At emotional Lambeau, Favre stands, delivers
By: Kevin Dunleavy
Examiner Staff Writer
11/01/09 10:35 PM EST
Brett Favre was lustily booed in his return to Lambeau Field Sunday. But that only made the stage more dramatic as the gunslinger delivered silencers. Favre's four touchdown passes paved the way in the Vikings' 38-26 win over the Packers.
Afterward, Favre was deeply moved. In an on-field TV interview he nearly broke down, stopping in mid-sentence and looking down to signal he had nothing more to say. He was more composed later in a press conference.
"It was about what I expected," said Favre of the loud reception. "It was probably worse every time I took the field. I consider it a good thing -- better than saying nothing, I guess."
In two wins over his former team this season, Favre has thrown seven touchdown passes and no interceptions. But if Favre was gloating, it was only on the inside.
"I knew I didn't have to prove anything. Am I glad the way these two games turned out? Absolutely," said Favre. "I'm not gonna sit here and throw any daggers."
The drive to the stadium prepared Favre for the reaction.
"All the Packer fans were there. There was some purple. I saw a mixture of everything -- cheers, couple fingers," said Favre. "I know how special these fans are. It's always nicer to be the home team. It was loud. That's what makes Green Bay such a special place."
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