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Minnesota Vikings-Green Bay Packers Monday Night Football game sets cable audience mark

Oct. 6, 2009
Brett Favre's matchup with his former team has attracted the largest cable television audience ever.
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GREEN BAY, Wis., Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Aaron Rodgers, who replaced Brett Favre as Green Bay quarterback, led the Packers Monday to a 24-19 victory over the Minnesota Vikings.
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Vikings hand off Favre issue to NFL

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GREEN BAY, Wis., Nov. 22 (UPI) -- A 27-yard field goal by Paul Edinger as time expired lifted the Minnesota Vikings to a 20-17 win over the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. Mewelde Moore ran for 122 yards on 22 carries and Brad Johnson improved to 3-0 as a starter this season, completi

NFL: Green Bay 34, Minnesota 31

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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler