Definitely Worth It

The scoreboard read: Vikings 20, Cowboys 3. Less than 8 minutes remained. The game was essentially over.

But Brett Favre was not finished having fun. Showing off his 40-year-old "arm" (that's what they call the cannon that's attached to his shoulder), Favre fired yet another touchdown pass to Sidney Rice.

Done yet? Nope.

Five minutes later he threw another, this time to Visanthe Shiancoe. There were times in the game when it looked liek Favre's work was finished. But as much as it appeared that way, it wasn't. Every time you thought he was done, he came back.

Sound familiar?

Favre upset many fans when he chose to come out of retirement. Again. And a lot of them are still upset right now. But Minnesota sure isn't, and neither is he. As obvious as that is now, let's not forget the doubt that surfaced very recently. A two-game skid in December caused the doubters to speak up again. As Favre said, "We lost, so I guess this falls under 'Brett can't play in cold weather'." Of course he was right. Either that or "Brett's too tired out".

But now the doubters are silenced. And one must admit that it has certainly been worth coming back for Brett, and that it was certainly worht it for the Vikings to sign him.

Brett came back to have some fun. You can tell me that he came back to stick it to the Packers all you want. But that's not Brett. Brett is the guy that wants to play because, well, he wants to play.

And he certainly wants to play now.

NFL Playoff Forecast: Round 3

Whoops. Looks like I goofed and forgot to forecast round 2. Oh well, here's my round 3 predictions.

The Vikings and Saints offer quite an intriguing matchup with their high-powered offenses. Will Brees finally get into the Super Bowl? The Saints have been playing very well, and yes, Brees has had a very good year, not to mention the fact that they're playing at home. But when I really thought this one over, I also noted that the Vikings have an equally talented and much more experienced quarterback, as well as a considerably stronger defense. Vikings 31, Saints 20.

Now for the Colts and Jets. The Jets head into the game following upsets of Cincinatti and San Diego, and finished the season with the fewest points allowed. They also beat the Colts in week 16. But I found that this was a classic case of "Things That Make You Go 'Hmm'". Like the fact that the Colts' backups were the ones playing during that game. Hmm. Or that Peyton Manning was recently named MVP. Hmm. Or how about the fact that Mark Sanchez's statistics for the season were very comparable, believe it or not, to those of Matthew Stafford. Hmm! Colts 20, Jets 13.