Big playoff game Sunday, right? Vikings vs. Cowboys. I decided to talk to somebody with some perspective on that rivalry. So, I put in a call to Fran Tarkenton, who knows a little something about playing Dallas in the postseason. When he quarterbacked the Vikings, they faced the Cowboys three times in the playoffs and lost twice. As always, Tarkenton had plenty to share. View Full Story

Fran’s preview of selected games this week:

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Minnesota Vikings vs. Cincinnati Bengals
New Orleans Saints vs. Atlanta Falcons
Denver Broncos vs. Indianapolis Colts
Green Bay Packers vs. Chicago Bears
Philadelphia Eagles vs. New York Giants

Fran’s preview of selected games this week:

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Florida State vs. Florida
Alabama vs. Auburn
Tex vs. Texas A&M
New Mexico vs. TCU
Georgia vs. Georgia Tech

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Tampa Bay vs. Atlanta
Chicago vs. Minnesota
New England vs. New Orleans
Indianapolis vs. Houston

Fran’s preview of selected games this weekend:

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San Diego Chargers vs. Denver Broncos
Atlanta Falcons vs. New York Giants
Indianapolis Colts vs. Baltimore Ravens

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Georgia Bulldogs vs. Kentucky Wildcats

Fran’s preview of selected games this weekend:

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Alabama Crimson Tide vs. LSU Tigers

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Dallas Cowboys vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Denver Broncos
San Diego Chargers vs. New York Giants

Fran’s preview of selected games this weekend:

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Georgia Bulldogs vs. Florida Gators

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New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Minnesota Vikings vs. Green Bay Packers
Atlanta Falcons vs. New Orleans Saints

Fran’s preview of selected games this weekend:

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Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs. Virginia Cavaliers
Tennessee Volunteers vs. Alabama Crimson Tide

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Atlanta Falcons vs. Dallas Cowboys
Minnesota Vikings vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Fran’s preview of this weekend’s games:

Minnesota Vikings vs. Baltimore Ravens
New York Giants vs New Orleans Saints
Chicago Bears vs http://www.atlantafalcons.com/
Georgia Bulldogs vs Vanderbilt Commodores
Georgia Tech vs Virginia Tech
Oklahoma Sooners vs Texas Longhorns

Fran’s continuing to be interviewed about his new book, Every Day is Game Day. You may want to catch some of Fran Tarkenton’s interviews this week. See details below:

Wednesday, October 14, 2009:

LIVE Telephone Radio Interview
Interview Time: 4:00 PM ET
Station: 1140 KHTK-AM
Show: “The Jim Kozimor Show”
Hosts: Jim Kozimor
Show Description: With his Midwest upbringing, “Koz” knows there’s more to life than scores and stats. “The Jim Kozimor Show”
is a daily slice of life inside and outside of the games.

Thursday, October 15, 2009:

2nd Radio Tour with ABC Radio Network Stations (all times TBD):
WBZ RADIO - Boston, MA
KEX RADIO - PORTLAND OR
KBOT RADIO - Detroit Lakes, MN
KWNG RADIO - Red Wing, MN
WDUN RADIO - Gainesville, GA
WXZZ RADIO - Lexington, Kentucky
WHWK RADIO - Binghamton NY
WKKX RADIO - Wheeling, WV
WCSX RADIO - Detroit, MI
KIBZ RADIO - Lincoln, Nebraska
WKLH RADIO - Milwaukee, WI
KFMA RADIO - Tucson, AZ
KCAL RADIO - Redlands, CA
WQBW/WZEE RADIO - Greenfield, WI
WRXR RADIO - Chattanooga, TN
KMOX Radio - St. Louis, MO
KZOK RADIO - Seattle, WA
KLOS RADIO - Los Angeles, CA

Friday, October 16th, 2009:

LIVE Telephone Radio Interview
Show: Morency
Outlets: Sirius/XM Radio (across North America), The Score
Television Network (across Canada)
Hosts: Gabriel Morency
Interview time: 6:00 PM ET
Audience: 12 million subscribers on Sirius radio and roughly 50,000 Canadian viewers on The Score and web

Did you watch that Monday Night Football game? Green Bay Packers - Minnesota Vikings. With all the circus that’s gone around that Brett Favre, you know, retiring not retiring, coming to Minnesota and so forth — and I’ve been very outspoken about it — it was theater at its best. I will bet you that was pretty much the highest rated Monday Night telecast every with all the theater and drama that you could want.

Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings: I played in the very first game back in 1961. In 1963 or ‘64 I played in the first game that the Vikings ever won against the Packers. So it’s a great rivalry but now it’s been made even more because Brett Favre, the icon of the Packers, is now wearing the Purple helmet and jersey of the Vikings. Tremendous controversy and a lot of feeling about whether he should or whether he shouldn’t. But here’s what happened last night.

Brett Favre looked like at 21-year old Brett Favre. He played an absolute great game. He made throws like I’ve never seen him make before. He’s got a great powerful arm and the ability to make all the throws. He made all the throws. He made great decisions. He played an absolute sensational game in the 30 - 23 victory over his old team, the Packers.

At the same time, Aaron Rodgers was at least equally as good because he got sacked 8 times. He had injuries in the offensive line going into the game and injuries in the offensive line coming out of the game. If you get sacked 8 times, that means your offense is just not functioning. You don’t have time to throw the ball. He threw the ball for over 380 yards and 2 touchdowns. It was a magnificent performance by Aaron Rodgers.

So kudos to both Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers. They put on a show. They gave their teams chances to win and the Vikings won. It was the the last game that Brett Favre will play in the 30’s — he’s now turning 40. I don’t think anybody in the history of football that was his age has ever had that kind of game. He’s back to the fountain of youth. If he continues to play that way — I don’t see any reason why they shouldn’t — the Vikings are serious contenders to go to the Super Bowl this year.

Go Vikes!