Green Bay Struggling Without Favre

The New Orleans Saints beat the Green Bay Packers 51-29 on Monday Night Football. The Packers had the game tied at 21. The loss puts the team at 5-6. While not mathematically eliminated, the Packers likely will not return to the NFC Championship game or even the playoffs.

Meanwhile, Brett Favre and the New York Jets are 8-3 after dashing the Tennessee Titans' hopes of an undefeated season. By far the Titans have played like the best team in the AFC and have looked like the best team in the NFL. The loss dropped them to 10-1, which is the same record as the defending champion Giants. Who is the best team now? Hey, the best team might be the Jets if they can beat the Titans again in the playoffs. That is a big if.

Regardless of how the Jets do in the playoffs, they will be in the playoffs and the Packers will not. Getting rid of Favre is not looking so good now for Green Bay management. Those guys essentially imploded their chances of competing for a Super Bowl by doing that. Meanwhile, the Jets have an outside shot of winning it all. That is all one can ask of the Jets, a 4-12 franchise last season. I firmly believe the team's remarkable turnaround can be attributed to good old No. 4, Brett Favre. I firmly believe Green Bay management made a colossal mistake with their quarterback situation. They should have brought Favre back.