 ypc) as he was impressive.  Rookie RB Toby Gerhart led the way for the Vikings last night with 24 yards rushing on 8 carries (3.0 ypc).  TE Garrett Mills led the way in the passing game for the Vikings last night with 106 yards on 4 grabs (26.5 avg) with a TD grab.  WRs Marko Mitchell (1 rec, 71 yards, TD) and Logan Payne (7 rec, 52 yards, TD) also looked good in the passing game.  The Vikings finished up with 78 rushing yards (2.5 ypc) and they passed for 336 yards last night.

The D was also outstanding for the Vikings last night.  LBs E.J. Henderson (6 tackles, sack) and Heath Farwell (5 tackles) led the way for the Vikings last night.  The Rams finished up with only 33 yards rushing (2.5 ypc) and 117 yards passing last night.

The Vikings had issues in this game last Friday Night as the special teams, offense and defense all having problems.  Tarvaris Jackson was the only QB that didn’t have a big boo-boo for the Vikings in this game as he completed 2 of 4 passes for 42 yards with 1 TD pass.  Sage Rosenfels did not look too good completing 7 of 15 passes for 115 yards with a interception that was returned for a TD.  John David Booty wasn’t much better completing 7 of 13 passes for 85 yards with a interception that was also returned for a TD.  Ian Johnson was busy in this game with 61 yards rushing on 17 carries (3.6 ypc) with 2 TD runs.  He also caught 3 passes for 26 yards (8.7 avg) in this game.  WR Darius Reynaud had a big play in this game for the Vikings as he returned a punt 81 yards for a TD.  But, the Vikings also allowed Cowboys’ WR Jesse Holley to return a punt 82 yards for a TD (the game deciding play).  The Vikings finished up with 369 total yards (127 rushing, 242 passing) in this game.

DT Letroy Guion was very busy in this game for the Vikings as he had 2 tackles, a sack, a fumble recovery and a interception!  The Cowboys finished up with 310 total yards of offense in this game (92 rushing, 218 passing).  The Vikings finished a solid 3-1 this pre-season.

The Vikings looked good in this game again.  Brett Favre was very solid in this game as he completed 13 of 18 passes for 142 yards with 1 TD pass.  The Vikings didn’t allow either of the other two QBs to throw the ball much.  Tarvaris Jackson completed both of his pass attempts for 22 yards.  Sage Rosenfels completed 2 of 3 passes for 26 yards last night.  Adrian Peterson was awesome as usual in this football game.  He took the ball from Brett Favre on the first play of the game and ran it 75 yards for a TD.  Peterson carried the ball 11 times for 117 yards (10.6 ypc) with a TD run in this game.  He also caught 1 pass for 8 yards.  Fellow RB Chester Taylor was also busy as he carried the ball 7 times for 30 yards (4.3 ypc).  He also caught 3 passes for 41 yards (13.7 avg) with a TD.  The Vikings finished up with 352 total yards on offense (180 rushing, 172 passing) in this game.

DE Jared Allen (7 tackles, sack) and LB Ben Leber (5 tackles, interception) led the way for the Vikings on defense in this game.  The Texans only finished up with 268 total yards on offense (61 rushing, 207 passing) in this game.