The coach began the day by comparing the Week 1 defeat to Muhammad Ali losing the first round of a heavyweight fight. It was an analogy the players appeared to buy into, Favre in particular. “I’d like to think this of’fense has a knockout punch to it,” Favre said. “It has in the past. To say that I was rusty, had not played in three weeks, had not played in a game – yes, that is true. That is no excuse.”‘