The Facts: Following up on a previous item. ... Berrian -- depending whom you ask -- either tweaked his sore groin in warm-ups or simply determined shortly before kickoff he wasn't in condition to play.
Diehards Line:The circumstances surrounding Berrian's nonparticipation remained clouded after the game. The Vikings announced no starter change at the receiver position, leaving Berrian atop the depth chart. But Greg Lewis took the first snap along with Harvin as Berrian sat on the sideline, wearing his uniform but without a helmet. Teams have up until 90 minutes before kickoff to declare their inactive list, so the Vikings presumably believed until shortly before kickoff that Berrian would play. "He came with the intention that he was going to be able to play, or obviously, yeah, you would have another body that was up and ready to go," HC Brad Childress said. "Whether it was the conditions or he got tight, cold, tweaked it again -- I'm not exactly sure. He just said, 'I can't go. ...'" And he didn't.