CHICAGO -- Before he decided to detonate a controversy bomb under his Minnesota Vikings, Brad Childress was just another coach with a beard and a closet God complex.

Now everybody knows Childress. He's the control freak in the puffy black coat and Elmer Fudd hat who created friction when it wasn't required and doubt before it actually existed. And because Childress couldn't keep his "stream of consciousness" (his words) to himself, the Vikings are now a purple puddle of chaos.

GREEN BAY, Wis. – Maybe Brett Favre(notes) lost the keenest segment of the Green Bay Packers fan base long ago. Maybe he lost them when every summer began to orbit around him, and every roster decision was applauded or disparaged based on how it impacted No. 4. Maybe he lost them in one tumultuous offseason after another, when his emotional whims became reason enough to hold the franchise hostage.

Yahoo! Sports' NFL writer Jason Cole breaks down why Brett Favre changed his mind and signed with Minnesota and what's next for him.

Adrian Peterson is going to be one of the greatest running backs of all time. No question in my mind.  Sure, he’s only played two seasons. But have you seen this guy?

With a pretty solid game against the tough Ravens defense in the bag, all of the fantasy owners of Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson just wanted him to get out of the game healthy. That almost didn't happen. Peterson rolled his left ankle while being tackled in the fourth quarter of the Vikings' 33-31 victory.