His playing days are done, but Favre hasn't forgotten how it feels to do what Peyton Manning must do Sunday night: Go to battle against your former team. With Manning returning to Indianapolis to play the Colts as a Denver Bronco, Favre sat down with NFL Network's "NFL GameDay Morning" crew to guess at Peyton's mindset. "I think there's an exciting anticipation, but there's probably quite a bit of nervousness," Favre said. "Not that he has to prove anything to anyone, but if he ever wanted to play well, it would be in a game like this." Said Favre: "Not that he has to prove anything to Colts fans or the Colts organization ... and it's not really a stick it in your face (game). I think it's just a competitive nature that players like (Peyton) -- and I think myself -- you carry with you, no matter how long you play." Source: NFL.com DaBears22's Take: While Favre does have the same experience, being an icon playing against his former team, these are two completely different circumstances imo. I'm sure Manning will be nervous but being the methodical QB that he is, I think he'll be fine. Should be a good game!
I'm sure Peyton will never admit that it had to feel weird walking into Lucas Oil Stadium as a visiting player. I bet he's very happy that he doesn't have to play the Colts twice during the regular season.
