A few other notes from the evening:

No soup for you: Maybe instead of watching "Seinfeld," Eli Manning spent time studying tape of the Packers' defense. WLUK TV's over-hyped publicity stunt of yanking the New York quarterback's favorite show had little effect. Manning, who was drawing boos from Giants fans a few weeks ago, continued his remarkable turnaround with a 21-of-40, 254-yard performance. He'll be the second Manning in as many years to play in the Super Bowl, following his brother, Peyton, who led Indianapolis to the championship last season.

Weather bulletin: You may not have heard, but it was cold at Lambeau Field Sunday. The temperature at kickoff was one degree below zero and dropped to three below late in the second half with wind chills hovering between 15 and 20 degrees below zero. Medical personnel at Lambeau say they treated about a dozen people for frostbite during the game and one for hypothermia. Officially, it was the third-coldest game-time temperature in NFL history, following the 1967 Ice Bowl and the 1982 playoff game between Cincinnati and San Diego.

Don't try this at home: For a week, we've been overwhelmed with television, radio and newspaper stories about the dangers of cold weather and exposed skin. Why, then, would both teams' players take the field without sleeves. Frostbite, we're told, sets in after just 15 minutes. It's one thing to look tough, but it's another thing to have an injury report for the Super Bowl that includes a handful of players suffering from colds, the flu or hypothermia.

The waiting game: Not long after Tynes' game-winner split the uprights, the focus turned to Favre's future with the team. It's hard to fathom what's worse: the over-saturation of Packers-related stories from the local media, or another off-season of "Favre Watch." Stay tuned.

Lambeau mystique: It was once unheard of for the Packers to lose a playoff game, especially at home. Since Mike Holmgren's departure after the 1998 season, the Packers have lost three post-season games in Green Bay. The Giants, who join Atlanta and Minnesota as the only teams to win playoff games in Green Bay, have now won 10 consecutive road games.

Up next: Favre, Driver, Harris and defensive lineman Aaron Kampman will head to the Pro Bowl next month. They'll be joined on the beach by Mike McCarthy and the rest of the Packers' coaching staff. McCarthy and company will head up the NFC squad in the annual exhibition.

Bright future: Aside from the Favre question, the Packers are in good shape. The team doesn't have many glaring weaknesses, but the nucleus is young enough to make the team a contender next season. GM Ted Thompson's top off-season priority is extending McCarthy's contract, a move that could come in the next few weeks.

Good riddance: It's one thing for fans to dress up in support of their team. But hopefully, this loss will put an end to the disgusting practice of local television news people wearing Packers jerseys and referring to the team in the first-person plural. Anchors wouldn't wear a T-shirt promoting a candidate during election coverage, would they? As Brewers manager Ned Yost once said "let's have a little professionalism involved in the craft."