Only two things matter in the place where the bulk of Brett Favre's greatness played out: What impact would his absence have on the team that could not beat him last season? And what would be a reasonable cooling-off period to bring him back and retire No. 4? ...
When the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints take the field this Sunday in Super Bowl XLIV, there will be a handful of players and coaches involved in the game that have ties to the Packers, as well as many members of the Green Bay organization that have links back to the two teams playing in the league's title contest ... Here is a look at some of the Green Bay connections to each team in Super Bowl XLIV: ... NEW ORLEANS SAINTS ... * Saints starting safety Darren Sharper ... played the
Apparently, the only thing iffier than a football in Brett Favre's hands during the playoffs is a retirement decision in his head. The good thing is his American Hamlet act is now playing at theaters throughout Minnesota, and none east of the border ...
One of the wisest decisions Fox Sports made on Sunday covering Brett Favre's return was to let the pictures and sounds of the Lambeau Field crowd tell the story ...
Check out a panoramic view as Packer fans loosen up a bit before the epic showdown featuring Brett Favre's return to Lambeau Field as a Minnesota Viking ...
Betrayal? Animosity? Revenge? No, those reasons ring hollow for Charles Woodson, a teammate of Brett Favre's for two seasons, including one in which they made it all the way to the NFC Championship. This game is important because Favre is the next quarterback standing in the way of Woodson's mission to win a Super Bowl ...
Green Bay — Brett Favre's return to Lambeau Field on Sunday will not be the first time the Green Bay football franchise has faced a former Packer icon in an emotional homecoming.When Green Bay met the Chicago Cardinals in a National Football League preseason game on Aug. 16, 1950, it marked the return of former head coach Earl "Curly" Lambeau.The team founder, player, head coach and executive had resigned on January 31, 1950, after a disappointing 2-10 season in 1949, severing a relationship
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn ... (AP) -- Before Brett Favre's first preseason game with Minnesota, a meaningless performance featuring all of six snaps, he was nervous and nauseous ...
More photos » ... by Keith Srakocic - AP ... Browse more photos » ... About those Green Bay Packers, from Football Outsiders: ... When it comes to ratings that differ from conventional wisdom, a couple of teams really jumped out at me this week. The first is Green Bay, which has now climbed up to fourth overall ... But over the last couple weeks, without anyone looking -- probably because the opponents were Cleveland and Detroit -- Green Bay has moved into the top spot in our defensive