BACK WHEN THIS FOOTBALL SEASON STARTED
THE VIKINGS THOUGHT THEY HAD IT GOIN' ON
THEY'D ASSEMBLED A TEAM TO TAKE ON THE LEAGUE
BUT SOMEHOW IT'S ALL BEEN GOING WRONG

BUT THEY WERE RIDING A TWO GAME WIN STREAK
AS THEY PREPARED TO MEET THE CHICAGO BEARS
FIGURING THEY WOULD JUST OUTPLAY THEM
BUT THAT WASN'T QUITE THE WAY THEY FARED

THE GAME STARTED OFF GREAT FOR THE VIKINGS
AS THEY RAN AND PASSED FOR AN EARLY SCORE
BUT THE BEARS WEREN'T GOING TO BE INTIMIDATED
AND THEY CERTAINLY WEREN'T GOING TO BE IGNORED

THEN SOMETHING STRANGE STARTED TO HAPPEN
AS THE VIKINGS BEGAN TO SELF-DESTRUCT
WITH FOUR INTERCEPTIONS, BLOWN PUNTS AND FUMBLES
PROVIDING WHAT CAN ONLY BE CALLED BAD LUCK

COACH CHILDRESS WILL HAVE MUCH TO DO THIS WEEK
AS HE ENGAGES IN SOME DEEP INTROSPECTION
TRYING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS PLAGUING HIS TEAM
AND FINDING THE PATH TO THEIR RESURRECTION
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THE PACKERS HAVE BEEN HIT HARD BY INJURIES
LEAVING THEIR DEFENSE SOMEWHAT UNDERMANNED
AND EXPLOITING THOSE DEFENSIVE WEAKNESSES
WAS JUST WHAT MANNING AND THE COLTS HAD PLANNED

TO DO THAT THE COLTS OFFENSE HAD TO TAKE THE FIELD
BUT GREEN BAY KEPT THEM ON THE BENCH
SHOWING THAT THE BEST LAID PLANS OF MICE AND MEN
ARE SUBJECT TO A WELL-PLACED MONKEY WRENCH

THE WRENCH WAS PROVIDED BY THE RUNNING GAME
WHICH WAS FINALLY SHOWING THAT THEY'D IMPROVED
AND AARON RODGERS WAS ABLE TO THROW AT WILL
KEEPING THE BALL- AND THE CLOCK- ON THE MOVE

THE GAME BALL SHOULD HAVE GONE TO THE DEFENSE
AND IT WAS AN HONOR HARD-FOUGHT AND WELL-EARNED
AS THE DEFENSE DOMINATED MANNING AND THE COLTS
PROVIDING THE BIG PLAYS ON WHICH THE OUTCOME TURNED

WHEN THE TEAM ONCE AGAIN TAKES THE FIELD
THE TEAM WILL BE PRACTICALLY COMPLETE
AS THE GUYS WHO HAVE BEEN HURT RETURN
RESTED AND READY TO BRING THE HEAT
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THIS IS THE WEEK THAT THE TEAMS HAVE OFF
IN SORT OF WHAT'S CALLED A BYE-WEEK VACATION
AND TEAMS AND PLAYERS WILL PUT IT TO USE
TO ENGAGE IN SOME SERIOUS REST AND RECUPERATION