Rice was held to one catch in the first half and dropped a potential goal line touchdown thanks to a big hit, but then went off for a pair of scores after halftime. He went up in traffic to haul in a seven-yard floater from Brett Favre, hanging on despite tons of contact, and then turned a quick completion from Tarvaris Jackson into a 34-yard score late. Rice has 642 yards in his last five games after totaling 537 yards through his first two seasons.

As usual Harvin worked over the middle for a 23-yard touchdown in the second quarter. In addition to all the damage he's done as a return man, Harvin now has 258 yards and two scores as a receiver during the past four games.

Shades of last season for Shiancoe, who topped 50 yards for the first time this year. He was used frequently as a slot receiver against Seattle, catching his eight-yard touchdown on a slant route.

Berrian was an afterthought in the Vikings' passing attack after being listed as questionable with a hamstring injury, but saved his numbers with a three-yard touchdown catch.

Taylor was on the field in tandem with Adrian Peterson more than usual and got plenty of garbage time work late, turning a negative play into a 25-yard gain by going sideline to sideline on the game's penultimate play.

Peterson was held in check following a strong first half and failed to score for just the third time all season. He actually went over 1,000 yards on the season midway through the third quarter only to go back under with a negative run, and gave way to Chester Taylor in mop-up time.

Minnesota was up 28-3 at the time and the Vikings have talked about wanting to rest Favre some down the stretch, so Jackson gets a full quarter of work. Prior to leaving Favre set an NFL record with his 22nd career four-touchdown game, hitting four different receivers for scores. Favre, who turned 40 years old earlier this month, now has a 21/3 TD/INT ratio and soon-to-be 9-1 record.