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Brett Favre
Brett Favre (see his wikipedia page) is currently the Minnesota Vikings starting quarterback. He’s been with the team since the start of the 2009 season. He played most of his career with the Green Bay Packers season" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Green_Bay_Packers_season" rel="wikipedia">Green Bay Packers, but he played one year with the New York Jets before coming to Minnesota.
Favre holds a lot of NFL records. Here are some of those records (copied from wikipedia)
- Consecutive starts as a quarterback: 285 (309 including playoffs)[9][105]
- Consecutive starts as a position player: 285 [106]
- Career regular-season victories by a starting quarterback: 181 (Regular-season record: 181–104)[9]
- Wins by a starting quarterback in one stadium: 90, Lambeau Field (including once as a Minnesota Viking)
- Consecutive wins, regular season and playoffs, by a starting quarterback in one stadium: 29, Lambeau Field, 1995-1998
- Consecutive wins, regular season, by a starting quarterback in one stadium: 25, Lambeau Field, 1995-1998
- Wins by a starting quarterback against a single opponent: 27, Detroit Lions (18–0 in home games)
- Career passing touchdowns: 497[107][108]
- Career passing yards: 69,329[107]
- Career pass completions: 6,083[9][109]
- Career pass attempts: 9,811[8][9][110]
- Career interceptions thrown: 317[107][111]
- Career games with at least one touchdown pass: 241
- Career games with at least two touchdown passes: 157
- Career games with at least three touchdown passes: 71[55]
- Career games with at least four touchdown passes: 23[112]
- Career games with at least one rushing attempt: 231
- Career games with at least 200 passing yards: 202
- Career games with at least 225 passing yards: 165
- Career games with at least 250 passing yards: 139
- Career games with at least 275 passing yards: 100
- Career games with at least 300 passing yards: 61 (Dan Marino is 1st with 63)
- Touchdown passes of 80+ yards: 9
- Touchdown passes of 70+ yards: 15
- Touchdown passes of 20+ yards: 165
- 1 yard touchdown passes: 37
- 1 yard touchdown passes, passer/receiver combination: 8, Brett Favre/Bubba Franks
- Career games with at least 30 completions: 24 (Peyton Manning is 2nd with 18)
- Career games with at least 20 completions: 185 (Peyton Manning is 2nd with 138)
- Completions in a game played on a Friday: 30; 12/24/2004
- Seasons with at least 30 touchdown passes: 9
- Consecutive seasons with at least 30 touchdown passes: 5
- Seasons with at least 3,000 passing yards: 18
- Consecutive seasons with at least 3,000 passing yards: 18
- Seasons with at least 300 completions: 18
- Consecutive seasons with at least 300 completions: 18
- Brett Favre & Sterling Sharpe tied Dan Marino & Mark Clayton’s record for most passer/receiver touchdown combinations in a season in 1994: 18-broken by Tom Brady and Randy Moss(23) in 2007.
