at a glance… BRETT FAVRE - Packers

AMONG ALL-TIME GREATSLong considered one of the NFL’s best ever, ranks at thetop of a number of the league’s all-time lists…Over thecourse of 2007, established five NFL records, surpassingMarino’s marks for touchdowns, attempts and yards,plus his record for three-touchdown games with his 63rdthree-TD effort (Marino had 62)…Also eclipsed Elway’smark for victories under center…Extended a handful ofother all-time marks, including career completions, seasonswith at least 300 completions (16) and 3,000 yardspassing (16), and TD passes in a single stadium (209at Lambeau Field)…Is one of only three quarterbacks inleague history to post as many as five 4,000-yard seasons(also doing so in 1995, ‘98, ’99, and 2004); Marino (6) andManning (8) are the others…With seven 300-yard passingperformances in 2007, tying his career-high (1995), had55 such career outings – tops among active NFL playersthrough 2007…Is the NFL’s most accurate passer amongthose with at least 6,000 career attempts, his 61.4 careercompletion percentage placing him ahead of No. 2 Marino(59.4 percent)…Solidified his standing among the game’sall-time elite by earning the NFL’s ‘MVP’ honor a recordthree times, capturing the Associated Press award overthe 1995, 1996 and 1997 seasons; he was runner-up in2002 and 2007 as well…Honored in “co-status” withthe Detroit Lions’ Barry Sanders in 1997, he became thefirst player in league history to win the award three times,let alone in three consecutive years…Incomparability ofthe strong-armed Southerner is further evidenced by hisselection in 2000 to the 1990s NFL All-Decade secondteam as voted by the Pro Football Hall of Fame SelectionCommittee…Also ranked as the ninth-best player in ‘NFLPlayer of the Century’ voting, conducted on nfl.com duringthe 1999 season…Collaborated with former Packerswide receiver Antonio Freeman for 57 touchdown passesfrom 1995-2001, the sixth-best such duo in NFL history…With it being impossible for someone to better it, will bethe permanent possessor of at least one all-time NFLrecord – that for longest pass completion – as he hookedup with wideout Robert Brooks for a 99-yard score ina 1995 game at Chicago…In 2003 became part of thesecond-longest rush in NFL annals, handing off to AhmanGreen on a play that resulted in a 98-yard TD, vs. Denverin the season finale.FINISHED AS A PACKERFinished his career in Green Bay after signing a “lifetime”contract on March 1, 2001…Then-head coach MikeA record-breaking final campaignFavre, in his 17th and final NFL season, took aim at many of thegame's most hallowed records...u Played in and started all 16 regular-season contests, plus bothplayoff games. Favre ended his career having played in 255straight games (277 including playoffs) and started 253 in arow (275 including playoffs), the NFL’s record among quarterbacksand the second-longest recorded streak in NFL history.Only Jim Marshall (270, 1961-79) has been documented tohave started more in consecutive fashion.u In Week 2, Favre notched his 149th victory under center, surpassingJohn Elway’s NFL record (148). He finished his careerwith 160 wins.u With his 421st touchdown pass in Week 4 at Minnesota, Favrebroke Dan Marino’s NFL record, 420. The NFL record nowstands at 442 career TD passes.u Favre broke another NFL record held by Marino, 61,361 careerpassing yards, in Week 15 at St. Louis. Favre now stands atopthe list with 61,655 career yards.u Favre became the all-time leader in pass attempts with 8,758.He became the league’s all-time leader in completions in 2006,extending the mark in his final season to 5,377.u His three touchdown passes at Detroit in Week 12 marked the63rd game of his career with at least three TD passes, surpassingMarino’s NFL record (62).BRETT FAVRESherman, calling the signing day “historic,” commentedon the uniqueness of Favre’s relationship with the Packers’organization and fans, saying, “No player in the NFLidentifies, or is more closely linked to, a specific teamlike Brett Favre is to the Green Bay Packers. He embodiesthe spirit and character of Packer fans everywhere. I donot think there is a player in the NFL that experiences arelationship with the fans like Brett Favre does. That isvery, very special.”…Favre echoed the sentiment, saying,“I enjoy it here. I don’t want to move. I enjoy the fans andI just want to stay. I couldn’t envision myself playing foranother team.”A WINNERThroughout his career, disdained talk of statistics, concerninghimself most with his team’s victories…And in2007, asserted himself as the NFL’s winningest quarterbackever, surpassing all-time leader Elway with his149th victory in Week 2 at the New York Giants; wenton to win 11 more to give him 160 in his career…From1992-2004, won at least eight games an NFL-record13 consecutive seasons, substantially better than thenext closest player, Ken Stabler, who had eight straight.500-or-better seasons from 1973-80…Rebounding in2006 and ’07, finished without a losing record in 15 ofhis 16 years as the Packers’ starter, having entered theseason’s final weekend in playoff contention for all but onecampaign…Also led the Packers to an NFL-best 160-93record since taking over as the starter in the fourth weekof the 1992 season…His record as a leader consists of 11playoff berths, including a club-record six in a row (1993-98), three straight NFC Central Division crowns (1995-97),four NFC North Division titles, including three in a row(2002-04, ’07), four NFC Championship games, alsoincluding three straight (1995-97, ’07), and back-to-backSuper Bowl appearances, including a 35-21 victory overNew England in Super Bowl XXXI, returning the LombardiTrophy to Green Bay for the first time in 29 years…Upondefeating Chicago in December of 2000, became the thirdfastestplayer in the NFL since 1970 to reach 100 regularseasonvictories, doing so in his 153rd career start; onlyJoe Montana (139) and Terry Bradshaw (147) got to thecentury mark quicker over thepast 37 seasons…Since hisfirst year as a starter in 1992,held a 49-18 record (.731)in regular-season games inDecember, the fourth-bestmark among NFL startersu In 2007, Favre extended ahandful of league recordsincluding road passing yards(31,462), overall and consecutiveseasons with at least3,000 passing yards (16) andsingle-stadium TD passes (Lambeau Field, 209).u In early December, Favre was named Sports IllustratedSportsman of the Year, the fourth NFL player to win the honor.Terry Bradshaw (1979, with Willie Stargell), Joe Montana(1990) and Tom Brady (2005) were the others.u What made Favre’s final season so memorable – in additionto obtaining every major NFL passing record – was the levelat which he played. He turned in one of the finest statisticalseasons of his career in leading the Packers to another divisioncrown and an appearance in the NFC Championship. A look atwhere some of his ’07 numbers rank over his career:Category 2007 Total RankWins 13 1TCompletion percentage 66.5% 1300-yard passing games 7 1TPassing yards 4,155 3Passer rating 95.7 3Interceptions 15 3TCompletions 356 4ADMIN. &DRAFT &COMMUNITY COACHES VETERANS FREE AGENTS2007 REVIEW FAVRE FIELDLAMBEAUMISC.507