Lions vs. Vikings Preview: Will Brett Farve play his Final Game?
Lions vs. Vikings Preview: Will Brett Farve play his Final Game?
Brett Favre’s name has appeared frequently on the NFL’s weekly injury report over 20 seasons of sprains, strains and painful hits.
This might be the last time: The Minnesota Vikings declared the 41-year-old doubtful to play at Detroit, due to the lingering effects of a concussion.
Favre wore his red quarterback jersey, but he didn’t have a helmet on and didn’t participate in any drills during Friday’s practice. Interim coach Leslie Frazier declined to address whether Favre has passed the post-concussion testing required by the league to return to action.
Favre suffered the head injury against Chicago on Dec. 20 and missed the last game at Philadelphia because of it, the second time in three weeks he sat out after his all-time record consecutive starts streak ended.
That’s certainly what Detroit (5-10) is doing. The Lions lost six times by five points or fewer in their first 12 games, but seem to have solved their woes in close contests.
Detroit came from behind in the fourth quarter to beat Green Bay and Tampa Bay, then pulled off an even more impressive rally Sunday at Miami. Down 10 with under five minutes left, the Lions scored 17 points, the last coming on DeAndre Levy’s 30-yard interception return with 2:11 left to seal a wild 34-27 victory.
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