- Most consecutive AP NFL MVP awards: 3 (1995–1997)[113]
- Career playoff pass completions: 481[114]
- Career playoff pass attempts: 791[114]
- Career playoff passing yards: 5,855[114]
- (2nd) Career playoff passing touchdowns: 44[114] (Montana, 45)[115]
- Career playoff interceptions thrown: 30
- Career playoff losses as starting QB: 11
- (5th) Career playoff wins as starting QB: 13 (Joe Montana, 16; Tom Brady, 14; Terry Bradshaw, 14; John Elway, 14)
- Games played by a starting quarterback against one opponent in a calendar year: 5 games against the Detroit Lions in 1994; 1/2/94(game 16 of the 1993 season), 1/8/94(playoff game), 11/6/94, 12/4/94, 12/31/94(playoff game)
- Longest gap between receptions: 17 years & 4 weeks (275 games)
Career Stats (from nfl.com)
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| Season | Team | Passing | Rushing | Fumbles | |||||||||||||||
| G | GS | Comp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | SckY | Rate | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | FUM | Lost | ||
| 2009 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 16 | 363 | 531 | 68.4 | 4,202 | 7.9 | 33 | 7 | 34 | 247 | 107.2 | 9 | 7 | 0.8 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | New York Jets | 16 | 16 | 343 | 522 | 65.7 | 3,472 | 6.7 | 22 | 22 | 30 | 213 | 81.0 | 21 | 43 | 2.0 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| 2007 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 16 | 356 | 535 | 66.5 | 4,155 | 7.8 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 93 | 95.7 | 29 | 12 | 0.4 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| 2006 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 16 | 343 | 613 | 56.0 | 3,885 | 6.3 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 134 | 72.7 | 23 | 29 | 1.3 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| 2005 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 16 | 372 | 607 | 61.3 | 3,881 | 6.4 | 20 | 29 | 24 | 170 | 70.9 | 18 | 62 | 3.4 | 0 | 10 | 7 |
| 2004 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 16 | 346 | 540 | 64.1 | 4,088 | 7.6 | 30 | 17 | 12 | 93 | 92.4 | 16 | 36 | 2.3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2003 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 16 | 308 | 471 | 65.4 | 3,361 | 7.1 | 32 | 21 | 19 | 137 | 90.4 | 18 | 15 | 0.8 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 2002 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 16 | 341 | 551 | 61.9 | 3,658 | 6.6 | 27 | 16 | 26 | 188 | 85.6 | 25 | 73 | 2.9 | 0 | 10 | 4 |
| 2001 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 16 | 314 | 510 | 61.6 | 3,921 | 7.7 | 32 | 15 | 22 | 151 | 94.1 | 38 | 56 | 1.5 | 1 | 16 | 6 |
| 2000 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 16 | 338 | 580 | 58.3 | 3,812 | 6.6 | 20 | 16 | 33 | 236 | 78.0 | 27 | 108 | 4.0 | 0 | 9 | 5 |
| 1999 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 16 | 341 | 595 | 57.3 | 4,091 | 6.9 | 22 | 23 | 35 | 223 | 74.7 | 28 | 142 | 5.1 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| 1998 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 16 | 347 | 551 | 63.0 | 4,212 | 7.6 | 31 | 23 | 38 | 223 | 87.8 | 40 | 133 | 3.3 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| 1997 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 16 | 304 | 513 | 59.3 | 3,867 | 7.5 | 35 | 16 | 25 | 176 | 92.6 | 58 | 187 | 3.2 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| 1996 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 16 | 325 | 543 | 59.9 | 3,899 | 7.2 | 39 | 13 | 40 | 241 | 95.8 | 49 | 136 | 2.8 | 2 | 11 | 4 |
| 1995 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 16 | 359 | 570 | 63.0 | 4,413 | 7.7 | 38 | 13 | 33 | 217 | 99.5 | 39 | 181 | 4.6 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
