THE VIKES WERE AWARE OF WHAT THEY HAD TO DO
BUT WEREN'T ABLE TO GET IT DONE
AND SO LOST TO A GREEN BAY PACKERS TEAM
THAT FREELY ADMITTED THAT THEY COULDN'T RUN

SO FOR ALL THE VIKINGS' BLUSTER
ABOUT BEING A DEFENSIVE FORCE
THE PACKERS MOVED THE BALL PRETTY EASILY
AND WON THE GAME OF COURSE

BRAD CHILDRESS AND HIS VIKINGS TEAM
WILL ENJOY THEIR BYE THIS WEEK
PERHAPS THE TIME TO REGROUP AND REFRESH
WILL PROVIDE SOME OF THE ANSWERS THEY SEEK
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AFTER THE GAME WOUND DOWN LAST SUNDAY
AND THE TOUCHDOWN RECORD HAD CHANGED HANDS
IT SEEMED THE SUN WAS SHINING BRIGHTLY
WHEREVER IT IS THAT BRETT FAVRE STANDS

BUT OF COURSE IT'S NOT JUST BRETT
LEADING THE PACK ON THIS FOUR-GAME RUN
BUT IT SURE HELPS THAT HE IS PLAYING WELL
BEING SMART AND HAVING FUN

THE REST OF THE TEAM SHOULD ALSO BE PRAISED
FOR MAINTAINING THIS HIGH LEVEL OF PLAY
LOOK HOW THE RECEIVERS EXCEED EXPECTATIONS
CATCHING THE BALL IN A MYRIAD OF WAYS

THE DEFENSE OWNS THE FIELD INSIDE THE TWENTIES
TREATING THE ENDZONE LIKE THEIR OWN BACKYARDS
THEY'RE TOUGH, TENACIOUS AND BALLHAWKING
AND HIT THE GUYS WITH THE BALL REALLY HARD

BUT WHILE IT SEEMS THIS TEAM'S NEARLY PERFECT
AND THERE CAN BE NOTHING THAT THIS GROUP LACKS
THE SHAMEFUL SPOTLIGHT MUST BE SHINED
ON THE UNDERACHIEVING  RUNNING BACKS

IT'S NOT CLEAR JUST WHY THEY CAN'T GET GOING
THOUGH THE OFFENSIVE LINE HAS CAUSED SOME SUSPICION
FINDING A WAY TO GET THESE GUYS UP AND "RUNNING"
HAS TO BECOME COACH MCCARTHY'S PRIMARY MISSION

THE PACKS' OLDEST OPPONENTS, THE CHICAGO BEARS
VISIT THE HALLOWED GROUNDS OF LAMBEAU THIS WEEK
AND INSTEAD OF THE DOMINANT TEAM THEY WERE
THIS VERSION OF THE BEARS IS LOOKING PRETTY WEAK

LAST WEEK FOR EXAMPLE THEY LED THE LIONS
AS THEY HEADED INTO QUARTER NUMBER FOUR
THEN DETROIT SCORED THIRTY-FOUR POINTS
AND MERCIFULLY SLAMMED THE DOOR
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THE BEARS' QUARTERBACKS HAVE BEEN JUST AWFUL
AND THE RUNNING GAME HAS GONE M-I-A
THEIR DEFENSE HAS BEEN CRIPPLED BY INJURIES
WHICH SHOULD GIVE A FIFTH WIN TO GREEN BAY