Brett Favre

GREEN BAY, Wisconsin (Reuters) - To understand what the National Football League and the beloved Packers mean to the residents of Green Bay you need only ask for directions. Chances are that sooner or later you will find yourself on Lombardi Ave or Holmgren Way, or might swing by Brett Favre Pass or find yourself on the newly paved Aaron Rodgers Avenue. In Green Bay, all roads eventually lead to Lambeau Field but on Sunday, many of the city's nearly 104,000 residents did not know which way to turn. Favre was back in town and the famed quarterback who never missed a start during ... Read Full Story

Head Coach – Brad Childress - 2006 – Present. His 3 1/3 year record is 31 – 25 – All of a sudden, he’s become a real strategic genius. Talent will do that for you. Getting a QB who can play will do that for you. It is quite likely that “Chilli” wasn’t as inept as previously thought. I never really thought of him as “inept”, just as I no don’t think of him as the next coming of Vince Lombardi. But seriously, Childress deserves credit for surrounding himself with an excellent and highly competent staff. ** See Below. He and General Manager Rick ... Read Full Story

One coach parted with a legend, shipping out the most decorated quarterback in league history in favor of a younger, newer model. The other coach was "willing to cut off his arms and legs," as one Minnesota Vikings player put it, to convince said legend to come out of retirement a second time and join the Vikings. Fair or not, both Mike McCarthy and Brad Childress likely will find their coaching legacies tied to how they handled Brett Favre. McCarthy and Packers GM Ted Thompson decided to move on without Favre last year, ending a 16-year relationship between team and player that was as ... Read Full Story

MIAMI (Reuters) - Brett Favre returns to Green Bay on Sunday for the first time with the Minnesota Vikings, lining up against the team where he broke so many records. For most of the U.S. the 40-year-old quarterback's decision to play on, once his 16 years with the Packers ended, has been viewed with a mixture of humor and mild annoyance. Aware of that, some Packers fans are trying to see the funny side of Favre's return in the purple jersey of their Minnesota rivals and the mayor of Green Bay has wisely decided mockery rather than hatred is a better image for his ... Read Full Story

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre has been named NFC Offensive Player of the Week for his 4-TD afternoon at Green Bay on Sunday. The game marked Favre’s 21st career 4-TD game, matching Dan Marino for the NFL record. His 128.6 passer rating against the Packers is the 5th game in 2009 he has posted a 100+ passer rating. In 2 games against his former team in 2009, Favre has passed for 515 yards and 7 TDs without an INT, going 41-of-59 (69.5%) with a 135.9 passer ratin, earning Player of the Week honors for both contests. The honor is the 15th time in Favre’s ... Read Full Story