Brett Favre told ESPN on Wednesday that he hasn't decided whether or not he'll return to the field next season despite numerous reports that he plans to return in 2008. "I haven't decided yet," Favre told ESPN. "We just played a little over a week ago. I'm going to take a few more weeks. Our coaching staff is coaching in the Pro Bowl next week. When they get done, [Coach] Mike [McCarthy] and I . . . we'll just discuss it more in a couple weeks."

A 2007 season noteworthy for the remarkable resurgence of both Brett Favre and his Green Bay Packers ended in disappointment Sunday night, as the Packers lost to the New York Giants 23-20 in overtime in the NFC Championship game at Lambeau Field. Favre has not announced for certain if he will play in 2008, but all indications have been that he will indeed return to the Packers.

Eli Manning has arrived, just in time to take his Giants on an improbable trip to the Super Bowl. A suddenly matured Manning guided the Giants to their 10th straight road win Sunday, a frostbitten 23-20 overtime victory over the Packers for the NFC championship. Now comes Mission Impossible for Manning and the Giants, who will play the unbeaten Patriots in two weeks for the NFL title. After Lawrence Tynes missed a 36-yard field goal at the end of regulation following a bad snap, he got a reprieve in overtime following Corey Webster's interception of a struggling Brett Favre. He nailed a 47-yarder on his third attempt to win it, then sprinted directly to the locker room as the rest of his frozen teammates celebrated on the field.

New England 21, San Diego 12 It was a lot closer than most people predicted, but the New England Patriots still downed the visiting San Diego Chargers on Sunday in Massachusetts. Tom Brady went 22-for-33 with 209 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions. Despite his three miscues, the Patriots still won rather comfortably as they held the Chargers to just three points in the second half ? and none in the fourth quarter. Philip Rivers, playing on a bum knee, finished the game 19-for-37 with 211 yards, zero touchdowns and two interceptions. LaDainian Tomlinson, last season?s MVP, was held to just two carries in the AFC Championship Game because of a sore knee. Michael Turner got a majority of the carries for San Diego, running seventeen times for 65 yards. Laurence Maroney paced New England, running for 122 yards and a touchdown on twenty-five carries. Randy Moss was limited to just one catch and eighteen yards, but once again other Patriots stepped up when needed. Kevin Faulk caught eight passes for 82 yards, leading the team in receiving against the Chargers. After falling behind 3-0, Maroney punched in a one-yard score to give New England the lead. They never looked back. Playoff Stud: Laurence Maroney, NE: 122 rushing yards and one touchdown. New York 23, Green Bay 20 (OT) For the second straight year one of the ?super? Manning brothers will be competing in the Super Bowl. Eli Manning helped lead the New York Giants to an overtime victory over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday night at Lambeau Field. The game, played in negative temperatures, was an eventful one to say the least. There were interceptions and fumbles aplenty in blustery Wisconsin, but Manning, who was 21-for-40 with 254 passing, kept his cool. He hooked up with Plaxico Burress eleven times for 154 yards, and even rumbled forward for a key first down in the second half. Brett Favre, who was 19-for-35 with 236 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions, was unable to make the timely plays Green Bay needed on several occasions. The Packers didn?t get much of anything from their ground game, which didn?t help Favre?s cause, as Ryan Grant carried the ball just thirteen times for 29 yards. Brandon Jacobs and Ahmad Bradshaw combined to run 37 times for the Giants, accumulating 130 yards and two touchdowns along the way. After missing a 36-yard field goal that would have won the game at the end of regulation, New York kicker Lawrence Tynes drilled a 47-yarder to send the Giants to Arizona. The Packers won the toss and received the ball first in overtime, but Corey Webster intercepted Favre to set up Tynes game-winning kick. The Giants will be the underdog once again when they face the undefeated Patriots on Feb. 3 in Super Bowl XLII. Playoff Stud: Plaxico Burress, NYG: 154 receiving yards.

Mike McCarthy's new deal with the Green Bay Packers might be just a signature away. Packers' Chairman Bob Harlan said Friday negotiations between the team and McCarthy are progressing well but are not complete. "The signed copy has not crossed my desk yet," Harlan said. The Green Bay Press-Gazette reported on its Web site Friday that McCarthy and the team have agreed in principle to a five-year deal worth about $4 million per season, citing an unnamed NFL source. Harlan said negotiations have been going well, but this week has been "slow" because Packers' General Manager Ted Thompson was in Houston scouting the East-West Shrine game, and McCarthy has been preparing the team for Sunday's NFC Championship Game against the New York Giants at Lambeau Field.

Upset that his 7-year-old son wouldn't wear a Packers' jersey during the team's playoff victory Saturday, a man restrained the boy for an hour with tape and taped the jersey onto him. Mathew Kowald was cited for disorderly conduct in connection with the incident with his son at their home in Pardeeville, Lt. Wayne Smith of the Columbia County Sheriff's Department said. Pardeeville is about 30 miles north of Madison. The 36-year-old Kowald was arrested Monday after his wife told authorities about the incident. Kowald was taken to the county jail and held until Wednesday when he pleaded no contest, paid a fine of $186, and was released.

Packers' Coach Mike McCarthy is closing in on a contract extension as his team prepares to host the Giants in the NFC Championship Game next weekend. "It's a work in progress," McCarthy said Sunday night. "I feel very good about the progress that we've made. I'm just excited about being a part of the near future of this great organization. We're moving forward."

