Mississippi Boys Face Off Sunday
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ASHBURN, Va. (AP) - Brett Favre and Jason Campbell grew up 100 miles apart in rural Mississippi.

The combined population of their hometowns -- Kiln and Taylorsville -- is less than 4,000.

Campbell says there's not much else to do but sit outside and throw footballs at trees. That's how he worked on accuracy -- by knocking bark off a tree.

Small-town people not only have their own set of jokes, they are also quite neighborly. So during the offseason Campbell figured he would pay a visit to the Green Bay Packers legend in Hattiesburg. The Washington Redskins quarterback walked up, unannounced, to the call box outside Favre's gated home. No answer. Campbell waited five minutes and went away.

Favre seemed bemused when he learned that Campbell had come by. Favre wanted to know what he wanted. Campbell just wanted to say hello and catch up.

The two quarterbacks are a football generation apart. Campbell's father, a substitute high school teacher, actually has Favre's daughter in his class from time to time.

Yet, here they are, about to face each other in the NFL for the first time when Campbell and Redskins come calling Sunday. No waiting at the gate this time.

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