"If this is really the last game of Brett Favre's NFL career he's going to spend it on the sideline.

The quarterback passed the first stage of his concussion test but he didn't make enough progress to be active for today's game against the Lions at Ford Field. Favre suffered the concussion on Dec. 20 against the Bears and wasn't active for last Tuesday's game at Philadelphia.

Favre, completing his 20th NFL season, has said this will be it for him. Of course, he's also retired twice before only to change his mind. Rookie quarterback Joe Webb will make his second start in a row for the Vikings.

The Vikings also will be without wide receiver Sidney Rice (concussion).

Wide receiver Juaquin Iglesias, signed by the Vikings on Saturday off the Bears practice squad, also is inactive. The Vikings wide receivers today will be Bernard Berrian, Percy Harvin, Greg Camarillo, Hank Baskett and Greg Lewis. Berrian was added to the injury report as questionable on Saturday but will play after going through a pregame workout."