FOXBOROUGH, MASS. -- Just when you think you've seen it all, the Vikings provide more material.
There were no shortage of story lines after the Vikings lost 28-18 to the New England Patriots on Sunday at Gillette Stadium.
Brett Favre got knocked out of the game and needed eight stitches in his chin after taking a nasty shot in the fourth quarter. Randy Moss sounded off in a bizarre press conference that left everyone wondering if he wishes he still played for the Patriots.
The defense had an awful second-half performance and couldn't make the big stop when needed; Percy Harvin had a big game despite injuring his left ankle on the second possession; and the Vikings are now tied with Detroit at the bottom of the NFC North at 2-5.
Should be another interesting week of drama at Winter Park.
We'll have plenty on Favre's injury and Moss' press conference online shortly. Here are some other news and notes from the locker room:
Harvin hurting
Percy Harvin was the last player to leave the locker room after getting treatment on his sprained left ankle. Harvin injured his ankle on the Vikings second possession of the game. He caught a pass over the middle and got his foot stuck in the turf as he cut upfield. "It's hurting pretty bad," he said. "It probably was adrenaline [that kept him going] and wanting to win real bad. My motto is, if I can play then I'll go out there and give it everything I've got." Despite being limited, Harvin had a huge performance with six catches for 104 yards. "I couldn't do much but I was able to fight through it," he said. "I'll go see the trainers [Monday] and the doctors and we'll know more then." Peterson falls just short Adrian Peterson rushed for 92 yards and one touchdown on 25 carries, and he also caught five passes for 50 yards. But it's the one yard he didn't get that frustrated him. Peterson was thrown for a two-yard loss on fourth-and-goal from the 1-yard line in the final minute of the first half. The Vikings elected to go for the touchdown rather than an easy field goal, and Peterson got stuffed at the line. "That was a tough one for me to swallow," he said. "I hold myself accountable on that one." Peterson said he saw a crease inside. "I just tried to cram it in," he said. "After seeing the replay, if I could do it again, maybe I would have kept it outside." Rough second half for defense The Vikings held the Patriots to 107 total yards, five first downs and nine yards rushing in the first half. But in the second half the Patriots rolled up 255 total yards, 13 first downs and 113 yards rushing. BenJarvus Green-Ellis had only four yards rushing on four carries in the first half. He finished with 112 yards rushing and two touchdowns, including a 2-yard touchdown with 1:56 left. Green-Ellis became only the fourth individual to rush for 100 yards against the Vikings since 2006. "Obviously we didn't tackle," Jared Allen said. "I think he was hit at the line of scrimmage almost every time. If you don't tackle people in this league they're going to do stuff." Said cornerback Antoine Winfield: "They came out the last drive and pretty much ran the ball down our throat up the middle. That's not something that's happened around here the last couple of years." Rough day for secondary
