Published 11/2/2009
by Chad Minton
at Bleacher Report - NFL
To my surprise, Brett Favre returned to Lambeau Field on Sunday to an overwhelming amount of boos. You heard a few claps here and there, but it sounded more like a WWE event than it did an NFL game. Needless to say, Favre was the villain. And after laughing off the boos, and even a few middle fingers, the villain won. The Packers are now 0-2 against their rivals in purple this season due in large part to the man who brought their franchise back to the top in the mid-90s. None of this should be put on the shoulders of Aaron Rodgers. Simply put, he's been great and has proven he's got a great future in this league. It's the rest of his team that needs to start pulling its weight. Especially against more formidable opponents. It still seems the Packers defense has a ton of holes in it. It has looked good against weak opponents and horrible against good ones. The Vikings now have a powerful grip on the NFC North and unless they collapse like Favre's Jets did last season, an easy road to ...
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