What. a. game. I admit, I've been lobbying for Brett Favre to retire for about 2 years now. But he showed tonight he has no business sitting at home, watching on TV like the rest of us. Number 4 went 21/27 for 331 yards (his 4th 300 yard game of the year), 2 TDs and 0 interceptions. This is the kind of game I wish the fans in London would have seen instead of that snooze fest they sat through. This was the NFL. The old man who plays like a kid. And the kid who plays with the same style. Two gun slingers, with fingers on the trigger at all times. Brett Favre's arm has been questioned, especially after their last game, where he actually underthrew a couple balls for the first time in his life. But good ol' Ron Jaworski said that before the game, he was talking to Favre about it. He said that Brett Favre put his toes on the 50 yard line and hit a pylon in the endzone, on a rope. I doubt that's actually true, but you get the picture. His arm is fine. Better than fine. He still has a rocket attatched to his shoulder.
The kid, Jay Cutler, had a good game, too. He was 21/34 for 264 and 1 TD/0 INT. He came out in the first quarter, and hit mammoth TE Tony Scheffler on a 5 yard laser to put the Broncos up 7-0.
Favre and the Pack answered on the very next play with a 79 TD to James Jones, who caught the ball near the right hash mark, cut to the sidelines, then cut all the way back across the field and sneaks in just inside the left pylon. This all happened against Champ Bailey in single coverage.
Then, we sat through a FG fest. The Broncos were down 3, starting at their own 11, with just under 2:30 left to play in the game. They were driving down the field, converting on a 4th down with a pass to Brandon Stokely. Everyone in Denver was excited. Cutler's gonna do it. He's the next Elway, leading us down the field for the win! Well, they get down to the 4 yd line. It's 3rd and 1, with 22 seconds left. Jay Cutler ran a QB sneak to the right, for no gain. Let's not mention that he probably could have moonwalked in to the endzone, had he gone left. That's neither here nor there. The Broncos don't have a timeout and the clock is running. Here comes the FG unit, running on to the field, just like week 1 against the Bills. Bodies are scrambling either entering or leaving the field. Jason Elam sets up straight back, 3 seconds left. The line sets..1 second left, the ball is snapped. He puts it through from 21 yards to tie the game and force over time. WOW. This is a game right here.
So, the Packers call heads and win the toss, and, of course, elect to receive. After a kick return out to the 18, Brett Favre comes on to the field to try and get his first win in Denver. He gets the snap, scans the field, and sees Greg Jennings, on a go route up the left sideline 1 on 1 with the Broncos other super star corner Dre Bly. He takes a shot. I mean, why wouldn't he. That's just how Favre gets down. Jennings has a step. HE CAUGHT IT! OOOOHHH HE'S GONE! PACKERS WIN ON THE FIRST PLAY IN OVERTIME ON AN 82 YARD TOUCHDOWN PASS FROM BRETT FAVRE!!
That's what MNF is supposed to be about.
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