Bengals gave the legend his start

[jjakq27]

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20101213/SPT0201/312130025/1066/SPT02/Favre-s-streak-ends-at-297-starts

Maybe the end of his streak will lift the funk the team has been under since that day. Dave Shula was the new head coach and they were 2-0 with David Klingler at the helm and somehow blew a 10 point lead with 8 minutes to go. It's amazing how one game can change so much for so many people.

[ShulaSteakhouse]

And who would've guessed that 18 years later the Bengals' still haven't won a single playoff game, and it wasn't until 15 years after that game that they had another winning season.

Sadly I remember that game quite well, had to listen to it on the radio coming home from a camping trip when I was in college.

Uh, I'm 41 years old now.

[mb376905]

Thank god, the curse of Favre is over. Now the Bengals can stop the suck and start winning.

[HairOnFire]

Has any player ever damaged his reputation as badly by playing one more year as Farve has?

It's been painfully hilarious to watch.

[DC_Bengals_Fan]

Has any player ever damaged his reputation as badly by playing one more year as Farve has?

Carson Palmer?

OK, not quite as bad. Lucky for them, McNabb, Vince Young, Randy Moss, and Rex Ryan seem destined to take the heat off through sheer stupidity this year.

[HairOnFire]

Has any player ever damaged his reputation as badly by playing one more year as Farve has?

Carson Palmer?

That's a bit of a knee-slapper, but no. Because the damage to Favre's reputation extends off the field. From SNL doing skits about Wrangler open fly jeans to blurbs about the only thing creepier than prison officials finding a cell phone under Charles Manson's mattress is finding out you've got an e-mail from Brett Favre. Or how about Favre's own head coach openly mocking the way he waves everything off by endlessly repeating how much he loves the game. Not to mention the fawning preseason courtship, the prove-you-love-me limo ride, and the demand for more money to come back to play a game he swears he'd play for free. Or how about the recent news that just $647 buys an autographed football noting the end of the consecutive game playing streak. Cheating on your wife? It's in there. Photos of his penis? It's in there too. Best, while Favre was doing his bit to get his last two head coaches fired Aaron Rogers proved he's a better player.

It's awesome.

[DC_Bengals_Fan]

Not to mention the fawning preseason courtship, the prove-you-love-me limo ride, and the demand for more money to come back to play a game he swears he'd play for free

That blew my mind. After playing debutante in Mississippi for 6 months, I was half expecting to see a Brett Favre ad saying "He went to Jared!" waving a big rock on his finger.

Brett's definitely been taking a hammer to his legacy for the last 4 years, but I wasn't kidding about this being a f**ked up NFL season. Any other year and he's the only story, but lately it seems like there's always more stupidity to knock the last batch off the front page.

[jjakq27]

Not to mention the fawning preseason courtship, the prove-you-love-me limo ride, and the demand for more money to come back to play a game he swears he'd play for free

That blew my mind. After playing debutante in Mississippi for 6 months, I was half expecting to see a Brett Favre ad saying "He went to Jared!" waving a big rock on his finger.

I think Jared (Allen) came to him, this time.

[COB]

That's a bit of a knee-slapper, but no. Because the damage to Favre's reputation extends off the field. From SNL doing skits about Wrangler open fly jeans to blurbs about the only thing creepier than prison officials finding a cell phone under Charles Manson's mattress is finding out you've got an e-mail from Brett Favre. Or how about Favre's own head coach openly mocking the way he waves everything off by endlessly repeating how much he loves the game. Not to mention the fawning preseason courtship, the prove-you-love-me limo ride, and the demand for more money to come back to play a game he swears he'd play for free. Or how about the recent news that just $647 buys an autographed football noting the end of the consecutive game playing streak. Cheating on your wife? It's in there. Photos of his penis? It's in there too. Best, while Favre was doing his bit to get his last two head coaches fired Aaron Rogers proved he's a better player.

It's awesome.

Excellent recap. I'm wondering how ESPN will fill the large block of programming they seem to devote to Favre every July through October. Maybe they can work a LeBron angle into the football season and talk about him for hours on end.

[gregstephens]

Has any player ever damaged his reputation as badly by playing one more year as Farve has?

It's been painfully hilarious to watch.

Johnny Unitas?

In baseball, Willie Mays and Babe Ruth come to mind.