Jared Allen News

The Vikings are off to their best start since the 2000 season, when they reached the NFC championship game.

With every team either already at the midway point of the season or arriving there this weekend, here are your leaders for some individual awards, both real and manufactured: Most valuable player - Brett Favre, Minnesota.

Allen's No. 41 also will be retired. The Vikings have a bye week, and school officials say Allen will be at the game.

Last update: November 5, 2009 - 4:12 PM Stu is counting on this being long enough ago that we can all laugh.

Now Minnesota defensive end Jared Allen has to show he can get sacks against somebody other than the Green Bay Packers.

Jared Allen is a relentless competitor, but this is one list he might not want to be number one on.

Since the Vikings acquired Jared Allen in a trade before last season, fellow defensive end Brian Robison has learned plenty from the NFL's most prolific pass rusher since 2004: How to read keys.

The Green Bay Packers appear to be contemplating a significant change on their offensive line.

GREEN BAY, Wis. - The youngest player on the field paved the way for the oldest player to have a triumphant homecoming Sunday.

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

Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings gave one away - and are perfect no more. The New Orleans Saints are still undefeated, proving that no deficit is too large for their explosive offense to overcome.

Brett Favre will run out of the Lambeau Field tunnel wearing purple, and nobody really knows how Green Bay Packers fans will react.

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.

Add Gilbert Brown to the list of former teammates that disagree with Brett Favre's comments about his current Vikings team being the best team he has ever played on.

When it came right down to it, the eight sacks the Minnesota Vikings had on Aaron Rodgers probably had as much to do with the Green Bay Packers' 30-23 loss at the Metrodome on Oct.

Favre expects less nerves this time Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre throws a touchdown pass to Vikings receiver Sidney Rice during the first quarter of their National Football League game against the Baltimore Ravens at the Metrodome in Minneapolis October 18, 2009.

In the past three weeks, scouts and coaches from the St. Louis Rams, Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers studied for the Minnesota Vikings by watching game videotape that featured defensive end Jared Allen overwhelming the Green Bay Packers for 41 2 sacks against converted guard Daryn Colledge.

Coming off back-to-back victories over two of the NFL's worst teams, the Green Bay Packers are carrying more confidence into Sunday's rematch with Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings .

It wasn't one of Ben Roethlisberger's better days. After averaging 314 yards per game, he passed for only 175 -- his fewest in a full game since he had 131 in Week 3 last season against Philadelphia.

Last update: October 21, 2009 - 2:32 PM We apologize for the sporadic Commenter Of the Week voting and posting lately.