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Stay with us for a moment. We're going Field & Stream on you. At this time of the NFL year, you've got two types of teams. You've got the Hunters and the Hunted. In essence, half the teams are trying to get where the other half already are.
Not long ago the Minnesota Vikings were languishing among the Hunters, fumbling with their bow and jamming their rifle at every turn. Sunday, however, they completed a successful transition into the more enviable and dangerous position of Hunted.
When Hunters take the field, opponents play their own style and hope to win. When Hunted teams play, their opponents conjure exotic methods to stop them and pull off an upset. To keep their place, Hunted teams must find ways to stay alive.
Childress talked to players Saturday night about the difference between the Hunters and the Hunted. No, he didn't predict routine cornerback blitzes, but he acknowledged that it's a little different to play from the top of the playoff race.



Postbulletin.com: Vikings are now among the hunted in the NFL - Mon, Dec 10, 2007