WHILE BREAKS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN PART OF FOOTBALL
LAST WEEK THE VIKINGS TOOK THAT CONCEPT TO EXTREMES
AS THEY PICKED UP TWO EARLY JAGUAR TURNOVERS
AND SUDDENLY JACKSONVILLE WAS DOWN FOURTEEN

THE JAGUARS NEVER REALLY RECOVERED FROM THAT
ALTHOUGH FOR A HALF THEY PLAYED THE VIKINGS TIGHT
AND THOUGH THEY ARE AWFUL, WITHOUT THOSE FREE POINTS
THE FINAL SCORE WOULD HAVE MUCH CLOSER SUNDAY NIGHT

THE CHICAGO BEARS WHO COME TO PLAY THE VIKES THIS WEEK
AREN'T LIKELY TO MAKE THE SAME SORTS OF EARLY GAFFES
WITH THE BEARS IN FIRST PLACE IF THE VIKES WANT TO WIN
THEY WILL HAVE TO PLAY WELL FOR MORE THAN JUST ONE HALF

WHEN LAST THEY PLAYED THE BEARS FINALLY PREVAILED
IN A GAME THAT SAW EIGHTY-NINE POINTS GET SCORED
THIS WEEK BOTH TEAMS WILL TRY RUN THE BALL EXTENSIVELY
ALTHOUGH THE PASSING GAMES WON'T BE TOTALLY IGNORED

ON THE GROUND CAN PETERSON OUTRUN MATT FORTE?
WHILE GUS FREROTTE TRIES TO OUTHROW KYLE ORTON
BOTH DEFENSES KNOW THEY'LL HAVE A TOUGH ASSIGNMENT
AND THEY'LL COME OUT A-STOMPIN' AND A- SNORTIN'
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THERE'S NOT MUCH POSITIVE THAT CAN BE SAID
ABOUT THE DEBACLE IN NEW ORLEANS MONDAY NIGHT
IT'S TOUGH ENOUGH TO WATCH ONE'S TEAM GET POUNDED
BUT IT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE THEY EVEN PUT UP A FIGHT

FOR WHATEVER REASON GREEN BAY'S TEAM
DIDN'T SEEM TO BE PLAYING AT THE SAINTS' SPEED
WHETHER IT WAS COACHING OR BAD PREPERATIONS
BUT IT REALLY LOOKED LIKE THEY WANTED TO CONCEDE

THE CAROLINA PANTHERS WON'T BE ANY EASIER
SINCE THEY HOLD PLAYOFF HOPES OF THEIR OWN
AND THEY HAVE THE TALENT TO FULFILL THOSE HOPES
AS THE SUCCESS THEY'VE HAD THIS YEAR HAS SHOWN

THEIR RUNNING GAME IS MORE THAN JUST EFFECTIVE
AND THE RECEIVERS REEL IN THE PASSES FROM DELHOMME
WHILE THE PANTHERS' DEFENSE HAS MADE MANY TEAMS
WISH THAT THEY HAD SIMPLY STAYED AT HOME

SO NOW AS THEY PREPARE TO FACE THE PANTHERS
THE PACK FINDS THEIR BACK PRESSED FIRMLY TO THE WALL
KNOWING THAT THEY HAVE NO MORE ROOM FOR ERROR
IF THEY'RE TO HAVE ANY POSTSEASON HOPES AT ALL
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THE BEARS AND VIKINGS GAME WILL BE CLOSE
BUT THE BEARS SHOULD COME OUT WITH THE WIN
AND IT WILL BE UP TO COACH MCCARTHY TO FIND THE WAY
FOR THE PACKERS TO GET ON THE RIGHT TRACK AGAIN