Jets’ QB Brett Favre revisits Oakland, scene of triumph and sadness

Jets’ QB Brett Favre revisits Oakland, scene of triumph and sadness

Even now, five years later, Brett Favre’s emotions are twisted. It’s such a wonderful memory – Packers-Raiders, Dec. 22, 2003 – yet it rekindles a forever hurt. He played the game of his career during the worst time in his life.

“It was a special game,” Favre said Wednesday with a heavy smile, “but it carried a lot of weight, obviously.”
On the eve of a Monday night game in Oakland, Favre received word that his father, Irvin Favre, 58, had died suddenly of a heart attack in Mississippi. What happened over the next 24 hours triggered a surge of feelings, sadness to awe. To this day, those close to Favre still can’t believe what he did.

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10/15/08