NFL Week 1 Recap (excluding Monday's games)

Well, it's Sunday night. Earlier today the Vikings had their first regular season game of the 2009-2010 season this afternoon, and all I have to say is this, the Vikes rule!

Todays matchup, as I previously explained, was against the Cleveland Browns. The game started out with not very much scoring, and at halftime the score was Cleveland Browns, 13, Minnesota Vikings, 10. This was a very disappointing start to the season, in my opinion, for the Vikings. However, I was not worried, because I know what the Vikings are capable of this year. The Vikings started the second half strong with a touchdown, and the rest is history. The Vikings, led by Adrian Peterson's three rushing touchdowns, ended up winning the game 34-20.

Brett Favre looked good in his Vikings debut with a passing touchdown and no interceptions, and Percy Harvin, the Vikings first round draft pick in this year's draft, had three catches and his first NFL touchdown. A big storyline in this game was the Browns scoring their first offensive touchdown since Week Nine last season, even though they got this touchdown towards the end of the game, when the Vikings had their reserves on the field.

Elsewhere in the NFL, Philadelphia quarterback, Donovan McNabb broke his rib, and rookie Matthew Stafford had his first NFL start for the Lions today in their loss to the New Orleans Saints. Tonight, the Chicago Bears are facing off against the Green Bay Packers in a divisional showdown. This will be a very interesting game, because it will show what each team is made of, and helps picture what the Vikings have to look forward to this season. So far the game is very surprising. What was thought to be a shootout between Bears quarterback Jay Cutler, and Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, has turned out to be low scoring with a lot of defense. What a great game! Who will win? I hope the Bears, but we'll see. This season as a whole is stacking up to be a great one with a lot of teams legitimately competing for eight playoff spots and a chance to make it to the Super Bowl.

Overall, the Vikings looked pretty impressive, and I am very excited for the coming season and to see what the Vikings are really made of.