This Sunday, Favre will return to the house he rebuilt with Mike Holmgren in the 1990s. He will lead the Vikings against Aaron Rodgers and the new look Packers in his first game on Lambeau field as a non-Packer. Favre, under the tutelage of Holmgren, became an idol in Green Bay by gun slinging his way to win Superbowl XXXI. He would have bagged XXXII as well, but for the superhuman effort of an old fart named Elway. Favre fell a touchdown short against the underdog Broncos.

Since Favre left the Packers is a messy split in 2007, Aaron Rodgers, former Cal QB, took the helm. Thompson and McCarthy wanted to go with youth, so out went old man Favre. “I totally understood the direction they wanted to go in,” Favre said.

Rodgers was impressive in his first year post-Favre, throwing for more than 4,000 yards with 28 touchdowns and 13 interceptions. This year, he has the second-highest rating in the league, second only to Peyton Manning.

The old wily veteran Brett Favre has been on a mission this season. He has a completion rate of just under 69 percent, 12 touchdowns and look-at-this: only three interceptions. Already, Favre has made the rest of his team that much better. Who would have thought that tight end Visanthe Shiancoe could look so good catching balls in short yardage situations?

So who’s going to prevail this coming Sunday? The old man or the smooth kid? Favre vs Rodgers. In Lambeau. Vikings vs Packers. This will be a good one.