Favre-Less Vikings Fall To Lions 20-13 In Finale
Brett Favre stood in street clothes on the sideline in what likely was the final game of his 20-season career, watching the Detroit Lions beat his Minnesota Vikings 20-13 on Sunday.
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Brett Favre stood in street clothes on the sideline in what likely was the final game of his 20-season career, watching the Detroit Lions beat his Minnesota Vikings 20-13 on Sunday.
Brett Favre wasn't the only inactive player for Minnesota in its game against the Detroit Lions. Wide receiver Sidney Rice also was out with a concussion.
Brett Favre's career apparently ends with him on the sideline.
Brett Favre's finale, perhaps fittingly, is clouded with questions.
The Minnesota Vikings have added wide receiver Bernard Berrian to the injury report, listing him as questionable for the game at Detroit with a quadriceps problem.
Brett Favre is listed on the injury report as doubtful to play for the Minnesota Vikings in what he has said will be the final game of his 20-year career.
Vikings quarterback Joe Webb has been fined $5,000 by the NFL for a "major" facemask penalty he committed during a run in Minnesota's last game against Philadelphia.
Vikings interim coach Leslie Frazier says Brett Favre has not yet passed a concussion test and can't play in the season finale at Detroit on Sunday.
Sponsors Wrangler and Snapper are sticking by Brett Favre after the NFL fined him $50,000 for failing to cooperate in an investigation into allegations he sent inappropriate messages and lewd photos to former New York Jets game-day hostess Jenn Sterger.
As Brett Favre pondered his future this summer, three Minnesota Vikings players arrived at his Mississippi home with a last-ditch sales pitch to persuade the aging quarterback to put on his uniform for a 20th season.
Brett Favre has been fined $50,000 by the NFL for a "failure to cooperate" with its investigation into inappropriate messages and lewd photos he allegedly sent to former Jets employee Jenn Sterger, a decision her lawyer called extremely disappointing.
Brett Favre must receive medical clearance to play in Minnesota's final game.
The unfamiliar sight of the NFL's first Tuesday game since 1946 still drew plenty of television viewers.
Michael Vick threw a 3-yard TD pass shortly after he was selected as the NFC Pro Bowl starter to give the Philadelphia Eagles a 7-0 lead over the Minnesota Vikings after one quarter in the first Tuesday night NFL game in 46 years.
Brett Favre is inactive for the Minnesota Vikings' game Tuesday night with the Philadelphia Eagles because of a concussion.
