I had OAK Moneyline before this tragedy. I think books that leave the line up are asking for trouble. I'm sure my moneyline Oakland wager is a lame duck at this point.
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ID yeah I think so. Unfortunately it's due to such a sad event. I think it would be treated like the SD/Miami Monday Night game earlier this year with all the fires. It's usually up to the book though but I'm sure by the time I wake up tomorrow the money will be refunded to my account.
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What happened to Brett Favre's father is very sad. Any tragedy like that is very difficult on a family and even more so with it being so close to Christmas.
However, the game will be played on the scheduled date and at the scheduled site so any previous wagers made would still have action at whatever number they were bet at.
However, the game will be played on the scheduled date and at the scheduled site so any previous wagers made would still have action at whatever number they were bet at.
I'd slow down at "teein' off" on anything. Irvin Favre would want Brett to play in this game. He was his football coach at one time and was a hard nosed tough guy. I'm not saying he's playing or not- if he does play- it would be hard to believe that he could be effective and have his head in it. I'm a die hard packer fan so I realize my emotions are probably in the way here. What a tragedy- especially days before xmas. If he plays I'll be on 'em!!
like demo - i will be shocked if favrenugen doesn't play this game. it means too much to the packers to miss - and he won't feel like letting his teammates down. favre will play. how well he plays - that is another story - but i'll be stunned if he sits this one out!
He's playing.
Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre will start against the Oakland Raiders on Monday night, a day after his father died unexpectedly.
Coach Mike Sherman said Monday afternoon that Favre would make his 205th consecutive start, including playoffs, an NFL record for quarterbacks.
Various reports prior to Sherman's announcement previously indicated that Favre would play.
The Wisconsin State Journal reported that the Packers quarterback told teammates at a meeting Sunday night that he will play. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported on its Web site that Favre stayed in California at the team hotel and would play after receiving encouragement from his family.
However, Packers spokesman Aaron Popkey said Sunday that Favre's status was not yet determined.
"Our thoughts are with Brett and his family," Popkey said.
Favre has started 204 consecutive games, including playoffs, an NFL record for quarterbacks. The Packers trail Minnesota by a half-game in the NFC North and need a win for their playoff hopes.
"It's just a shock to us," Scott Favre, Brett's brother, told the Journal Sentinel Sunday night. "Nobody knows what to think right now."
The Journal Sentinel reported that visitation and funeral services are set for Tuesday, with times yet to be finalized. Favre could play on Monday night, then join his family in Mississippi on Tuesday.
Irvin Favre died Sunday of a heart attack or a stroke while he was driving in Kiln, Miss., state police said. He was 58.
Favre went off the road at 5:23 p.m. near Kiln, the hometown of Brett, a three-time NFL most valuable player.
Irvin Favre ran into a ditch, said Sgt. Joe Gazzo of the Mississippi State Highway Patrol.
"It didn't appear that the accident was serious enough to cause him to be unconscious, so that leads us to believe that a medical condition was what caused him to go off the road," Gazzo said.
Favre was pronounced dead at 6:15 p.m.
An autopsy will be performed Monday.
"First, the witnesses, then the ambulance, and then at the hospital they tried to revive him," Gazzo said. "It's going to be a great loss to the community, he was a great guy."
Visitation and services are planned for Tuesday, according to the Journal Sentinel.
Irvin Favre coached his son at Hancock North Central High School. He said he knew Brett had a good arm, but he also had an abundance of good running backs. So, for the three years Brett was the starting quarterback, Hancock North ran the wishbone.
One of the school's signature plays at the time was a pitchout with Brett Favre as the lead blocker.
"If I had wanted to showcase my son, I could have let him throw," Irvin Favre said later. "But I thought I did a good job in that what I was doing was in the best interest of the team."
Favre followed his son's NFL career closely and considered the Packers' 1997 Super Bowl victory over the New England Patriots in New Orleans among the best events of his life.
"Sometimes I think it's just a football game," Irvin Favre said at the time. "Then when I think about it, I realize it's the world's championship.
"It's hard to believe that the little boy we raised has done all this."
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre will start against the Oakland Raiders on Monday night, a day after his father died unexpectedly.
Coach Mike Sherman said Monday afternoon that Favre would make his 205th consecutive start, including playoffs, an NFL record for quarterbacks.
Various reports prior to Sherman's announcement previously indicated that Favre would play.
The Wisconsin State Journal reported that the Packers quarterback told teammates at a meeting Sunday night that he will play. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported on its Web site that Favre stayed in California at the team hotel and would play after receiving encouragement from his family.
However, Packers spokesman Aaron Popkey said Sunday that Favre's status was not yet determined.
"Our thoughts are with Brett and his family," Popkey said.
Favre has started 204 consecutive games, including playoffs, an NFL record for quarterbacks. The Packers trail Minnesota by a half-game in the NFC North and need a win for their playoff hopes.
"It's just a shock to us," Scott Favre, Brett's brother, told the Journal Sentinel Sunday night. "Nobody knows what to think right now."
The Journal Sentinel reported that visitation and funeral services are set for Tuesday, with times yet to be finalized. Favre could play on Monday night, then join his family in Mississippi on Tuesday.
Irvin Favre died Sunday of a heart attack or a stroke while he was driving in Kiln, Miss., state police said. He was 58.
Favre went off the road at 5:23 p.m. near Kiln, the hometown of Brett, a three-time NFL most valuable player.
Irvin Favre ran into a ditch, said Sgt. Joe Gazzo of the Mississippi State Highway Patrol.
"It didn't appear that the accident was serious enough to cause him to be unconscious, so that leads us to believe that a medical condition was what caused him to go off the road," Gazzo said.
Favre was pronounced dead at 6:15 p.m.
An autopsy will be performed Monday.
"First, the witnesses, then the ambulance, and then at the hospital they tried to revive him," Gazzo said. "It's going to be a great loss to the community, he was a great guy."
Visitation and services are planned for Tuesday, according to the Journal Sentinel.
Irvin Favre coached his son at Hancock North Central High School. He said he knew Brett had a good arm, but he also had an abundance of good running backs. So, for the three years Brett was the starting quarterback, Hancock North ran the wishbone.
One of the school's signature plays at the time was a pitchout with Brett Favre as the lead blocker.
"If I had wanted to showcase my son, I could have let him throw," Irvin Favre said later. "But I thought I did a good job in that what I was doing was in the best interest of the team."
Favre followed his son's NFL career closely and considered the Packers' 1997 Super Bowl victory over the New England Patriots in New Orleans among the best events of his life.
"Sometimes I think it's just a football game," Irvin Favre said at the time. "Then when I think about it, I realize it's the world's championship.
"It's hard to believe that the little boy we raised has done all this."
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
