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Brett Favre's 1996 Green Bay Packers teammates: 2009 Minnesota Vikings not better than us

Oct. 28, 2009
Earlier this season, Brett Favre said this of of the 2009 Minnesota Vikings: "Physically, and from a talent level, this is the best team I've ever been on." But Favre's teammates from the 1996 Green Bay Packers would beg to differ.
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