VIDEO: Brett Favre and Betty White Team up to Introduce Packers-Bears Thursday Night Game
By Jerry Trotta
As most of you are already aware (we'd hope), the 2019 NFL season kicks off Thursday night with a mouth-watering showdown between the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears at Solider Field. What you might not know, however, is the fact that tonight's contest marks the start of the league's 100th season. And to celebrate that historic tally, Packers legend Brett Favre and ageless film/television star Betty White teamed up to get fans hyped for the NFC North clash.
Preview of Brett Favre and 97-year-old Betty White on NBC pregame tonight. Born in Jan. 1922, Betty has been alive for all but two of the NFL's 99 seasons. https://t.co/AoXB74NH47
— Howard Balzer (@HBalzer721) September 5, 2019
As if Betty White couldn't become any more of a legend, she goes out of her way to shout out and pay tribute to late Lambaeu Field icon Bart Starr and the franchise's winningest coach, Vince Lombardi, who delivered five championships to Green Bay during his nine-year tenure.
NBCUniversal teams up to celebrate "NFL Kickoff 2019:"
— NBC Sports PR (@NBCSportsPR) September 4, 2019
- 30 NBCU personalities celebrate 100 years of NFL
- New SNF Bus
- Betty White & Brett Favre Hype NFL Kickoff 2019
More here: https://t.co/4nElsouTWL
To think that White has been alive for all but two of the NFL's seasons is mind-boggling and nothing short of remarkable. Couple that history with Favre's Hall of Fame career, and we frankly couldn't think of a better duo to honor the inception of the league's century mark.