[11], Irvin Favre said he knew his son had a great arm but also knew that the school was blessed with good running backs. 4 to the Lambeau Field north end zone facade Thursday. [272] The text messages had been entered as evidence as part of a civil lawsuit. Favre rushed for 12yards and another touchdown, as the Packers won Super Bowl XXXI over the New England Patriots, 3521. Three plays later, Favre threw the gamewinning touchdown pass to wide receiver Kitrick Taylor with 13 seconds remaining. [73], By the end of his tenth year in the league as a starter, Favre had thrown 287 touchdown passes, which was more than 100 touchdown passes than the second-ranked quarterback over the same time period (Steve Young, 181 touchdown passes),[74] an NFL record for touchdown pass differential. Favre threw three touchdown passes for his 63rd career game with at least three touchdowns, surpassing Marino's former record of 62.[115]. Favre led the Packers to a 133 regular season record, the NFC North championship, and the second seed in the NFC playoffs. [79], One day after his father died of a heart attack or stroke,[80] Favre decided to play in a December 22, 2003, Monday Night Football game against the Oakland Raiders. The Packers' performance in the 1970s, 1980s, and early 1990s led to a shakeup, with Ron Wolf hired as general manager and given full control of the team's football operations to start the 1991 season. Favre also accused the Packers of being dishonest, wishing the team would have been straightforward with him and the public. [23] On July 19, 1991, Favre agreed to a three-year, US$1.4million contract with a reported signing bonus of $350,000. The Packers advanced to the NFC Championship Game after upsetting the San Francisco 49ers in the Divisional Round. [157] With the victory over the Packers, he became the first quarterback in NFL history to defeat every one of the league's 32 franchises since the NFL first expanded to 32 franchises in 2002. Brett Favre - Wikipedia [52] Favre passed for a career-high of 4,413yards, 38 touchdowns, and recorded a quarterback rating of 99.5, which was the highest of his career until he recorded a rating of 107.2 during the 2009 season. [39] During the season, Favre helped put together a six-game winning streak for the Packers, the longest winning streak for the club since 1965. [69][67], During the final game of the 1999 NFL season, Favre and the Packers were involved in what has been described as a bizarre tie-breaking scenario which resulted in four teams that finished with 88 records where two of the teams would qualify for the playoffs and the other two would be eliminated. [243][244], In 2013, Favre joined the Board of Directors of Sqor, a sport social media platform. [1] From 1995 to 1997, he was named Most Valuable Player three times, the most the award was consecutively received. [184], Favre was the analyst for his alma mater, Southern Miss, when they played the Rice Owls on October 1, 2011. [166] The Vikings finished with a 124 record and earned a first-round bye. Following aggressive treatment through 2004, she recovered. Favre inactive for season finale", "Sunday Morning Quarterback: Brett Favre's memory loss puts a high-profile face on NFL's concussion problem", "Brett Favre urges no tackle football for children under 14", "Favre to be color analyst for Southern Miss game", "Brett Favre joins NFL Network's Super Bowl coverage team", "NFL Network "trying all the time" to get Brett Favre on the air", "NFL's All-Time Team: Tom Brady, Joe Montana top quarterbacks", "Brett Favre, Ken Stabler, Marvin Harrison among Hall's 2016 class", "Brett Favre praises staff and team at Packers Hall of Fame induction", "Favre in the playoffs: The Packer Years, and beyond", "Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles Passing", "The Cold Hard Facts of Bad-Weather Football", "12 Reasons Why Brett Favre Deserves More Credit: The King of the Cold Weather Game", "Favre has been a conqueror of cold weather", "Falcons' greatest moment, No.
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