Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre speaks with quarterback Sage Rosenfels during a timeout in the first quarter of their National Football League game against the Baltimore Ravens at the Metrodome in Minneapolis October 18, 2009. Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre speaks with quarterback Sage Rosenfels during a timeout in the first quarter of their National Football League game against the Baltimore Ravens at the Metrodome in Minneapolis October 18, 2009.

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  1. Baltimore Ravens' Steven Hauschka, right, kicks a field goal during the first quarter of the NFL football game against the Denver Broncos, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, in Baltimore. Ravens punter Sam Koch, left, holds.
  2. Baltimore Ravens holder Sam Koch, left, reacts after Ravens' kicker Steve Hauschka, (6) missed a 44-yard field goal with two seconds left on the clock during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009, in Minneapolis. Minnesota won 33-31.
  3. Baltimore Ravens kicker Steven Hauschka (6) misses a 44-yard field goal with two seconds left on the clock against the Minnesota Vikings during the second half in an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2008, in Minneapolis. Ravens' Sam Koch (4) holds on the play. The Vikings won 33-31.
  4. FOXBORO, MA - OCTOBER 4: Joe Flacco #5 of the Baltimore Ravens throws toward the end zone in the first half at Gillette Stadium on October 4, 2009 in Foxboro, Massachusetts.
  5. FOXBORO, MA - OCTOBER 4: John Harrington of the Baltimore Ravens shakes hands with Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots before a game at Gillette Stadium on October 4, 2009 in Foxboro, Massachusetts.
  6. FOXBORO, MA - OCTOBER 4: Willis McGahee #23 of the Baltimore Ravens celebrates with teammate Derrick Mason #85 after McGahee scored a touchdown against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on October 4, 2009 in Foxboro, Massachusetts.
  7. Buffalo Bills' Lee Evans runs after a catch during NFL football practice in Orchard Park, N.Y., Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009.
  8. Seattle Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck stretches during NFL football practice on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, in Renton, Wash. The practice was the first for Hasselbeck since breaking a rib in a Sept. 20 game in San Francisco.
  9. Seattle Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck stretches during NFL football practice on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, in Kirkland, Wash. The practice was the first for Hasselbeck since breaking a rib in a Sept. 20 game in San Francisco.
  10. Seattle Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck throws a pass during NFL football practice on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, in Renton, Wash. The practice was the first for Hasselbeck since breaking a rib in a Sept. 20 game in San Francisco.
  11. Seattle Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck throws a pass during NFL football practice on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, in Kirkland, Wash. The practice was the first for Hasselbeck since breaking a rib in a Sept. 20 game in San Francisco.
  12. NEW YORK - OCTOBER 06: Astronaut Buzz Aldrin and wife Lois Aldrin pose with NFL Hall of Famer Nick Buoniconti at The 24th Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner benefiting The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis (national fundraising arm of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis) at The Waldorf=Astoria on October 6, 2009 in New York, New York.
  13. Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre celebrates after throwing a touchdown pass in the second half against his former team the Green Bay Packers during a NFL football game at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin in this November 1, 2009 file photo. Favre returned to the Green Bay for the first time wearing the Vikings' purple and walked away with a 38-26 win. For some in this tight-knit Midwestern town, where many are shareholders in the NFL's only community-owned team, Favre's signing with the despised Vikings in August for $25 million was a slap in the face bordering on high treason. For others, the 40-year-old Favre's return represented a chance to thank the future Hall of Famer, who led the Packers to back-to-back Super Bowl appearances, winning it all in 1997.
  14. Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre throws a pass against his former team the Green Bay Packers in a NFL football game at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin in this November 1, 2009 file photo. Favre returned to the Green Bay for the first time wearing the Vikings' purple and walked away with a 38-26 win. For some in this tight-knit Midwestern town, where many are shareholders in the NFL's only community-owned team, Favre's signing with the despised Vikings in August for $25 million was a slap in the face bordering on high treason. For others, the 40-year-old Favre's return represented a chance to thank the future Hall of Famer, who led the Packers to back-to-back Super Bowl appearances, winning it all in 1997.
  15. Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson (28) scores on a one yard a touchdown run to put the Vikings in the lead against the Green Bay Packers in the first quarter of a NFL football game at Lambeau Field Green Bay, Wisconsin November 1, 2009.
  16. Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre sits on the bench and studies the playbook after a fumble by Vikings center John Sullivan gave the Green Bay Packers possession in the first quarter of the Vikings 38-26 over the Packers in a NFL football game at Lambeau Field Green Bay, Wisconsin November 1, 2009.

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