Favre's possible career finale 'just another game'

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- It might indeed be his final game, and he might have a shot at the playoffs.

But for Brett Favre, the Green Bay Packers' regular-season finale in Chicago on Sunday night feels like any another game.

Making his only public comments this week, Favre said he will need time and space away from football before he can divine some sort of meaning from the game -- or decide what he will do next year.

"I don't know what that's like, because I've never gotten away from it," Favre said. "I don't know what that feels like. And so to me it's just another game. It may be the last. But to me, it's just another game."

After recovering from the worst season of his career to help the Packers (7-8) bounce back from last year's 4-12 finish, Favre realizes most people see no reason why he shouldn't come back next season.

Even his own family.

"They've been a little quieter this year, but I'm sure they want me to play for the most part," Favre said. "From the outside looking in, even from the family standpoint, it's easy to say, 'Aw, go back and play.' Because as with most people, you really see the three hours of enjoyment or whatever -- the game. You don't really see all the other stuff.

"(Wife) Deanna does. But everyone else is kind of like, 'What are we going to do on Sunday?' I'm like, 'What do you do during the rest of the week?' Yeah, when we lose, you're (ticked) off, but you don't have to deal with it like I do."

Despite the improved record, Favre said the Packers still have "a long ways to go, and I don't have that much time."

Only the Oakland Raiders' offense has been worse than the Packers in the red zone this season.

"We're not playing great," Favre said. "I'm just being honest. I'm not telling you anything you don't know. We can't score a touchdown, we've won a couple of games. Go figure."

Favre isn't happy with the way he has played, either.

"I expect to be more productive, regardless, and I'm not for whatever reason," he said. "I could point to a lot of those, but the bottom line is, I'm not as productive."