Deanna Favre serves as honorary captain for Packers

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -Wearing a pink No. 4 jersey, Deanna Favre attended the pregame coin toss as an honorary captain for the Green Bay Packers in their game against the Chicago Bears on Sunday night.The wife of Packers quarterback Brett Favre is a

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -Wearing a pink No. 4 jersey, Deanna Favre attended the pregame coin toss as an honorary captain for the Green Bay Packers in their game against the Chicago Bears on Sunday night.

Speaking in a television interview just before the kickoff, Deanna Favre raved about the Packers' 4-0 start.

``It's so exciting,'' she said. ``Who deserves it better? We've been through so much over the past few years.''

Deanna Favre has been active in breast cancer awareness since her diagnosis in 2004, and recently co-authored a book on the topic, ``Don't Bet Against Me!: Beating the Odds Against Breast Cancer and in Life.''Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press.