GREEN BAY QB trying to remain focused

Brett Favre is dealing with his first losing season as a starter.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- Frustrated. Disappointed. Embarrassed.
And benched, if even for just a quarter.
Brett Favre will start his 240th consecutive game including the playoffs on Sunday against the Chicago Bears, but his 239th was one to forget.
Favre left for what the Packers hope is their future late in the third quarter of Baltimore's 48-3 rout on Monday night when rookie first-round pick Aaron Rodgers entered during the worst beating the Packers have suffered since 1980.
"I would much rather have played and been in a situation to win the ball game," Favre said Wednesday in his first comments since Monday night's loss. "If we were way up or way behind, [Coach Mike Sherman] said he might play Aaron and I said, 'That's fine.' Up to the point that Aaron came in, we had gotten three points."
Retirement rumors
Favre's performance -- 14-of-29 for 144 yards and two interceptions -- again is fueling speculation that this season, his first losing one as a starter, may be his last.
"I've tried my best not to analyze not only this season, but a game like that the other night," Favre said. "I don't know if we can say the rest of the games this year have been embarrassing, but I think the other night was."
The three-time MVP took until March to decide he wanted to return for his 15th season and 14th with the Packers. Sherman said he would talk to Favre about his future as soon as the season ends.
Favre says his return is a matter of commitment.
"If I do come back will I be committed?" Favre said. "I think it's more than anything, 'Do I want to play?' There's no guarantees next year will be better or worse."
Frustration mounts
Favre said he felt better than ever before the season and came into training camp after an offseason conditioning program looking slimmer, stronger and poised to lead Green Bay to a fourth-straight NFC North crown.
But top wide receiver Javon Walker tore a knee ligament in the first game, four-time Pro Bowl running back Ahman Green shredded a tendon in his thigh and backup running back Najeh Davenport broke his ankle all by Oct. 23.
By that point, the Packers were 1-5, and Favre has grown increasingly frustrated.
"It bothers me that the retirement talk is a constant theme," Sherman said. "I told him, 'You should be offended when people talk retirement because physically you're certainly not there.' And I believe that."