..With their victory the Vikings improve to 7-1, leavinfg the 2nd place Packers 2 back at 4-3.Coach Childress says it's a perfect time for the bye week because his players are a bit bang up and can use the rest .He also said today he is extremely proud of his players and he doesn't care what they do with their time off because he knows they'll be focused on football when they come back...So, the Vikes wil take next weekend off and then play three straight at home. They return to action November 15 th when they host the Detroit Lions at the Metrodome.