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5. The Safe Man vs. The Reckless Wreck. Interesting quarterback matchup, beyond the obvious. On one side you have a career play-it-safe guy, Pennington, who's about to top his career high for passing yards while coming close to his best efforts in completion percentage (67 percent) and touchdown-interception ratio (plus-10). By all measures, he's getting better at ball security. His seven interceptions, for example, are second-fewest among 15-game starters.
On the other side you have a guy, Favre, who started out as a loose cannon and has only gotten looser since. Favre's 19 interceptions, an NFL high, are slightly above his career average; his sack numbers are way up (has anyone noticed his new
Rex Grossman-inspired method of evasion: running straight backwards?) and his yards per game numbers are at a six-year low. Even his upside has deteriorated. He'll finish the season with less 20-plus yard plays than in every year since the '92 campaign, his first as a Packer. If those trends continue on Sunday, things look bleak for the Jets.
