The Morning After Pill - Week # 14

Okay, so today's "Pill" won't be so much about the game (sorry, I was in Brookville for the in-laws Christmas party). For the most part it doesn't seem like there was a whole lot to talk about except for maybe the cheap shot delivered to Jared Allen or the fact that Tarvaris came in for the 2nd half to replace the injured Gus Frerotte. All and all it looks as though it wasn't pretty. Hell, for the first half, it looked like it wasn't even remotely fun to watch. But when the smoke cleared, the number on Minnesota's side of the scoreboard was bigger than the number on Detroit's side of the scoreboard.

And, since they don't give style points in the National Football League, that's really the only thing that matters. Fans of other teams will talk. . . believe me, it's coming. . . about how the Vikings "only" beat the Lions by four points and all sorts of other crap.

Let them.

Green Bay is no longer relevant to the NFC North race, the playoff picture, or anything in the 2008 NFL season outside of where they'll be selecting in the 2009 NFL Draft. Honestly, they've got nothing to say, and nobody that should be interested in hearing them say it. So the Packers beat the Lions by 23 points. They're also 5-8 and scheduling tee times at a golf course near you.

The Bears remain one game behind us. Again, behind us. Essentially it's a two game lead since the Vikings now own the tie breaker. It's officially a two-team race in the NFC North, and as of now, we still control our own destiny. The Bears have a short week coming up and have to face a Saints team that's on a roll (and that we've already beaten).

But we can't worry too much about them. . . our boys have a matchup with the NFC West champion Arizona Cardinals to focus on, and what's sure to be another eventful off the field week in Minneapolis thanks to the pending suspensions of the Williams Wall.

Yes, we won ugly. . . but the only thing that matters is that we won. If opposing fans want to get into style points, they can go ahead. They can just continue doing it from the position they're currently in.