The Highlights
-- Peterson stole the show early, taking a handoff on the Vikings 1st play from scrimmage, taking a few steps to the left, then cutting back to the right, hitting the hole, accelerating to the sideline and then outrunning all Houston defenders for a sensational 75-yard TD dash. Peterson finished with 117 yards and the TD on just 11 carries, a 10.6-yard average that should have Vikings fans chomping at the bit and NFL defensive coordinators chomping on their fingernails.
-- Favre looked in classic form, guiding the offense down the field for 3 total scores and 17 points while going an impressive 13 of 18 for 142 yards and 1 TD. Just as important, he didn?t have any stumbles, bumbles or interceptions, handling all snaps and handoffs cleanly and taking care of the football.
-- The Vikings defense looked in classic form as well, smothering the Houston rushing attack (they allowed just 61 yards), holding the Texans to just 10 points and stopping the home team on 8 of 11 third-down conversions. The Vikings 1st team defense was on the field for 7 series, with the results of those series being: punt, punt, punt, interception, touchdown, field goal, interception.