Forget the off-season drama. Forget the in-season drama of the two meetings with Green Bay.

Just Brett Favre, quarterback.

The Vikings are 9-1, in command of the N.F.C. North. Favre completed 22 of 25 passes with four touchdowns against Seattle on Sunday. And his stat line for the season reads:
A completion percentage of 69.7, with 21 touchdown passes and 3 interceptions, and with a passer rating of 112.1, tops in the league (as imperfect as that statistic is).

Peter King, in his MMQB column this morning, has him listed at No. 2 in his weekly M.V.P. Watch:

1. Peyton Manning
2. Brett Favre
3. Drew Brees
4. Tom Brady
5. Philip Rivers
Any disagreement?

Extra point: Should the Vikings start to ration Favre’s playing time to lessen the chance of injury before the playoffs? It would be easy to assume that he’s the old Brett Favre. He’s playing like it, but he’s not. Well, the “old” part is right. He’s 40.

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