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It’s official folks—Brett Favre has had yet another change of heart and decided that he will play for the Minnesota Vikings after all, three weeks after telling them thanks, but no thanks, I will stay retired. This to-play-or-not-play saga of Favre’s late career drags on even further, as a new chapter will now be written in purple. On paper, this move makes sense for the Vikings. They finally got the man who is supposedly the missing piece to a Super Bowl-bound team. Even at 39-years old, Favre is still probably a better quarterback than Sage Rosenfels or Tarvaris Jackson, neither of whom have nearly the same resume nor field presence. Getting comfortable in the Vikings’ system should not be much of a challenge for Favre either. He and head coach Brad Childress are familiar with each other from their days in Green Bay, and the Vikings use the same West Coast offense that Favre ran with the Packers, which he even claimed at one point this summer that he could operate in his sleep. Even his new surroundings seem to be a good fit.

Though Favre has just a 6-10 career record at the Metrodome during his Packers days, he has played exceptionally well there during his last few visits. Since the 2003 season, Favre has a 4-1 record, while averaging 313 passing yards, 2.4 touchdown passes, and a 108.9 quarterback rating, per game. Plus, being indoors would protect him from the elements that he was exposed playing outdoors at Lambeau Field and the Meadowlands, keeping his body fresh for later in the season.