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Sunday Evening Wrap checks out players who increased or decreased their value during the Sunday afternoon games.

Top Faller: Greg Jennings had 80 catches for 1,292 yards last season. His worst game in terms of catches was two. His worst game in terms of yardage was 22. In 2009, he caught six balls for 106 yards in his one game before Sunday. Obviously, at home against the Bengals seemed to bode well for the fourth year wideout. The result was a goose-egg of a game from a player who is a WR1 on fantasy rosters in every single league out there. Keep in mind, angry owners, this isn't going to happen again this year. The Packers play the Rams next week, so there's no reason to get down on him now. He'll
be fine.

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There's a minuscule chance that Viking receiver Percy Harvin doesn't own a television. Or a computer. Or a subscription to some print-based media. If that's the case, then he may not have known that Brett Favre loves football. Possibly more deeply than any man has ever loved.

Not to worry. Ol' Number Four cleared all that up with one classically Favreian end-zone celebration. And as Favre dropped Harvin on the seat of his pants, the message was clear: Boy is this guy having fun!

MINNEAPOLIS -- He had butterflies, which Brett Favre took as a good sign -- that a creaky quarterback on the precipice of 40 could still feel nervous before a preseason football game. And as he played on the Metrodome turf in the home purple jersey of the Minnesota Vikings on Friday night, the former Packer (and Viking nemesis) had to shake his head.

"It felt a little odd, after so many years being on the other side," Favre said after the game, in which he was 1-for-4 for four yards on two get-your-feet-wet first-quarter series. "But I thought it was a welcome reception. It was a little loud when we were on offense, but I think this place is just loud, period."

They were loud for Favre on this night -- a preseason crowd of 62,782 showing up to watch and cheer a quarterback who signed with the team just three days earlier and whose goal was, basically, to not screw up.

Percy Harvin, in a recent interview with the Pioneer Press, comes off as a pretty simple fella.

Favorite television show? Saved by the Bell. He never misses it, and it comes on several times a day. What's he buying with his new contract? "Probably nothing for myself."

Last meal? Pork chops, collards, mac/cheese and a biscuit, washed down with a Pepsi. But ask him who he'd want to trade places with for a day and the answer is pretty odd/awkward: Tim Tebow.

Minnesota Vikings rookie wide receiver Percy Harvin has been released from an Atlanta hospital where he was treated for dehydration, and doctors say he does not have the H1N1 swine flu virus.

Harvin began throwing up during a layover Thursday at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and was hospitalized. He was tested for the H1N1 virus as a precaution, but the test came back negative.

Vikings coach Brad Childress said Harvin was simply exhausted and dehydrated from too much travel.

The first day of minicamps are over for the day and we recap some highlights.

Vikings coach Brad Childress could have taken the easy way out Friday when asked about retired quarterback Brett Favre.

Instead he said, "We haven't (talked about Favre); it doesn't mean we won't ... We talk about everything, from what's going on in the United States today. We talk about everything, so yeah, I'm sure we'll talk about that."

Earlier in the day, Bus Cook, Favre's agent said his client was done playing. Also, top draft choice Percy Harvin missed the first day of rookie camp but he seems OK.

The goal of every NFL team is to win the Super Bowl. Even if, through front-office hires and player acquisitions, that doesn't always appear to be the case. But of the last 15 teams to hoist the Lombardi trophy, only two featured quarterbacks not classified as "franchise caliber."

In 2000, the Ravens won it all with a kick-ass defense. Trent Dilfer's job was to give the ball to Jamal Lewis and get out of the way. Two years later: same story, different team. The Buccaneers' defense did the heavy lifting; Brad Johnson was in charge of game-managing Jon Gruden's version of the West Coast offense with short passes and handoffs.

On Sunday, during the 12-hour Day-2 draft marathon, I mentioned that the Patriots, as has become customary during the Bill Belichick era, spent much of the weekend trading down the board, accumulating picks for future drafts, and when the opportunity presented itself, selecting players who fit their scheme.

The first time New England traded down came 22 picks into the proceedings, when they worked a deal with the Ravens, who promptly drafted offensive tackle Michael Oher. At the time, it was somewhat surprising that the Patriots didn't take Oher -- they had o-line issues last season -- but to hear Vikings head coach Brad Childress tell it, Belichick wanted to get his mitts on another player at No. 23.

The FanHouse Podcast: Because bloggers are much sexier on the phone.

The NFL Draft, despite some "meh" coverage from ESPN, dominated the weekend, just like it always does. There were plenty of storylines: from the same bad teams making more bad draft choices, to the Lions going with Matthew Stafford, fantasy football repercussions, and, of course, judging. Pointing and judging and laughing. But because mocking others is way more fun in person, Ryan and I thought we'd ring up good friend Michael David Smith and talk NFL Draft. MDS gives us his breakdown on the Lions, Percy Harvin, Pat White, Josh McDaniels' continued epic FAIL and even Twitter! Enjoy.