Favre Throws For Two Touchdowns As Jets Beat Dolphins
08/09/2008 05:24
MIAMI - Brett Favre sank to one knee on the sideline, helplessly watching the Miami Dolphins try to upstage his comeback with one of their own.
Six months after Favre began a brief retirement, he made a stirring debut Sunday as Broadway Brett. But in the final minute the Dolphins marched down the field while Favre's New York Jets clung to six-point lead.
What was he thinking?
''Don't score,'' he said.
Simple enough. Favre's new beginning had a happy ending when Darrelle Revis intercepted Chad Pennington in the end zone with five seconds left, and the Jets won 20-14.
''It was shaky, but it's a good start,'' Favre said. ''It's a win, and you can never question a win.''
Favre hardly looked like the retiring type, raising his arms to signal a touchdown, then leaping and skipping to the bench, where he vaulted into the arms of two teammates. That was after he threw a 56-yard touchdown pass on New York's second series.
He later improvised on fourth down for a 22-yard scoring pass, and finished 15-for-22 for 194 yards and his 161st victory, extending his NFL record for starting quarterbacks.
Favre said the game left him glad he's still playing at age 38, and after 16 seasons in Green Bay, he feels at home with his new team.
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SWIVEL HIPS SAYS:
Brett Favre automatically gives the New York Jets credibility. Playing against his former team, Chad Pennington, the quarterback who was unceremoniously dumped for Favre, was not so successful, although he was intercepted in the end zone with five seconds remaining in the game preserving the 20-14 win for the Jets.