Brett Favre was expected to come out after playing one half Monday night against the Texans, but Brad Childress decided at halftime that No. 4 needed more work.
Favre played another series, continuing his effective dinking and dunking from the first half, but his most noteworthy moment came from an odd position: receiver.
The soon-to-be-40-year-old was lined up wide as Percy Harvin took the snap out of a “Wildcat” formation, and then Favre threw an illegal crackback block straight at Texans safety Eugene Wilson’s knees.
The Vikings were penalized 15 yards for the play.
It was the type of block that can end an opponent’s season and have opposing players looking for retribution, but Wilson got up without incident. (UPDATE: Wilson actually hobbled off the field with an injured left knee, which I missed in my haste to start typing this story up. His return is questionable. Favre should be fined for the hit.)
The block was a surprising move from Favre considering his partially torn rotator cuff and his supposedly cracked rib. [Editor’s note: Not to mention a budding case of swine flu. And polio.]
Favre got up from the block wincing in pain, but he stayed in for the rest of the drive, which ended in a punt. He likely is done for the night after completing 13 of 18 passes for 142 yards, including a 28-yard touchdown on a screen to Chester Taylor.
He might be done throwing blocks after lining up as a wide receiver for a while, too.