The Vikings and Cardinals will have their top playmakers on the field Sunday at the Metrodome.

The absence of Randy Moss in Minnesota means a major drop in fantasy appeal for two major players.

Randy Moss did not put up the huge fantasy numbers that most expected when he went back to Minnesota. But it would be foolish to overlook the impact he had on some of his teammates. Most notably, WR Percy Harvin.

Vikings WR Sidney Rice is off the crutches according to Jeff Zulgad (via Twitter). There is no word on when he will be able to resume football activities.

Sidney Rice is one of many Vikings excited over the return of Randy Moss.

One way to make sense of Brett Favre’s struggles is through a little exercise of compare and contrast.

You can’t sit Vikings WR Percy Harvin, which is enough to frustrate fantasy owners.

Vikings RB Adrian Peterson told reporters this week that he would like 40 to 50 carries per game (via the Star Tribune). And you know what, he might need to reach that total for the Vikings to win.

Vincent Jackson could be back sooner than later for fantasy owners … if the Chargers deal him in the next few days.

The time has come. And Brett Favre will be sitting on my bench.

The cutdown deadline for NFL teams to reduce their rosters to 75 players passed at 4 p.m. EST, and was surrounded by a flurry of activity.

No Sidney Rice. Teams taking liberties with his health. And now Brett Favre has fumbled and is seen shaking his hand. The overreaction here is that Favre is regretting coming back and he is going going to be the player that he was last year.

Many have wondered if Brett Favre would have returned this season had he known that his go-to receiver would need surgery. Favre faced that question on Wednesday.

The timing of the decision by Sidney Rice to undergo surgery on his ailing hip raised eyebrows for some, brought about conspiracy theories for others. The exact nature of Rice’s injury still hasn’t been revealed, but the fact remains he’s likely to miss at least eight weeks of the season after having surgery on Monday night. The suddenly short-handed Vikings responded in quick fashion by signing free agent Javon Walker, looking into a deal for Chargers holdout Vincent Jackson and trading for Greg Camarillo. On Wednesday, Rice posted a blog on his personal site explaining the timeline of his injury, including a previously unknown detail: A recent MRI exam by doctors revealed “significant changes” in his hip that his doctor felt [...]

The Vikings continued their emergency measures at wide receiver on Wednesday when they acquired veteran Greg Camarillo from the Miami Dolphins.