Favre Factor

Apparently Brett Favre still has a little fire left from his ungraceful exit in Green Bay. He came out firing and took apart a Green Bay defense that was geared up to stop the run and make their ex beat them. For Favre it could not have gone any better, unless all his former teammates would have thrown off their helmets and surrendered to their past leader. The Vikings kept a comfortable lead for much of the second half and the offense relied heavily upon Favre's distribution skills.

The real story line for the game, besides the grudge match between Favre and the Green Bay franchise, was the dominance of the Viking's defensive line. Seven sacks, including a safety and a fumble recovery, making the problem plagued Packer offensive line look in shambles.

Aaron Rogers, despite all the pressure, did not look half bad and put up monster yardage through the air, but the turnovers and drive killing sacks where to much to overcome. The Packers need to take control of their season here soon. The signs of abandoning the run completely looks extremely familiar to the team that lost so many games last season. Although they will put up big numbers their defense and team is not built to succeed in that manner, not yet at least.

All in all, even with Favre triumphant domination of the Packers, both teams have the quarterback they want. Green Bay is better off with Rogers, Favre would have thrown 12 interceptions by now on that team, and Minnesota has a willy veteran with a knack for making big plays late in the game and in big games. Both teams benefited from Favre leaving the Packers but it would be hard to get any agreement out of their fans.