Tony Soprano, "Revenge is like cold cuts."

Dr. Melfi, "I think it's, revenge is a dish best served cold."

Tony, "What did I say?"

That's one of my favorite verbal exchanges from my favorite all-time television series, The Sopranos.  It was classic dialogue from the fictional head of the New Jersey mob, Tony Soprano.  He knew what he wanted to say, but just said it incorrectly.

So too mistaken are many of the NFL headlines following the Week 4 Monday Night Football game...

'Vikings' Favre embarrasses Thompson, Packers' (FoxSports.com)

'Favre makes Packers pay' (CBC.ca)

'Favre gets revenge, or something like it' (ESPN.com)

True, Brett Favre led the Minnesota Vikings to a 30-23 victory over his former team, the Green Bay Packers.  And Favre played very well, throwing for 271 yards and 3 touchdowns.

It's also accurate to say that in recent times I have been critical of the way Brett Favre has handled himself since his days of playing with the Packers.

Okay, more than once.

All right, more than twice.

But last night's Vikings victory doesn't mean that Brett Favre showed the Packers front office, coaches or quarterback (Aaron Rodgers) that he should still be the franchise player in Green Bay.  This game, like so many, was determined in the trenches and not through air.

Aaron Rodgers was sacked 8 times, Brett Favre none.   And when Rodgers was not being sacked, he was under pressure.  And the Vikings defense did so, most of the time, by rushing only their front four.  The Packers, meanwhile, blitzed often and still hit Favre less than the flag football pickup players did in the Wrangler's commercial.  When Favre was not being sacked, he had enough time in the pocket to ponder his next retirement and return to the NFL.

And here's more to consider before anyone believes that it was Brett Favre who bested Aaron Rodgers (and not the Minnesota Vikings defeating the Green Bay Packers).  In his 16 seasons with the Packers, Favre's record playing against the Vikings in Minnesota was 6-10.  And in those games he never threw for as many yards as Rodgers just did (384) in the Metrodome.

It's not like I'm unable to admit I'm wrong when it comes to Brett Favre.  I did inaccurately predict that the postgame handshake between him and Aaron Rodgers would be the most disingenuous in NFL history.

But that honor still goes to Bill Belichick.

Okay, more than once.

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