Locker room leaders have spoken up in an effort to rally the Vikings from an 0-2 start.

Quarterback Donovan McNabb said he joined defensive end Jared Allen and offensive guard Steve Hutchinson in addressing the team in the locker room Monday to “get some things addressed.”

The message was clear: No time to point fingers, but let’s get this thing rolling quickly.

The Vikings have squandered consecutive second-half leads entering Sunday’s game against the Lions at the Metrodome. San Diego and Tampa Bay outscored the Vikings by a combined 41-3 in the second half.

“When you’re 0-2, there’s no need to panic,” McNabb said. “But there’s a sense of urgency that has to take place….I think it was the time (for the meeting). It was one that needed to be addressed. Then we’ll see how it goes from there.”

McNabb, Hutchinson and Allen entered this season with a combined 29 years of NFL experience. Free-agent defensive tackle Pat Williams once joined Allen and Hutchinson as a voice of leadership in the locker room.

Players left the meeting “ready to roll” and understanding their roles, McNabb said. McNabb is taking accountability for his play, too, after completing 8 of 19 passes for 77 yards in the second half this season.

The offense has three points, 140 yards and 10 first downs to show for 60 minutes of second-half play this season. Almost half of those yards came on the offense’s 69-yard drive to start the third quarter in Sunday’s 24-20 loss to the Bucs.

“If you’re going to speak, you have to be critical of yourself as well,” McNabb said. “There are a lot of things we need to clean up as a team and I’ll clean up myself. But everyone isn’t sitting there pointing fingers. This isn’t the time to be pointing fingers. I don’t believe in that anyway.”

McNabb’s Eagles started 0-2 in 2003 and rallied to reach the NFC championship game. But McNabb isn’t trading old war stories with his new teammates.

“No one wants to hear about what I did back in Philly,” McNabb said. “I don’t even want to hear about what happened in Philly. But I’ve been a part of it.”

With several veteran starters 30 or older, the Vikings “know what we need to do,” said McNabb, who is hoping a victory over Detroit can lead to a winning streak.

“We have the guys and the talent to do that,” McNabb said. “All it takes is one.”

Community event: McNabb was at Wildfire Restaurant in Eden Prairie on Tuesday to meet and greet Twin Cities community leaders and businessmen. Vikings vice president of marketing/sales Steve LaCroix said McNabb is the first Vikings player in his 21 years of experience to organize such an event.

McNabb spoke to the crowd about the Donovan McNabb Foundation, which raises awareness for diabetes and other causes. McNabb’s father, Sam, struggled with diabetes.

“I’ve always been a big believer in being embedded in a community,” McNabb said. “That’s always the way my parents have raised me, to make sure you reach out to others.”