Tag: former team

  • Favre shakes off Lambeau boos, Vikes win (AP)

    Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre(notes) reacts after throwing for the Vikings' final touchdown in a 38-26 win over the Green Bay Packers in an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, in Green Bay, Wis.

    Brett Favre jogged out of the tunnel in a purple helmet. He might as well have been wearing a black hat. No, Favre didn't seem to relish playing the villain in his return to Lambeau Field. But it was going to take more than a chorus of boos to throw him off his game. For the second time in less than a month, Favre sliced up his former team and stuck it to the franchise that cast him aside as the…

  • Benson says Bears tried to blackball him (AP)

    FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2009 file photo, Cincinnati Bengals running back Cedric Benson(notes) carries the ball during an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens in Baltimore. When Benson was with the Chicago Bears they envisioned him emerging as one of the NFL's rushing leaders and taking his place alongside Gale Sayers and Walter Payton. A bust in Chicago, Benson is finally living up to the hype with the Bengals. Benson will face his former team Sunday, Oct. 18, in Cincinnati.

    Cedric Benson believes the Chicago Bears did all they could to prevent him from signing with another team. Released in June 2008 after two alcohol-related arrests, Benson will come face to face with his former team when the Cincinnati Bengals host the Bears on Sunday. Although he insisted he's not out for revenge and won't try to send a message, Benson clearly has some bad feelings for the…

  • Favre’s 3 TDs lift Vikings over Packers (AP)

    Green Bay Packers' Ryan Grant(notes) is tripped up by Minnesota Vikings' Antoine Winfield(notes) (26) during the second half of an NFL football game Monday, Oct. 5, 2009, in Minneapolis. The Vikings won 30-23.

    Brett Favre added another feat to his overflowing resume: He's the first quarterback in history to beat all 32 NFL teams. Well, he saved the best for last: The Green Bay Packers. Favre's first game against his former team was all fun for the Minnesota Vikings and all frustration for the Packers, as the graying quarterback kept his cool and connected for three touchdown passes and 271 yards…