AP News, January 1st, 2007
Brett Favre had his way. Rex Grossman looked lost, and the Chicago Bears bore little resemblance to a No. 1 playoff seed. Favre showed he still has some ammo left in that gunslinging right arm, passing for 285 yards to lead the Green Bay Packers to a 26-7 victory on Sunday night. The three-time MVP completed 19-of-40 passes with a touchdown and interception in what could be his last game. He had 209 yards in the first half alone as the Packers grabbed a 23-0 lead.
Grossman, simply, was awful.
He was 2-of-12 with three interceptions _ two of which were returned for touchdowns _ and a zero passer rating in the first half. And the debate over whether he or Brian Griese should start is back on.
Griese started the third quarter and was 5-of-15 for 124 yards with two interceptions. He also threw a 75-yard touchdown pass to Mark Bradley with 34 seconds left in the third. The Bears' best passer may have been punter Brad Maynard, who connected with Adrian Peterson for 37 yards on a fake early in the third quarter.
Favre, by contrast, led the Packers on a 75-yard touchdown drive to start the game, and Nick Collins returned an interception 55 yards late in the first quarter to give the Packers a 13-0 lead. Dave Rayner kicked a 25-yard field goal with 49 seconds left in the first half, and Grossman immediately struck again.
This time, Patrick Dendy returned an interception 30 yards to make it 23-0, and the Packers never looked back.
