"Eager to expunge the memory of 2010 as much as most Vikings fans, the team's most intriguing quarterback-receiver pairing has the chance to heal their scars together.

Therapy through touchdowns, the Vikings hope.

The frustration stretched from Washington to Minnesota last year as quarterback Donovan McNabb and wide receiver Bernard Berrian underperformed and prompted speculation about their future viability in the NFL.

A season that included 15 interceptions and two benchings for Rex Grossman landed McNabb on the trading block and into the hands of Minnesota, where Berrian, his top deep threat, is coming off his worst season since 2005.

The Vikings are counting on the sacrifice and rejuvenation that seemingly defined McNabb and Berrian during training camp, which ended Thursday, to translate on the field.

After all, both players accepted less money to be in Minnesota. McNabb took a one-year, $5 million contract worth more than $7 million in bonuses, a far cry from the five-year, $78 million deal he signed with Washington. That contract was voided as part of the trade.

Berrian restructured his contract to save the Vikings salary cap room. He's now a free agent after this season instead of after 2013.

Winning might offset the pay cut.

"I've been in the league now 13 years. It's about winning for me," said McNabb, 34. "It's not about the money; it's not about the fame." "