Aug 7th 2008 11:56AM by Tom Mantzouranis (author feed)
Filed under: Jets, Packers, AFC East, NFC NorthBrett Favre and Lambeau success have become synonymous (other things Favre is synonymous with: indecision, Wrangler jeans, John Madden slumber parties). But Favre has a new field to call home, and while it gets very cold in the winter at Giants Stadium, it ain’t Lambeau. That’ll be evident right away, when Favre emerges from the tunnel and sees all of his cheeseheads have been replaced by meatheads.

While we wait to see how the country boy reacts to his new home, he has played five career games there, which act as a microcosm for Favre’s career — great, or bafflingly bad.

He’s 3-2, going 108-for-178 (60.7%) for 1,319. He’s thrown six touchdowns and six interceptions. Looking at the totals, they seem simply mediocre. Really, they’re just bipolar. In the three wins, Favre had quarterback ratings over 100. His two losses were blowouts (42-17 to the Jets in 2002 and 27-7 to the Giants in 1992) with a combined one touchdown and four picks.

But he’s also been a prominent part in two legendary NFL moments in East Rutherford. It was just last year when Favre and the Packers beat the Giants, making Favre the winningest quarterback in league history. Five years earlier, in 2002, Michael Strahan gently nudged Favre to the ground on his way to the single-season sack record. It remains to be seen if Favre can create the same sort of powerful memories for his new fanbase.