Count former Packers quarterback Brett Favre among the Green Bay supporters heading into this weekend's NFC title game against the Bears in Chicago.

Favre, who spent a season with the Jets and two with the Vikings since his departure from the Packers, told ESPN in an e-mail that Green Bay was "by far" the best team in the NFL's final four.

"I think they will win it all!... [Packers QB] Aaron [Rodgers] is the best QB and the receiving corps is the best ever, maybe," Favre said in the e-mail. "But [defensive coordinator] Dom [Capers] and the defense gets the MVP award at this stage."

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Rodgers, the 25th pick in the 2005 draft, served as Favre's apprentice before getting the starting job in 2008, when Favre's retirement saga began. The QB would spend the next three seasons chasing a Super Bowl berth with the Jets and Vikings before injury influenced what is believed to be his final retirement this week.