"With three of five teams being in top 20, it's pretty good league," said NWF State coach Steve Forbes, whose Raiders won the conference last year en route to a national runnerup finish. "If it's not the best in the country, it's definitely one of the best. In this league it's a grind and you can't get too up or too down about a win or loss.".Peterson in his third year started with 180 and 92. He needs to average a little more than 130 yards a game to beat Dickerson. He will be aware of the numbers.For Favre, the waffling gags pretty well have run their course around here, partly prodded by a hilarious commercial for Sears in which Favre as a TV customer confides to a salesman that people who can't make up their minds drive him crazy.

CB (ankle) won't play and former starter will start in his stead. LB missed his second straight day with the flu, but should play despite a thigh injury.The players clearly like and admire the guy, and the bonding seems au