Archive for May 29th, 2011
Game 7: Welcome Home, An old friend returns
by Boris on May.29, 2011, under Commentary, Game Recaps
October 24, 2010 – Lambeau Field
After back-to-back 3 point losses and an expanding injury list that would have been comical if it wasn’t so serious, the Packers knew they had no margin for error. They were not even halfway through the season and already they were in danger of complete & total irrelevancy when it came to the NFC playoff picture.
Striding into town was the ghost of Christmas past, one Brett Lorenzo Favre, and the memories of what he’d done to his former team the year before. During perhaps the best season of his hall of fame career, Favre ripped the Packers twice in 2009, throwing for more than 700 yards and 7 touchdowns while nearly getting the Vikings into the Super Bowl.
Matthews corrals Favre
But this was 2010 & Favre’s–and the Vikings’–fortunes had dramatically changed. Another pre-season pick to reach the Super Bowl, the Vikings were struggling even worse than the Packers at 2-3. There were questions on defense, questions about head coach Brad Childress and Favre had reverted to form, throwing too many interceptions.
