Article: vikings 33, new orleans 16; Sweet redemption; Victory eases pain of first 2 weeks; Offense: Daunte Culpepper threw for 300 yards and three TDs with no interceptions. Defense/special teams: Those units forced four turnovers, one on the opening kickoff.(SPORTS)

Byline: Kevin Seifert; Staff Writer

As he stood in a corner of the Vikings locker room Sunday, a wide grin filling his face, Zygi Wilf clutched a football tightly to his chest. The Vikings owner had waited three weeks for his first game ball, a delay that at times seemed indefinite for even the most patient of men, and he held the pigskin in a death grip. "It's the first of many," Wilf said after the Vikings reversed two enigmatic weeks with an uneven but ultimately satisfying 33-16 victory over New Orleans. Wilf's first triumph also proved a lesson in the volatile nature of the club he paid $600 million to join: One week's crisis is another week's celebration.

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