I am watching football… *genuflect* …and halfway through the fourth quarter, NBC aired this commercial:

Despite having seen this commercial many times, tonight was the first time I noticed something: The televisions are all showing scenes of Viking longboats.

For those of you who don’t follow football or who don’t understand why this is so amusing: This commercial began airing during preseason, when Favre was waffling over whether to retire from football or make a go of another season in the NFL… as a member of the Minnesota Vikings.

Well played, Brett and Sears. Well played indeed.