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Favre fears no dome
Conventional wisdom claims No. 4 struggles indoors. But Vikes fans shouldn't worry.
Updated: October 5, 2009, 7:53 AM ET
By
Aaron Schatz | Football Outsiders
Most NFL fans are sick by now of all the accolades given to Brett Favre, so the last thing you want to read is an article comparing Favre to Superman. For a long time, however, conventional wisdom said that Favre wasn't just Superman when it came to last-minute game-winning heroics. He was also Superman when it came to having personal weaknesses.
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