It was over when ...
Brett Favre had a TD pass for the 12th time in 13 games this year.
(Hannah Foslien / Associated Press)
Adrian Peterson burst into the end zone from 3 yards out with 3:29 to go, giving Minnesota a 30-10 lead. The Bengals removed starting quarterback Carson Palmer from the game on their subsequent drive, and the Vikings able to begin celebrating.
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In his first game since Week 6, Vikings CB Antoine Winfield made his presence felt immediately as he finished with a team-high nine tackles, a forced fumble and set the tone with his jarring hits.
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Palmer was held to just 94 yards passing as the Bengals were unable to mount any sort of offensive thrust through the passing game.
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