| 1994 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 16 | 363 | 582 | 62.4 | 3,882 | 6.7 | 33 | 14 | 31 | 188 | 90.7 | 42 | 202 | 4.8 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| 1993 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 16 | 318 | 522 | 60.9 | 3,303 | 6.3 | 19 | 24 | 30 | 199 | 72.2 | 58 | 216 | 3.7 | 1 | 14 | 6 |
| 1992 | Green Bay Packers | 15 | 13 | 302 | 471 | 64.1 | 3,227 | 6.9 | 18 | 13 | 34 | 208 | 85.3 | 47 | 198 | 4.2 | 1 | 12 | 4 |
| 1991 | Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| TOTAL | 6,083 | 9,811 | 62.0 | 69,329 | 7.1 | 497 | 317 | 503 | 3,348 | 86.6 | 585 | 1,836 | 3.1 | 14 | 159 | 68 | |||
The Viking Ship articles about Brett Favre
- Minnesota Vikings Links from National Sources January 11, 2012 (1/11/2012)
- Awesome Minnesota Vikings Links You’ll Want To See December 31, 2011 (12/31/2011)
- The Vikings Prove They Can Lose WITHOUT Blowing Half-Time Lead (10/3/2011)
- Adrian Peterson Discusses Why He Didn’t Hold Out (8/26/2011)
- Bernard Berrian Talks About McNabb, Favre, Moss, And More (8/25/2011)
- Awesome Minnesota Vikings Links You’ll Want To See August 13, 2011 (8/13/2011)
- Minnesota Vikings Links from National Sources August 12, 2011 (8/12/2011)
- Ray Edwards Thinks Success Went To Vikings Heads (8/12/2011)
- Video: Dallas Cowboys versus Minnesota Vikings highlights (8/11/2011)
- Replay: Little Ditty About Brett And Donovan… (8/2/2011)
- Awesome Minnesota Vikings Links You’ll Want To See August 2, 2011 (8/2/2011)
- 10 Comparisons of Donovan McNabb and Brett Favre (7/29/2011)
- I Don’t Think I Like The Donovan McNabb Situation (7/27/2011)
- Minnesota Vikings Links from National Sources July 25, 2011 (7/25/2011)
- Minnesota Vikings Links from National Sources July 15, 2011 (7/15/2011)
- Minnesota Vikings Links from National Sources July 12, 2011 (7/12/2011)
- Minnesota Vikings Links from National Sources July 11, 2011 (7/11/2011)
- Will Brett Favre Play Football in 2011 (7/7/2011)
- Favre Talk? (7/7/2011)
- Vikings History Lesson: Starting Quarterbacks (6/30/2011)
- Brett Favre Retirement Speech (6/28/2011)
- Featured Article: Rice’s Demand Might Not Be So High (6/23/2011)
- Minnesota Vikings Links from National Sources June 16, 2011 (6/16/2011)
- Minnesota Vikings Links from National Sources June 15, 2011 (6/15/2011)
- Joe Webb Rookie highlights: Vikings Speed Kills (2.0) (6/15/2011)
- Daily Vikings Trivia (06-06-11) Brett Favre (6/6/2011)
- Introduction to myself as a contributor to this blog (6/6/2011)
- 2009-20010 MINNESOTA VIKINGS TEAM HIGHLIGHTS (set to AC/DC) (5/29/2011)
- Do you want Kyle Orton as the Vikings QB? (5/22/2011)
- Vikings Highlights: Vikings 14, Bears 40 (5/16/2011)
- 2009 Minnesota Vikings Highlights (5/6/2011)
- Daily Vikings Trivia (04-28-11) Daunte Culpepper (4/28/2011)
- McNabb?? (4/19/2011)
- Brett Favre To Randy Moss: What Should Have Been (4/5/2011)
- Brett Favre Officially Retires (1/17/2011)
- Big Losses Are Easier When The Season Is Over (12/21/2010)
- Vikings Sign QB Patrick Ramsey, Joe Webb Likely To Start (12/16/2010)
- The Vikings Lose The Game And Their Chance At Post Season (12/14/2010)
- IT’S (finally) GAME TIME: 2010 Week 14 – Vikings vs Giants (12/13/2010)
- Daily Vikings Trivia (12-02-10) Favre Vs Bills (12/2/2010)
- LeRoy Butler says Favre is to Blame for Childress Firing (11/25/2010)
- Packers Dominate, Vikings Give Up, Season Over (11/22/2010)
- Daily Vikings Trivia (11-18-10) Brett Favre vs Packers (11/18/2010)
- Minnesota Vikings Music Video: 2010 Week 11 – Vikes Are Hard To Handle (11/17/2010)
- Daily Vikings Trivia (11-17-10) Vikings Home Record (11/17/2010)
- Bears Win, Vikings Lose, Season is Just About Done (11/15/2010)
- Daily Vikings Trivia (11-15-10) Green Bay At Home (11/15/2010)
- IT’S GAME TIME: 2010 Week 10 – Minnesota Vikings vs Chicago Bears (11/12/2010)
- Favre Meets Berrian, Allen Meets Anderson, Childress Gets A Lifejacket, and Longwell says “I Got This” (11/8/2010)
- Brad Childress Is A Bone Head. The Vikings Waive Randy Moss (11/1/2010)
