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CAN'T STOP THE FORWARD PASS
In the past four games -- three of which were losses -- the Vikings defense has been shreded by opposing quarterbacks, who have completed 67 percent of their passes. Here's a look at the damage:
Name Comp-Att Yds. TDs
Brett Favre, Packers 32-45 344 2
Favre sets the NFL record for career TD passes as Packers win 23-16
Brian Griese, Bears 26-45 381 3
Vikings win 34-31 on Ryan Longwell's last-second 55-yard FG
Tony Romo, Cowboys 31-39 277 1
Romo completes 28 of 32 by halftime and the Vikings fall 24-14
Donovan McNabb, Eagles 23-36 333 1
Vikings are helpless to stop a scrambling McNabb as Eagles win 23-16.
Four-game totals 112-165 1,335 7
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| Date/Opponent | Time | W | L | Score |
| Sep 13 - at Cleveland | 12:00 PM | 1 | 0 | 34-20 |
| Sep 20 - at Detroit | 12:00 PM | 2 | 0 | 27-13 |
| Sep 27 - vs. San Francisco | 12:00 PM | 3 | 0 | 27-24 |
| Oct 5 - vs. Green Bay | 7:30 PM | 4 | 0 | 30-23 |
| Oct 11 - at St. Louis | 12:00 PM | 5 | 0 | 38-10 |
| Oct 18 - vs. Baltimore | 12:00 PM | 6 | 0 | 33-31 |
| Oct 25 - at Pittsburgh | 12:00 PM | 6 | 1 | 17-27 |
| Nov 1 - at Green Bay | 3:15 PM | 7 | 1 | 38-26 |
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| Nov 15 - vs. Detroit | 12:00 PM | 8 | 1 | 27-10 |
| Nov 22 - vs. Seattle | 12:00 PM | 9 | 1 | 35-9 |
| Nov 29 - vs. Chicago | 3:15 PM | |||
| Dec 6 - at Arizona | 3:15 PM | |||
| Dec 13 - vs. Cincinnati | 12:00 PM | |||
| Dec 20 - at Carolina | 7:20 PM | |||
| Dec 28 - at Chicago | 7:30 PM | |||
| Jan 3 - vs. NY Giants | 12:00 PM |
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