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Minnesota Gives Favre A 40th Birthday To Remember In Win Over St. Louis

The day after his 40th birthday, the Minnesota Vikings’ Brett Favre threw for 232 yards and a touchdown against one interception as his team easily beat the pitiful St. Louis Rams by a final score of 38-10. The Vikings are now 5-0 for the first time in six years and Favre is 5-0 for the first time in his Hall of Fame career. The Rams dropped to 0-5.

Minnesota had no trouble covering the NFL pointspread as -10 road favorites. The cover improved the Vikings to 4-1 against the spread, while the Rams slumped to 1-4 versus the number. The 48 points scored went OVER the posted total of 44′. The Rams have gone OVER in four of five games this season, while the Rams have gone UNDER in three of their five NFL totals. On one hand, the fact that the Rams haven’t gone OVER this year isn’t surprising due to their impotent offense but is somewhat surprising in light of their porous defense.

After the contest, Favre talked about the hot start at his relatively advanced age:

“I hope there’s many more to come. I’d be lying if I said I thought I’d still be playing at 40 and not miss a game at this point. I just hope I can lead this team to bigger and better things.”

For the Rams, things can’t get much worse. St. Louis guard Richie Incognito surveyed the carnage:

“This is extremely tough. It wears on you, but to be a professional, you don’t let it show. You just keep preparing hard to go out and get a win.”

St. Louis is almost definitely the worst team in the NFL at this point. They’re averaging 6.8 points per game while giving up an average of 29.2 points per game. They’ve allowed more than 35 points in each of their last three games, they’ve committed seven turnovers in their past two games.

Minnesota will try to extend their undefeated start this weekend as they host the Baltimore Ravens. The Vikings are a -3 home favorite with the total set at 43′. They’ll then face two tough games on the road, starting with the following Sunday at Pittsburgh against the defending Superbowl champion Steelers. A bigger game may loom a week later, as the Vikings will head to Lambeau Field in Green Bay for a rematch against Favre’s old team. The Rams will try to put one in the win column as they head to Florida to face the Jacksonville Jaguars this weekend. St. Louis is a +10 road underdog with the total set at 42. They’ll host the Indianapolis Colts the following Sunday before traveling to Detroit on November 1.

Ross Everett is a respected freelance writer who covers travel, casino gambling and sports handicapping. He is a consulting handicapper for Anatta Sports where he is responsible for providing daily free sports picks. In his spare time he enjoys fine dining, fencing and scuba diving. He lives in Southern Nevada with four dogs and a pet coyote.