For all the box-office bonanzas in which Brett Favre played the leading man, the future Hall of Famer sure came out with a straight-to-video release in the Minnesota Vikings' season opener.
A three-time NFL MVP, Favre's reviews were less than glowing after Minnesota's 14-9 loss to the New Orleans Saints on Sept. 9. The 40-year-old was admittedly off-target with some of his throws and completed just 15 of 27 passes for 171 yards with one touchdown and one interception.
Depleted by the loss of Sidney Rice to hip surgery, the Vikings' offense limped in a similar fashion to their ailing wide receiver against the defending Super Bowl champions.
That's a far cry from when Favre guided the high-octane Minnesota attack to a 6-0 start in the 2009 season - after the obligatory dose of “will he or won't he” retirement talk prior to the campaign.
Favre threw for 4,202 yards with 33 touchdowns and a career-low seven interceptions in 2009 for the Vikings, who won the NFC North title with a 12-4 mark and advanced to the NFC Championship game before falling to the Saints.
Now, back to the present. Favre will look to prevent Minnesota (0-1) from dropping its first two games of the season when the Miami Dolphins (1-0) come to town on Sunday.
He'll have help in the form of bruising running back Adrian Peterson, who vehemently voiced his displeasure with not being given a greater workload in the Week 1 loss.
The three-time Pro Bowler rushed 19 times for 87 yards but was held out of the end zone.
Visanthe Shiancoe held that distinction, reeling in Favre's lone TD pass to go along with four catches and 76 yards in the opener.
Percy Harvin and Bernard Berrian were limited to one catch apiece, which also matched the output of former Dolphins wideout Greg Camarillo.
Brandon Marshall collected more receptions than Shiancoe, Harvin, Berrian and Camarillo combined in Miami's 15-10 victory over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday.
Acquired from the Denver Broncos for a pair of second-round draft picks, the mercurial Marshall had eight catches for 53 yards as the Dolphins won their season opener for the first time in five years.
Versatile running back Ronnie Brown showed that he has recovered nicely from the Lisfranc fracture that prematurely ended his 2009 campaign by rushing for 65 yards and Miami's only touchdown.
An impressive defense - led by Karlos Dansby's eight tackles - held Buffalo's offense to just 166 total yards. A free-agent acquisition in the offseason, Dansby recorded his first sack for the Dolphins just three plays into the game.
A dominating effort to be certain, but the Chad Henne-led offense generated just 296 yards of total offense as well. Henne completed 21 of 34 passes for 182 yards, but woefully underthrew Marshall on a deep pass that would've given Miami some breathing room.