Brett Favre is still Brett Favre, on and off the field.

On the field, he overcame his own mistakes while leading the Jets to a harrowing 28-24 victory over the Chiefs.

Jets fans booed him after his third interception of the game went the other way for a Chiefs touchdown. Then he rallied his team for the winning last-minute TD.

That came on a 15-yard pass to Laveranues Coles. “I believe that’s why they brought him in here,” Coles told reporters. “No matter what the circumstances are, he always gives you a chance to win. I know he’s a little old, but he still can play.”

Off the field, Favre drew some additional attention for a phone conservation with then-Lions president Matt Millen. Deanna Favre came to her husband’s defense on their family blog.

“Brett does not, in any way, hold a vendetta against his former team,” Deanna wrote in a Friday posting on favrehopefoundation.blogspot.com. “But that has not stopped some from scrutinizing his every move and blaming him for so many things that simply are not true.

“Some incidents, like the locker room pranks appear funny [but they are still untrue] . . . Others, like the questionable phone calls to other teams, are hurtful, distasteful, and . . . still untrue as they have been reported. Because of this, lately, my heart has been so heavy. It is very hard to watch the daily toll this has taken on Brett.”

But Favre told the New York Post that he still feels frisky.

“I keep getting up,” he said. “For 39, I don’t feel too bad. I don’t feel like I can throw like I did 10 years ago but I still would put myself in the top guys in the league. We have a lot of potential. If we clean up mistakes, some guys get healthy, I think we can be pretty good.”

MYSTERIES OF THE UNIVERSE

Questions to ponder while the Big 12 North licks its wounds:

• Was that the really the same Mizzou football team that couldn’t get anything done in Austin?
• Is Colorado really that feeble this season?
• Should we go ahead and pencil unbeaten Penn State into the BCS Championship Game?
• Will Steven Jackson heal up in time to face the Gridbirds? And if he doesn’t, will the Rams have any chance against Kurt Warner and Co.?

• How did long-suffering Lions fans celebrate their first home-game TV blackout in the Ford Field era?

CELEBRATION OF WEEK

The reaction of Nittany Lions fans was more exciting than the Penn State victory itself. They went crazy with toilet paper and shrubbery.

JAMIE MOYER, ATHLETE OF WEEK

Not only did ancient Phillies pitcher Jamie Moyer throw impressively in Philadelphia’s Game 3 World Series victory, he did so after recovering from severe lower abdominal distress. He spent the night before riding the porcelain bus.

His wife Karen updated FoxSports.com:  “It was so bad I had to change the sheets twice. He ruined two pillows. Our comforter is at the cleaners right now.

“I kept saying, ‘Should we be calling the team? Should you maybe not be pitching? I don’t know. It’s only the game of your life.”

QUIPS ‘R US

Here is what some of America’s leading sports pundits have been writing:

Jerry Greene, Orlando Sentinel: “Sometimes it seems as if the Raiders can’t even get the snap right. Last week they had nine pre-snap penalties. Coach Tom Cable assumes responsibility, saying: “That’s on me. I want them juiced and ready to rip someone’s lips off.” I’m not sure, but I’m guessing there’s probably a rule against that.”

Dan Daly, Washington Times: “Deuce McAllister and Will Smith of the Saints were reportedly among a group of NFL players who tested positive for a diuretic that masks steroid use. Of course, New Orleans plays San Diego in London on Sunday. It’s kind of a do-or-diuretic game.”

Mike Lupica, New York Daily News: “There is a story going around that eight NFL players are about to be busted at the same time for steroids and all I can say is, It’s a good thing they aren’t baseball players. Because that would really get people upset.”

Greg Cote, Miami Herald: “The NFL sent the Chargers and Saints to London for this year’s overseas game. Both 3-4. Both disappointing. I think it’s payback for Great Britain giving us their cuisine.”

Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle: “Kimbo Slice’s fighting group, EliteXC, went out of business. By doing so, EliteXC avoids explaining why Seth Petruzelli, after slicing and dicing Slice, said on radio that promoters paid him to keep Kimbo upright. Here’s today’s lesson: If you have an important secret, never trust it with a guy who gets kicked in the head for a living.”

Dwight Perry, Seattle Times: “The Cleveland Browns, not amused when Kellen Winslow complained he was being treated like ‘a piece of meat,’ benched their star tight end for Sunday’s game. Considering he gets paid $4 million this season, the going price of beef just shot up to $16,000 a pound.”

Chris Dufresne, Los Angeles Times: “And you wonder why no one wants to see the Big Ten Conference champion back in another national title game. On a day when top-10 Florida and Texas Tech each scored 63 points, Oklahoma scored 58 and Georgia scored 52, Ohio State and Penn State pounded each other senseless, and almost pointless, in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio State is finally two-loss dead, a national nuisance no more, but now Penn State lives and breathes and lurks.”

MEGAPHONE

“We’ve been beat worse than this. It’s not the end of the world. After tomorrow, we’ll watch the film, improve, flush it and focus on Texas A&M.”

Colorado defensive coordinator George Hypolite.