Dan Wiederer began covering the Vikings in 2011, enthusiastically delivering insight on the team across the Star Tribune's print and digital products. Prior to joining the Access Vikings team, he spent seven seasons covering ACC basketball at The Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer. He also covered the Chicago Bears in 2003 and 2004. Follow him on Twitter @StribDW.
Mark Craig has covered football and the NFL the past 20 years, including the Browns from 1991-95 and the Vikings and the NFL since 2003. Since 2008, Craig has served as one of the 44 Pro Football Hall of Fame selectors. He can be followed on Twitter at @markcraignfl.
The Vikings' victory over the Dallas Cowboys last Sunday provided Fox with huge viewership figures.
In fact, with Brett Favre, the Cowboys and playoff all mixed into the equation, the game attracted 37.7 million viewers. That made it the most watched program on television since last season's Super Bowl when Pittsburgh edged Arizona.
Overall, an average of 33 million viewers watched NFL games last weekend, the most for an NFL Divisional Playoff weekend since January 1994 and a 15 percent increase from last season (28.8 million viewers).
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