From Sunday on Football

Football can make news. Just think about Monday mornings. Whether it is the latest upset from the college ranks, the BIG, EXCITING Sunday Night Game that was a blow-out, or the ongoing controversy over cheating, we can sure get our news in many ways from football. Here were two that struck me as the Sunday night of football weekend came to a close:

NEW YORK (AP) -- Saying he knows what real heroism is, former New York Giants star George Martin began a cross-country walk to raise money for ailing ground zero workers.

A captain of the 1987 Super Bowl champions, Martin was cheered on by a few dozen volunteers Sunday as he stepped onto the pedestrian walkway of the George Washington Bridge, which connects Manhattan and New Jersey.

Off the field heroism is real. On the field heroism is an oxymoron in most instances. Thanks to George for helping us keep our perspective straight.

But then again, on the field can have its special moments, although I wouldn't begin to call them heroic. Brett Favre is one of those ongoing special moments in football. He is in an extremely elite corps of players who just keep on doing their job week in and week out. Yes, he's getting paid well for it. Yes, it is a job. But there are those who do their jobs with class. Lou Gehrig and Cal Ripken, Jr. come to mind. Brett is certainly one of them.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- Brett Favre picked a near-perfect way to become the winningest quarterback in NFL history. Favre completed his first 14 passes of the second half and threw three touchdown passes to rally the Green Bay Packers to a 35-13 victory over Eli Manning and the New York Giants on Sunday.

The victory was the 149th of Favre's 17-year career and gave him one more than Hall of Famer John Elway. It also gave the Packers their first 2-0 start since they won their first three in 2001.

It may just be in the everyday things we do that we can have the most impact. Show up, suit up, and simply do your best. What more is there?