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Even though Brett Favre has told some of his teammates he's calling it a career, the Minnesota Vikings are hoping for one last change of heart from the quarterback who just can't stay retired.

A 40-yard field goal in overtime by a little-known kicker could become as famous as jambalaya in these parts. The New Orleans Saints, a team with no home and an uncertain future five years ago, are heading for their first Super Bowl. By battering Brett Favre and beating the Minnesota Vikings 31-28 Sunday, they set off celebrations on Bourbon Street that locals never could have imagined in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Next stop for Brett Favre and the Vikings: New Orleans. Favre passed for four TDs as Minnesota hammered the Cowboys 34-3 to set up a date with the Saints in the NFC title game.

The Philadelphia Eagles and San Diego Chargers are used to making the playoffs. For the Arizona Cardinals, going to the postseason in consecutive seasons is unfamiliar turf....

It was supposed to be a night when the Minnesota Vikings celebrated a division title and inched closer to the best record in the NFC....

Kurt Warner connected with Anquan Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald for three first-half touchdown passes Sunday, and the Arizona Cardinals beat the Brett Favre-led Vikings 30-17 in a prime-time duel of the two veteran quarterbacks and former Super Bowl winners.

Brett Favre jogged out of the tunnel in a purple helmet. He might as well have been wearing a black hat....

An amped up Brett Favre was nearly perfect against his former team, throwing for 271 yards and three touchdowns to help the Minnesota Vikings to a 30-23 win against the Green Bay Packers on Monday night.

The end was as good as the Vikings could have imagined: Brett Favre zipped a pass to a little-used reserve wide receiver in the back of the end zone in the final seconds for a classic Favre finish....

Brett Favre is thankful to still be playing and winning in the NFL. Adding a league record to his overflowing collection is merely a bonus. Favre set another mark with his 271st straight start in the regular season, then threw two touchdown passes to help the Minnesota Vikings beat the Detroit Lions 27-13 on Sunday.