I hate to be picking on a team that is 6-0 right now, but what we have seen from the Vikings this season is that if Jared Allen and his friends up front don’t get to the quarterback early and often, their pass defense is going to get lit up. We have seen the lowly Lions, the Packers and now the Ravens, with second-year quarterback Joe Flacco, hurt them big time in the passing game. I mean they very easily could have lost to the Ravens. Steve Hauschka, or whatever his name is, missed a field goal he should have made. Conversely, Brett Favre is living the good life. Never in his career has he been 6-0. I mean his legend grows, the superlatives grow. I just hope he answers the questions after the game and gets the heck out of there. No need to dwell on this one. You can learn from your wins. And, here’s the deal, the Vikings better learn from this one. A young quarterback put up three touchdowns on them in the fourth quarter. Now, the Vikings have to say to themselves that they can never back off from their offensive game. They played conservatively there in the second half, trying to milk a win at home. I have to think that Brad Childress said, “Let’s not put the ball in the air and run the football. When you throw, bad things can happen like interceptions and returns for touchdowns.” But how did the Vikings get their lead on Baltimore? By throwing the football. They have to put games like this away. Put it away, put it away and go for it. They didn’t do that and it almost cost them. I mean, when teams do that, a lot of times they end up losing. I’ve been there as a quarterback. It’s easy to say, “Let’s kill the clock and get a win. We got it.” And invariably the other team lights it up and now you’re scrambling like Brett was in that fourth quarter. I am impressed right now with Favre; he’s just playing great. He’s got all his receivers involved and you can tell they are busting to get open. I know how great Adrian Peterson is as a runner, but it’s always easier to create your passing offense than your running offense because you have a lot more players helping you. Peterson, if you have eight defenders up, it’s hard for him to run. But it’s much easier to throw against that same defense.  What it looks like they are doing in Minnesota with their wide receivers is they are saying, “I have to catch this ball.” Visanthe Shiancoe’s first touchdown was a turnaround, twisting catch. I know how receivers think. They are telling themselves, “I got to catch this one to keep his confidence up in me. The alternative is that Brett is going to throw to someone else next time.” And this is all benefiting Brett. I mean, his receivers are making some great catches. For the most part, Brett is gunning it in there and making all the throws. His 58-yarder to Sidney Rice was right on the money and that put the Vikings in winning field-goal range. Still, this was a very impressive win because I loved Baltimore at the beginning of the season. The Ravens have lost three in a row now, but they are still a quality team. But a great defense doesn’t give up 30 points. I guess neither one of these defenses is great anymore. Too many flaws in both of them.