Favre tumbles...Vikings fumble...Saints prevail

A bruised and battered Brett Favre watched from the Vikings' sideline as place-kicker Garrett Hartley booted a 40-yard field goal in overtime to give the New Orleans Saints (15-3) the NFC title today and a date in Miami on Super Bowl Sunday with the Indianapolis Colts.

The kick sailed through the uprights, giving the Saints a hard-earned 31-28 victory. Favre looked on with his head up as Hartley's boot sailed through the air. Favre took it all in. He had thrown for 310 yards and a touchdown, but he was forced to spend a lot of time on his back -- on the Superdome turf -- as the Saints' defense recorded 15 hits on the 40-year-old Viking quarterback. As the New Orleans' fans roared their approval of Hartley's game-winning kick, I wanted to know just what Favre was thinking at that very moment. I hope for his sake that he was thinking...this is it. It is not my call...it is his. But as far as I'm concerned it is time for Favre to give Mark Wahlberg a call and get the ball rolling for a feature film of his life. Heck I'll even supply the title for the flick....if Hollywood wants to give me a call. It should be called, simply: QB. What a gutsy game Favre played tonight. What a career he's had.