Cowboys 37, Packers 27

Mark this day. It could go down as the most infamous day in Brett Favre's career. And he didn't even play the second half.

Playing in the biggest regular game in the NFC's recent history, Favre came up waaaay short. To add injury to insult, the most prodigious ironman streak in the history of sports might come to an end on Dec. 9.

On top of getting pounded by the Cowboys for a ninth time out of nine tries at Texas Stadium, losing to the new Brett Favre in Tony Romo, and watching the Packers' best chance to host the NFC championship game at Lambeau, Favre had his right throwing elbow struck on a nerve and his left shoulder separated.

Now, I realize how long that sentence was, but it's only fitting because so much significance was packed into last night's affair. Now think about this: increasingly career back-up QB Aaron Rogers nearly led the Pack all the way back from a 17-point deficit. He came up three points short before the Cowboys began rocking and rolling again.

This game could be the moment where we look back and say, "That's when the great Brett Favre's career was over."

As I watched the game with my father, he kept saying how overrated Favre is. I tried to disagree, but it proved impossible Thursday as Favre continuoulsy threw ill-advised passes and put his team in a hole. Let's not lose perspective, though. Favre has had a magnificent career and competed year-after-year in a small market. But last night's game also illustrated how recklessness can wreck even the greatest.