Favre’s title run ends: Joy in Green Bay
That cheese is going down nicely this morning in Green Bay.
The New Orleans Saints ousted Brett Favre – who spent a year in New York Jet green before landing where he always wanted to go – when his Minnesota Vikings lost in overtime 31-28.
His last pass as a Packer, a crippling interception to Corey Webster in overtime, that propelled the New York Giants into the Super Bowl and a historic finish to their campaign.
His closing act as a Jet was a three-interception performance against the Dolphins.
“The hardest part is the finality of it,” Favre said after that game, “especially when you expect to go on.”
He didn’t go on to the playoffs after an 8-3 start in New York, but he did move on to Minnesota.
And with Packer fans dreading his arrival to the hated foe, and the Vikings making a push to a Super Bowl, Green Bay couldn’t have been happy to see Favre with the ball with two minutes left in New Orleans with a chance to fulfill his dream.
A Super Bowl was within reach. A chance at adding to his legacy was a few yards away. But Favre’s one-way destination was undone again by…
Well, Brett Favre.
His last pass as a Viking could be that interception he lofted into the hands of Tracy Porter.
The gunslinger that played recklessly throughout his career just crashed Minnesota’s dream of a Super Bowl into the ground.
Instead of just running toward the sidelines and picking up a few more yards for a game winning field goal attempt, the football God’s righted everything.
Favre’s offense never got to see the football field again.
A fitting sight for Packer fans that were left yearning another Super Bowl appearance a few years back when Favre tossed away their dreams and then held the organization hostage as he did many off-seasons.
He eventually got what he wanted. Favre got to the Vikings.
It took a short disingenuous stint in New York for it to happen, but he got his way.
Yesterday, Packer fans got their way.
“The year could not have gone any better, aside from us not going to Miami,” Favre said last night.
In Green Bay, even though their team team suffered a bitter playoff defeat, their year could not have gone any better after seeing Favre fizzle and being sent home with no shot at adding to his ring total.
