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Was NFC championship loss Brett Favre's last game?

Was NFC championship loss Brett Favre's last game?

Battered and beaten, Brett Favre limped off the field for perhaps the last time. He threw an ill-advised pass late in the fourth quarter which was intercepted, and eventually led to New Orleans' game-winning field goal over the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC championship game.
by Jon Krawczynski, Associated Press

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Saints beat Vikings 31-28 in OT for trip to Super Bowl

Saints beat Vikings 31-28 in OT for trip to Super Bowl

The New Orleans Saints beat the Minnesota Vikings 31-28 in overtime to make their first trip ever to the Superbowl. Saints kicker Garrett Hartley kicked a 40-yard field goal to win the game.

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News Cut in New Orleans: A friendly rivalry

News Cut in New Orleans: A friendly rivalry

As the NFC Championship game approached, it wasn't hard to find New Orleans Saints fans embracing their Minnesota Vikings counterparts.

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What to expect from the Vikings in the 'Crescent City'

What to expect from the Vikings in the 'Crescent City'

The Minnesota Vikings are fine-tuning their game plan for the NFC Championship against the Saints in New Orleans on Sunday so Tom Crann talked with Sean Jensen, who is covering the game and was a longtime Vikings beat writer for the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
by Tom Crann

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Vikings fans filled with a mix of hope and dread

Vikings fans filled with a mix of hope and dread

There's a little bit of that small town, "play-it-close-to-the-vest" Minnesotan inside every Vikings fan right now.
by Peter Smith

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The Saints lift New Orleans

The Saints lift New Orleans

The Saints football team has given the people of New Orleans reason to feel good about their city still recovering from Katrina. That positivity extends to non-football fans, too.

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Favre, Vikings ready for Saints but looking ahead to Super Bowl

Favre, Vikings ready for Saints but looking ahead to Super Bowl

As the Minnesota Vikings get ready to head to New Orleans for Sunday's NFC Championship, quarterback Brett Favre said his thoughts have been on next month's Super Bowl.
by Tim Nelson

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Vikings advance with 34-3 win over Cowboys

Vikings advance with 34-3 win over Cowboys

Brett Favre threw four touchdown passes, and the Vikings' defense put the clamps on the Dallas Cowboys in a 34-3 victory Sunday that sent Minnesota to the NFC title game.

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What's in store for the Vikings this Sunday?

What's in store for the Vikings this Sunday?

Sean Jensen is covering the Minnesota Vikings' playoff matchup against the Dallas Cowboys this Sunday for the Chicago Sun Times and was a longtime Vikings beat writer for the St. Paul Pioneer Press. He talked with Tom Crann for a preview of the weekend's game.
by Tom Crann

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As playoff approaches, Vikings stadium push continues

As playoff approaches, Vikings stadium push continues

Even as the Minnesota Vikings focus on a successful playoff run, the team's management has been working on another major feat - convincing lawmakers to help build the team a new stadium.
by Tim Nelson

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