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Brett Favre stood in street clothes on the
sideline in what likely was the final game of his 20-season career,
watching the Detroit Lions beat his Minnesota Vikings 20-13 on
Sunday.


      The Vikings (6-10) closed out a lost season by putting the
three-time MVP quarterback on the inactive because of a concussion,
with rookie Joe Webb making his second start.


      The Lions (6-10) tripled last season's win total by closing with
four straight victories in their best finish since 1995.


      Minnesota opened the season with Super Bowl hopes, but week
after week of team turmoil took its toll, especially on the
41-year-old Favre. He sustained a series of injuries and wound up
sitting out 2½ of the Vikings' final three games. Brad Childress
also was fired during the season, with Leslie Frazier finishing out
as interim coach.


      Shaun Hill threw for 258 yards and a touchdown for the Lions,
who took a 13-0 lead and sealed the win with Maurice Morris' 4-yard
TD run with 9:29 left.
      

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Brett Favre stood in street clothes on the
sideline in what likely was the final game of his 20-season career,
watching the Detroit Lions beat his Minnesota Vikings 20-13 on
Sunday.


Favre-less Vikings fall to Lions 20-13 in finale

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