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It could have been the last pass of Brett Favre's career. In the bitter cold of Lambeau Field last January, his throw was intercepted, setting up the field goal that sent the Giants to the Super Bowl. Now, it serves as a backdrop to the New York Jets' game Saturday night against the New York Giants. Favre is expected to get his most extensive action before the regular season begins. The interception, on a terribly thrown pass, was not the inspiration for Favre's return. But the Giants' upset victory may have changed the course of Favre's future as much as their own.

"Maybe we're not here right now," Favre said, when asked what might have happened if the Packers had gone on to the Super Bowl instead of the Giants. "I'd like to have that opportunity to make that decision."

Less than two weeks into his crash course in all things Jets, Favre still circles back to the most important, but ephemeral, goal he is trying to reach: chemistry with his teammates. When he joined the Jets, Favre cited the Giants as a team it had meshed so well they had been able to surpass expectations.

"As I've said all along, they deserved it, not only in our game, the way they played throughout the playoffs," Favre said. He added: "They're the team to beat in this league, and we're just trying to get better this week."

That is happening in fits and starts. Favre said he felt good, but he still seems to be tinkering with the complex terminology in the Jets' offense. He said it was all the invisible elements of the plays — sight adjustments, audibles — that the Jets still had to work on. The offense, Favre said, is not even close to being fully ironed out.

Source: New York Times