Favre’s Flip-Flop Fuels Bitter Packers-Vikings Rivalry
October 4, 2009 by admin
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By Dave Campbell, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mon, October 5th MINNEAPOLIS – These Midwestern states of Wisconsin and Minnesota have much in common, including an intense dislike of each other’s football teams.
Mon, October 5th MINNEAPOLIS – These Midwestern states of Wisconsin and Minnesota have much in common, including an intense dislike of each other’s football teams.
It’s more polite than the East Coast, but this is a true story: An angry Vikings fan was once arrested for trying to light a Packers backer on fire.
Only Aaron Rodgers has been sacked more this season than Brett Favre.
So when Brett Favre called off retirement for a second straight summer and did the unthinkable by signing with the Vikings, that loathing toward the NFL’s all-time leading passer formally shifted east to Wisconsin.
On Monday night, Minnesota will host Green Bay at the Metrodome in Favre’s first game against his old team.
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