Just how big is this little game on Monday night?

As we struggle through the weekend without any pro football that we care about, we do need to come up with an answer to the question: Just How Big Is The Game Monday night?

That is the night, of course that the Packers, led by Aaron Rodgers, will play the Minnesota Vikings, led by Brett Favre.

Lord knows, the media is treating this like a huge deal. And, on many levels, I suspect the players and coaches are treating this like a big deal.

But what about us, the average fans? The people who went to the Ice Bowl, who claim to have gone to the Ice Bowl, who wanted to go to the Ice Bowl. How big a game is this for all of us?

Lawyers say that you should never ask a question to which you don't know the answer. Well, this is one of those. I don't know how big a game it is.

On one hand, of course, I want the Packers to win. I always want the Packers to win, especially when they are playing the Vikings or the Bears. The days of fall and winter are always much brighter when my favorite football team is playing well and winning games.

On the other hand (there is always an other hand), I love Brett Favre. He may be my favorite Packers player of all time. James Lofton, Jim Carter and Greg Koch have been my favorites for years, but Favre eclipses even them. I rooted for him last year with the Jets. I loved it last week, when he threw that last second dart to win the game for Minnesota.

To say I'm conflicted puts me in the boat with, I suspect, lots of other people. The Packers could win and Favre could be outplayed. Favre could be brilliant and the Vikings could win. Favre could play great and Green Bay could still win. The permutations seem endless.

And what's worst of all is I don't know how to decide what I'm rooting for. I don't have a process for this. I can't make up my mind.

The only thing I do know is that it's a big game. A big, big game. This is important, for a lot of reasons. It's not a Super Bowl, but it's close. I just hope I'm not the only one who can't decide who to cheer for. I'd hate to think there were lots of other people who are just as miserable as I am.