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Article: Rivalry tilted in Packers' favor lately; Green Bay's Mike McCarthy is 5-0 vs. the Vikings' Brad Childress since they took the reins of their respective teams two years ago.(SPORTS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- November 5, 2008
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Byline: JUDD ZULGAD; STAFF WRITER
Revenge was quick and sweet for Darren Sharper.
Jettisoned after eight seasons with the Green Bay Packers, the safety joined the Vikings in 2005 and found himself on the victorious end twice that season in one of the NFL's best rivalries.
The beginning of a trend for Sharper? Hardly. The Vikings have not beaten the Packers since, losing five in a row entering Sunday's game at the Metrodome. "Besides just the simple fact of losing a game and how much that upsets you, the fact you're playing your old team it might burn a little bit more," Sharper said. "But that's how it has gone. They've had our number the last ...