... that the Vikings would be 5-0 to start the season, I would have said, "So what?"

If you were to tell me that Favre would be one of the top quarterbacks in the league at the end of week five, I would have replied, "Yeah, probably."

Everything the Vikings have done thus far in their season is what I expected. I expected Peterson to be near the league lead in rushing. I expected Favre to be one of the best overall quarterbacks. I expected the defense to be relatively stout.

Why does this seem like such a shock to people that the Vikings are being mentioned as not only one of the best in the NFC, but the NFL as a whole?

You immediately see the doubters proclaim that the Vikings have yet to face a worthy opponent. They ...

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