Most people go to tropical islands in the middle of winter. Not me. I spent Saturday in a snow globe at Lambeau Field. No cushy leather chair, no press-box doughnuts, no nothing. I’m sure, if you didn’t two sentences ago, you’re feeling sorry for me by now, right?
Anybody?
As cold and snowy as it was, the sight of Brett Favre winning a playoff game at Lambeau was enough to warm just about anyone’s heart. And now, after the Giants found a way to beat the Cowboys, Favre will return to the frozen tundra — what, like there’s any other kind of tundra? — for a shot at another Super Bowl.
His last one came after the 1997 season, when the Packers lost to the Broncos in the big game. It marked John Elway’s first Super Bowl in eight seasons, the longest gap between Super Bowl starts for any quarterback in NFL history.
Now comes Favre, at 38 in the twilight of Hall of Fame career. (Where have we heard this story line before?) If the Packers beat the Giants Sunday, Favre would return to the Super Bowl for the first time in 10 seasons.
In a world in which several living legends are hanging out in the wrong headlines — Roger Clemens, Isiah Thomas, Marion Jones and Barry Bonds, just to name a few — it’s hard not to pull for Favre. If, like me, you root for the best story lines, you want him to play again on Super Sunday.
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