"You'll have to forgive the Vikings for being so animated afterwards. They aren't used to this.
'Incredible, incredible!' linebacker Ben Leber kept saying. 'I still feel the chills. Awesome!'
'We hoped he was going to do something great, and he did,' said linebacker Chad Greenway.
"The legend continues to grow," said kicker Ryan Longwell.
Well, those who have been following closely know that this is what Brett Favre does. He pulls off something improbable to win the game in the final seconds. On Sunday, he took the Vikings 80 yards in 1:29 against a stout San Francisco defense. He did it with no timeouts. The winning score came on a 32-yard laser to Greg Lewis in the back of the end zone with two seconds left.
Just when everyone thought the Vikings were finished, just when Packer fans were set to gloat in advance of next week's Monday night matchup — boom — Minnesota remains undefeated. Just like that, 63,000-plus were celebrating wildly. And the final holdouts from the "I can't root for that ex-Packer" camp crossed over into the light.
Favre, soon to be 40, was asked how he felt after yet another late comeback victory in a career filled with them.
"I'm worn out," he said with a smile. "Believe me, I could fall right now."
It was a very physical afternoon, and Favre took a pretty good beating. His performance up to that final pass was distinctly mediocre. He missed some receivers, and he got banged around by 49ers. On that last play, he was smashed from behind just as he released the ball and never even saw the completion. Instead, he heard the stadium erupt.
"I heard the roar, and I thought that was a good thing," he said.
The Vikings signed Favre to do exactly what he did Sunday. As uneven as the game had been up to that last score, people left the Dome all smiles. They had fun.
Meanwhile, the Vikings players jumped around like grade-schoolers on a playground while the 49ers stood in shock.
"Oh, it was incredible," said cornerback Cedric Griffin. "I was on the sideline thinking, 'Brett Favre is known for his comebacks. Brett Favre is known for his comebacks.' And look what we got!" "
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