Favre Is 'Woozy,' But Vikes Are KO'd

Packers Post First Shutout Since '02: Packers 34, Vikings 0

GREEN BAY, Wis., Nov. 11 -- His teammates thought he might be faking it to draw a penalty. His coach was more concerned and started calling for backup.

Brett Favre was feeling woozy after taking an elbow to the head in the third quarter. That didn't stop him from driving Green Bay to yet another touchdown in the Packers' 34-0 rout of the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday.

"I don't want to say it was a concussion, I'm not a doctor," Favre said. "But I was a little woozy when I stood up. I was well aware of what was going on, but I was a little light on the foot."

Favre passed another milestone, joining Dan Marino as the only quarterbacks in NFL history to throw for more than 60,000 career yards. But unlike the last two weeks, the Packers (8-1) didn't need a thrilling home-run heave from Favre at the end of the game to win.

Instead, the Packers' defense roughed up rookie running back Adrian Peterson and kept the Vikings (3-6) out of the end zone.

One week after his record-setting 296-yard performance against San Diego, the Packers held Peterson to 45 yards on 11 carries before knocking him out of the game with a knee injury in the third quarter.

Packers Coach Mike McCarthy said the shutout, the Packers' first since 2002, was important for the defense.

"We've talked as a team, it was time to shut somebody out," McCarthy said. "We've had some good performances where, down the stretch, we probably could have played a little better."

Favre was 33 of 46 for 351 yards and three touchdowns before he was relieved by Aaron Rodgers. Favre broke Marino's record for career touchdown passes against the Vikings earlier this year, and now is 1,105 yards away from breaking Marino's all-time record.

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