The Vikings' game at Pittsburgh on Sunday is going to be seen by 85 percent of the country as the early game on Fox's NFL doubleheader. That is the highest percentage this season for a regional game on Fox or CBS, topping the Vikings-Ravens game (73 percent) last week on CBS.

Favre's return to Lambeau Field a week from Sunday will exceed all of those percentages as Fox will send it to 91 percent of the U.S.

NFL research shows that all of last season there were two games in the regional window of a doubleheader which were in 80 percent of homes, with Indianapolis-Cleveland going to 81 percent in Week 13 and New England-Arizona going to 83 percent in Week 16. By the way, Steelers safety Troy Polamalu returned to practice today after missing two days.