“Got some testy e-mails for bringing it up last week in the Vikings’ entry in my weekly NFL power rankings, but the Brett Favre-hits-the-wall-after-11-games theory certainly held true for at least the first week of December. Favre’s late-season meltdowns on the turnover front have been almost a given since 2005, and as if on cue, he had his first multiple-pick game of the season (two, with two other potential interceptions dropped) in Sunday night’s 30-17 loss at Arizona.

“From 2005 on, Favre has thrown 36 interceptions and just 15 touchdowns in the last five games of the regular season, a differential of minus-21. In his first 11 games of those seasons, Favre’s touchdown-to-interception differential was a gaudy plus-48, with 99 touchdowns and 51 interceptions. That’s a swing of 69 clicks, making it fairly difficult to dismiss as a five-year trend. Or at least a trend of four years and one game.”

That’s pretty amazing. I know Favre has been having late season swoons in recent years, but I had no idea it was THAT bad. The Vikings could possibly come crashing to earth unless they start giving the ball to Peterson more, and re-design their pass scheme to protect Brett from himself.