Former Packer Brett Favre Leads Vikings to Victory

The Minnesota Vikings and the Green Bay Packers have always had an intense rivalry. In 2009 quarterback Brett Favre of the Green Bay Packers signed on to begin playing quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings. This decision sparked much attention in the football league and has caused much debate for all of the fans.

The Vikings have been on an almost undefeated roll with Favre as their leader. Favre already has achieved much fame and success in his career, along with several awards and recognitions including: most AP NFL MVP (most valuable player) awards, most consecutive starts by a quarterback, and most wins by a starting quarterback. According to officialbrettfavre.com, in the playoffs Favre stands behind Joe Montana in pass completions, passing touchdowns, passing yards, and passing attempts.

In a recent poll conducted through facebook, the question asked was, “Now that Brett Favre has joined the team, do you find yourself watching more games or tuning into how the Vikings are doing?” 20 people responded to the poll between the ages of 20-32. The results were as follows: 30 percent of the responders were already die hard Vikings fans that found themselves watching with higher expectations, 65 percent said they are watching more Vikings games now that the team is doing much better than past years, and 5 percent said they are not watching and do not care.

One of these true fans named Jason Kemp, a 25-year-old from Elk River, MN commented, “I have always been a huge Vikes fan and I know that they are way better now that they have Favre on the team, but it has no bearing on if I choose to watch them or not. All true Vikings fans hated Favre only because he was a Packer, but respected him as a quarterback because he is one of the best of all time. I love that we are actually trying to win a title this year by trying to get a high caliber player like Favre.”

The change from Packer to Viking has been hard on Favre himself, having to face the angry and betrayed packer fans in the game that took place in Green Bay. As he entered Lambeau Field, his one time home arena, the crowed welcomed him with boos and jeers. “I had mixed emotions coming in, because I know how special these fans are,” Favre said in an interview on espn.com. “I want to lead this Vikings team to a Super Bowl, believe me, I do. And I will do everything in my power.”

Other fans have been tuning in to Vikings games for reasons other than Favre. Meghan Forestell-Pearson, a 30-year-old college administrator says she used to only watch the game because her husband is a true Vikings fan. However recently she began taking a bigger interest in the team. “I watch more football than I have in the past. I think it's because they have a good team this year. Favre is part of that but they also got rid of a lot of the slime balls on that team. Go Vikes!”