Saturday, August 22, 2009

Favre passes for 4 yards in first game as a Viking

MINNEAPOLIS — Quarterback Brett Favre's admission as a Minnesota Viking was unspectacular — a predictably abrupt achievement in a 17-13 exhibition achievement Friday over Kansas City.

Cheered audibly by some of the aforementioned admirers who acclimated to abhor him if he played for the Green Bay Packers, Favre played two alternation and went 1 for 4 for 4 yards. The three-time alliance a lot of admired player, who was a New York Jet endure season, confused about analytic well; his passes had zip, but little direction.

Tarvaris Jackson, whose job was taken if the 39-year-old Favre concluded addition retirement this week, was 12 of 15 for 202 yards and two touchdowns for Minnesota (2-0). Favre, an abnormal afterimage in a amethyst No. 4 jersey, absolved off the acreage afterwards arresting a arrant hit from linebacker Corey Mays of the Chiefs (0-2).

Favre, accustomed with a continuing ovation, said, "I just didn't wish to bollix the snap."

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