The Lions were dangerously close winning when young Matthew Stafford threw his first career touchdown pass to give them a 10-0 lead late in the second quarter. "I was worried," admitted old Brett Favre. Brett Favre didn't flinch revealing the Vikings' weekly game plan. "I don't think it takes a rocket scientist to figure it out: if you come in and try to stop everything but Adrian Peterson, you're a fool," Favre said. "So that's where it starts, and that's where it starts with our offense. "I got no problem telling you that our offense is based around Adrian Peterson." Peterson admitted he was "excited" about a potential big play, and he failed to secure the handoff from Favre, instead booting the ball forward and watching as Lions linebacker Ernie Sims corralled it four yards up the field. It was Peterson's fifth fumble and the third one lost in the past three games against the Lions. Anything to it? "I think it's a fluke deal," Peterson said. Ball security has been the singular chink in Peterson's armor; he lost four of nine fumbles last season. But Peterson, as he did against the Browns, sparked his team and finished strong. Peterson had 15 carries for 92 yards, including another highlight touchdown run, this one from 27 yards out. Favre said teams have been aggressive about trying to take him out of the game, and he and the passing offense have to do more to punish teams for focusing on Peterson. Favre says he has no problem sitting in the back seat on a team that's one game better than Chicago and Green Bay in the NFC. Peterson's fumble was the Vikings' only turnover of the game. The Lions turned it over three times, leading to 14 points.
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