GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- The scene was unthinkable for 16 years: Brett Favre wearing someone else's jersey at Lambeau Field, hearing boos and jeers.
   As in any messy split, the deeper the love, the worse it hurts.
   "I had mixed emotions coming in, because I know how special these fans are," Favre said Sunday night after beating the Packers 38-26 in his first game in Green Bay since signing with those hated Minnesota Vikings. "I want to lead this Vikings team to a Super Bowl, believe me, I do. And I will do everything in my power.
   "But I also know the Packer fans are what makes this organization so special, unique, and that will never change. How could you not miss that?"
   Wisconsin has a bond with the Packers unlike anything else in pro sports and, when he was here, Favre was beloved by the entire state. It wasn't just that he rejuvenated the storied franchise,
bringing the Lombardi Trophy back to Titletown after the team wallowed through two decades of mediocrity -- or worse. Or that he turned Cheesehead, a derogatory nickname favored by residents of neighboring states, into a term of endearment and pride.
   To Wisconsinites, Favre was family.
   He liked to hunt and, in the early years at least, drink a beer or two. He preferred jeans and flannel shirts to suits. And game after game, year after year, no matter what personal crisis he faced, he did his job.
   "He was," Jo Sedar said, "one of us."
   Which is what made Sunday so gut-wrenching. Favre didn't just leave -- the hows and the whys will be debated long after Favre really does retire -- he went to the one team that Packers fans detest. Imagine John Elway playing for the Raiders or Derek Jeter going to the Red Sox. Even Michael Jordan knew better than to play for Detroit when he left the Chicago Bulls.
   A plane trailing a "Retire 4 Good" banner circled Lambeau in the hours before the game, and Favre was greeted with a long, loud chorus of boos when he jogged out for the game, the last of the Vikings to take the field. Oh, he heard cheers here and there, but they were largely drowned out by whistles and boos anytime he got close to the ball.
   There were shirts calling him everything from "Traitor" to "Judas" to "Drama Queen." One fan carried a poster with "True Legends Don't Wear Purple." Behind the Vikings bench, someone hung a "Welcome Back to Lambeau Field ... B-R-E-N-T" sign.
   "It's like going into church on Sunday and the priest says, 'Everybody go home, Jesus has now sided with the devil,"' said Tom Fields, whose Favre jersey now has "JUDAS" on the back and big red slashes through the 4s.
   Asked if he was surprised at the reaction, Favre said, "Sure, I would have loved ..." and then paused.
   "It was about what I expected," he said.