Brett Favre didn’t want to go out like that and I don’t think he was the only one that felt that way. You’ve got to give it up to Favre who stood in the pocket and took hit after hit for his team. It just wasn’t in the cards for the Minnesota Vikings though. The New Orleans Saints seemed to have the cards all along. They were playing at home and the 12^th man really played a role yesterday.

Drew Brees deserves a lot of credit for being calm in the pocket and keeping his team composed, but the Saints defense was the deciding factor. They put a bruising on the Vikings yesterday and showed that they wanted it 110 percent.

It took longer than regulation, but the Saints pulled out a 31-28 win in overtime. They will face the Indianapolis Colts on Feb. 7 in the Super Bowl.