LAST WEEK'S GAME AGAINST THE CHICAGO BEARS
LEFT THE VIKES FEELING A CORNER HAS BEEN TURNED
ADRIAN PETERSON CAME UP HUGE AND WAS SUPRISED
BY ALL THE ATTENTION THAT HIS PERFORMANCE EARNED

IT SEEMED EVERY TIME THAT HE TOUCHED THE BALL
HE WAS OFF FOR A DAZZLING TOUCHDOWN RUN
AND FOR THOSE WHO LOVE THE VIKINGS
FOR THE FIRST TIME WATCHING A GAME WAS FUN

SO AS THEY PREPARE FOR THE COWBOYS GAME
THERE'S A NEW OPTIMISM IN THEIR EYES
AND THEY HAVE THE FEELING DEEP DOWN INSIDE
THAT DALLAS IS GOING TO BE SURPRISED

THE COWBOYS ARE TENDING TO THE WOUNDS
INFLICTED BY THE PATRIOTS LAST WEEK
AND THE VIKINGS MAY BE JUST THE OPPONENT
THAT AN ANGRY DALLAS TEAM SHOULD SEEK

WHILE THE DEFENSE MAY HAVE TROUBLE WITH 'A.D.'
T-JACK AND RECEIVERS WON'T BE MUCH OF A THREAT
WHILE THE COWBOY OFFENSE IS NOTHING LIKE
ANYTHING THE VIKINGS HAVE SEEN AS YET

IT'S CLEAR THE DALLAS TEAM HAS BEEN VERY GOOD
EVEN IF THE PATS PUT A HARD ONE ON THEIR CHIN
WHILE NO ONE KNOWS IF THE VIKES' GAME WAS A MIRAGE
OR THE BEGINNING OF A LONGER TREND
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AS THE RAIN FELL FROM A GRAY WISCONSIN SKY
THE PACKERS PULLED THEIR CHINSTRAPS TIGHT
KNOWING THEY HAD TO OVERCOME A LOSS TO THE BEARS
AND THAT THE REDSKINS WOULD PUT UP QUITE A FIGHT

THIS WASN'T A PRETTY GAME BY ANY MEANS
AS THE 'SKINS SLOWED THE PACKERS TO A CRAWL
YET AGAIN GREEN BAY COULDN'T RUN
AND FAVRE STRUGGLED WITH A WET AND HEAVY BALL

EARLY ON WASHINGTON FOUND THE TIGHT END OPEN
EVERY TIME THE QUARTERBACK LOOKED DOWNFIELD
BUT IN THE SECOND HALF GREEN BAY SHUT THAT DOWN
AND PICKED UP A FUMBLE THAT CLOSED THE DEAL

WHILE THE GREEN BAY TEAM WASN'T OVERWHELMING
THEY WERE GOOD ENOUGH TO FIND A WAY TO WIN
WHICH SEEMS TO BE THE METHOD THEY'RE USING
TO LEAD THE NORTH DIVISION ONCE AGAIN

EVEN THOUGH THIS IS GREEN BAY'S BYE WEEK
THE COACHES WILL BE BURNING THE MIDNIGHT OIL
TRYING TO FIND THE ANSWERS FOR THE RUNNING GAME
THAT'S THREATENING A TREMENDOUS SEASON TO SPOIL
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IT'S TOO BAD THE MINNESOTA TEAM IS IN THE WAY
OF A COWBOY'S TEAM GETTING THEIR SWAGGER BACK
FOR BY THE END OF SUNDAY'S GAME THEY'LL WISH
THEY WERE ON THE SAME BYE WEEK AS THE PACK!