Favre, Cincinnati and the Birth of a Legend

Sometimes you’re the windshield

And sometimes you’re the bug

– Ancient proverb (that was also uttered by Bengals Defensive Coordinator Ron Lynn after this game)

With Don Majkowski leaving the game with an ankle injury, the Packers were forced to turn to their recently acquired back-up quarterback early in this game; one Mr. Brett Lorenzo Gunslinger Favre. And he was terrible for the vast majority of the game.

The statistics clearly back that up – Favre fumbling the ball 4 times is the real standout – and Favre…