To my surprise Brett Favre returned to Lambeau Field on Sunday to an overwhelming amount of boos. You heard a few claps here and there, but it sounded more like a WWE event than it did an NFL game.
Needless to say, Favre was the villain, and the villain won.
Favre entered the historic Lambeua Field to a chorus of boos and even a few middle fingers. Favre just laughed it off before taking the first snap of the game.
The Packers are now 0 for 2 against their rivals in purple this season and a lot of that can be attibuted to the man who brought this frachise back to the top in the mid-90's.
None of this should be put on the shoulders of Aaron Rodgers. Simply put, he's been great and has proven he's got a great future in this league. It's the rest of his team that needs to start pulling its weight. Especially against the more formidable opponents.
It still seems like the Packers defense has a ton of holes in it. The defense has looked good against the weak opponents and horrible against the good opponents.
As for the Vikings, they now have a powerful grip on the NFC North and unless they collapse like Favre's Jets did last season, an easy road to the postseason lies ahead.
Favre definitely deserves kudos from the entire NFL. Even the die-hard Packer fans. He came in there under enormous pressure and threw four touchdowns and led his team to a huge victory. This all at the age of 40.
Simply unbelievable, and there's no other way to put it.
Going into the season I was one of the more cynical people of Brett Favre. I thought he had acted like a diva with the whole Packers situation, and I still think he did.
However, I stand corrected on the fact that he's performing the way he is. I saw him being just another average quarterback in the NFL. Much like a Chad Pennington or a Matt Hasselbeck. I was way off on that one.
As good as Favre has been, you can't forget the fact that this team was already one of the better teams in the NFC even before Favre. They went to the playoffs last season.
I'm not ready to jump all over the Favre bandwagon just yet, but I'm definitely checking out the brochure.
Favre's 2009 Numbers: 16 TD's, 3 Int, 1925 pass yards, 106 QB rating
Favre's 2009 NFL Ranks: T-1st in TD's, 7th in Pass yards, 4th in QB Rating
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