Brett Favre became the second quarterback to pass for more than 5,000 yards in the postseason, joining Joe Montana in Green Bay's 42-20 NFC divisional playoff win Saturday against Seattle. Favre, who earlier this season established the marks for career wins as a starter (161), touchdown passes (442), interceptions (288,) and yards passing (61,655) surpassed 5,000 yards on an 11-yard completion to Greg Jennings in the second quarter. Favre, in his 21st postseason game, came in with 4,902 yards passing. Earlier in the game, he surpassed John Elway (4,964) on the list.

Green Bay 42, Seattle 20 Matt Hasselbeck and the Seattle Seahawks jumped out to a 14-0 lead at Lambeau Field on Saturday afternoon, but the Green Bay Packers weathered the storm en route to a 42-20 victory. After falling behind early the Packers scored twenty-one straight points, on two touchdown strikes from Brett Favre to Greg Jennings and a one-yard run by Ryan Grant. Flustered by both Green Bay?s swarming defense and the blizzard-like conditions, Seattle managed just six points after their scoring barrage in the first four minutes. Hasselbeck looked annoyed for a majority of the game, and the Seahawks failed to get much of anything on the ground. Green Bay held Seattle to just 28 rushing yards on the day, and Hasselbeck finished the game 19-for-33 with 194 yards and one touchdown. Brett Favre, accustomed to the snowy conditions at Lambeau, went 18-for-23 with 173 yards and three touchdown passes. Ryan Grant, who lost two early fumbles that led to Seahawk scores, redeemed himself by accumulating 201 yards and three touchdowns on twenty-seven carries. The Packers will host the Giants next weekend in the NFC Title game. Playoff Stud: Ryan Grant, GB: 201 rushing yards and three touchdowns. New England 31, Jacksonville 20 The Jacksonville Jaguars scored first in Foxboro on Saturday night, but the New England Patriots and Tom Brady laughed last. Two turnovers by David Garrard were all the Patriots needed to overcome their early deficit. Garrard, who is typically cautious with the ball, threw an interception and fumbled against the aging, but feisty New England defense. The teams were tied at 14 heading at the half, but the Patriots used a strong third quarter run to take control of the game. Brady finished the day nearly perfect, going 26-for-28 with 262 yards and three touchdowns, while Garrard went 22-for-33 with 278 yards, two scores and the one interception. Laurence Maroney, with some help from the Pats? defense, outgained the revered combination of Fred Taylor and Maurice Jones-Drew. Maroney rushed 22 times for 122 yards and a touchdown, while the Jaguars? tandem combined for just 66 yards. Jacksonville hung with New England for a majority of the game, but Garrard?s fourth quarter interception sealed the Patriots? victory. New England will host San Diego next weekend. Playoff Stud: Laurence Maroney, NE: 122 rushing yards and one touchdown. San Diego 28, Indianapolis 24 Despite losing both LaDainian Tomlinson and Philip Rivers to injury mid-game, the San Diego Chargers were able to upset the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday, 28-24. Tomlinson carried the ball just seven times for 28 yards, but Michael Turner played well in his absence. Turner gained 71 yards on seventeen carries for the Chargers. Rivers left the game in the third quarter, and was replaced by Billy Volek. Volek, who threw just three passes all season long, led the San Diego on their game-winning series. He was 3-for-4 with 48 yards and a one-yard touchdown run on the team?s 78-yard drive. Marvin Harrison returned for the Colts, but wasn?t a factor in the passing game. Peyton Manning finished the game 33-for-48 with 402 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions. Neither of Manning?s interceptions were clean catches, but the miscues were all the Chargers needed to pull off the upset. The Colts didn?t rely heavily on their rushing attack against the Chargers, running just seventeen times for 50 yards. Several question marks surround Indianapolis as they enter the offseason. Tony Dungy is contemplating retirement and Dallas Clark could bolt via free agency. The Chargers will travel to New England next weekend to battle the Patriots with a trip to the Super Bowl on the line. Playoff Stud: Vincent Jackson, SD: 93 receiving yards and one touchdown. N.Y. Giants 21, Dallas 17 For the second straight season the Dallas Cowboys were sent home unceremoniously on Sunday, when the New York Giants upset Tony Romo and company, 21-17, at Texas Stadium. Eli Manning was efficient, going 12-for-18 with 163 yards and two touchdowns, while Tony Romo finished the day 18-for-36 with 201 yards, one touchdown and an interception. Brandon Jacobs and Ahmad Bradshaw paced the Giants? offense, rushing for 88 yards and a touchdown. Marion Barber, who started for Dallas, rushed 27 times for 129 yards and a touchdown, but it was New York who benefited from timely production. R.W. McQuarters returned a punt 25 yards and Domenik Hixon returned three kickoffs an average of 31 yards apiece, giving the Giants great field position on multiple occasions. McQuarters? punt return late in the third quarter set up Jacobs? game-winning, one-year touchdown run. Amani Toomer starred for the Giants, catching four passes for 80 yards and two touchdowns. The Giants will travel to Green Bay to play the Packers in the NFC title game next weekend. Fantasy Star: Marion Barber, Dallas: 129 rushing yards and one touchdown.

Brett Favre spotted his favorite target all alone and let fly. He hit Donald Driver, all right -- with a snowball. Favre frolicked in the flurries the entire afternoon, throwing three touchdown passes as the Packers beat the Seahawks 42-20 Saturday to reach the NFC championship game. "I've been hoping for that for 17 years," Favre said. "I was watching the weather all day and it's a shame, I'm like, 'Just give us one of those big snow games."' "I wanted to play where you couldn't see the field, and the snowplow comes out. It keeps getting worse and worse," he said. With Lambeau Field looking like a snow globe, the Packers posted their biggest points total in postseason history.