The Pack roared back in the second half (though their FG drive to end the first kept them in it,) but I expected the Vikings to ride their Hall of Fame back to the postseason as they have all year. I wish they had ridden him just a BIT more (e.g. was it really necessary to THROW him a TD pass instead of letting him run for it?)

The worst part is the Pack will probably destroy them in next weeks rematch, and if they do not it will only be because the guy who gashed them for 210 rushing yards in the first game and 199 in the second came up NINE yards short of the single season record. As an old school football fan, it would have really satisfied me to see AP shock the current, pass-happy, "even LOOKING at a quarterback or receiver is a 15 yard penalty and an automatic first down" league by breaking the 30 year old single season RUSHING record. Oh, well; it is only Petersons 6th year, right?

Also: How badly do both TX teams need a QB worthy of the name? Dallas just needed to win ONE of its last TWO to reach the postseason, but Romos 3 picks killed that. The Texans just needed to win ONE of their last TWO to secure homefield throughout the playoffs, but any team that stacks the box on Foster and forces Schaub to beat them passing can count on interceptions to win the game. Now Dallas is a playoff spectator and IF Houston can beat Cincy at home all their later games will be on the road. As a Houston native, I know they do not relish January games in Baltimore, New England or Denver (Elevation: 5280 feet.)