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Brett Favre fined $10,000 for illegal crackback block

Just heard from the NFL that Vikings QB Brett Favre has been slapped with a $10,000 fine for his illegal crackback block of Texans defensive back Eugene Wilson in Monday night's game against the Texans.

Favre went at Wilson's knees as he was attempting to tackle Percy Harvin, and Wilson had to leave the game with a knee injury. Wilson's knee will be fine, though, and he will not...

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If you were the Patriots, how would you have handled the Giants' last TD play?

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