"[17], Favre formerly held several Southern Miss football records until most were surpassed by Austin Davis by the end of the 2011 season. Favre rarely threw more than five passes in a game. [201], Favre has been known as the most successful cold-weather quarterback of all time,[202] having compiled a record of 4417 in games when the game-time temperature was below 40 degrees fahrenheit. It was Strahan's lone sack of the game and gave him the NFL's singleseason sack record of 22.5, which topped Mark Gastineau's record of 22 set in 1984. Favre has received several awards[188] including: Favre owns several NFL records including, but not limited to:[66][74][77][78][89][188][197][198], Favre owns a number of team records with the Packers, Vikings, and Jets, including having printed his name into almost every passing category in the annals of Green Bay Packers history. [162] In the regular season finale, he passed for 316 yards and four touchdowns in the 447 victory over the New York Giants. [198][206][207][208][209], Brett Favre had significant stretches of success against his division rivals having won an NFL record 11 consecutive road games against the Chicago Bears,[75][210] and a perfect 190 won-lost record against the Detroit Lions at home, also an NFL record. It's been nearly 15 years since the Brett Favre Era ended in Green Bay with a strange sequence of events that culminated Aug. 7, 2008, when the Packers traded [173] That season, Favre achieved two milestones. Favre led the Packers to their best season in 30 years in the 1996 season, winning his second consecutive MVP award in the process. [247] He currently appears in TV ads for Copper Fit. Brett Favre has received an unfair rap from the media and from his ex-fans. Favre also received 11 Pro Bowl and three first-team All-Pro selections. After a lengthy meeting with head coach Mike McCarthy and general manager Ted Thompson, however, both sides agreed it was time for Favre and the organization to part ways. She created The Deanna Favre Hope Foundation which supports breast cancer education and women's breast imaging and diagnosis services for all women, including those who are medically underserved.[91]. [103] Overall, Favre finished the 2006 season with 3,885 passing yards, 18 touchdowns, and 18 interceptions as the Packers finished with an 88 record. 4 officially retired. 13 to No. April 24, 2023 6:02 pm ET. [139], The Packers had announced plans to retire Favre's #4 jersey in the 2008 season opener. In conjunction with his annual golf tournament, celebrity softball game and fundraising dinners, the foundation has donated more than $2million to charities in his home state of Mississippi as well as to those in his adopted state of Wisconsin. On Thanksgiving night, the Green Bay Packers honored former quarterback Brett Favre, holding a ceremony for his retired No. He now is awaiting approval from Goodell. [200], In addition, Favre set a number of college records with Southern Mississippi. He was previously asked in a 2009 interview with NBC how many times he had played with a concussion that with the new standards would have resulted in him sitting out. [148] In those five games, Favre threw eight interceptions and only two touchdown passes, bringing his season total to 22 of each. 3 on his list. There was also miscommunication between the Packers and Favre, as admitted by General Manager Ted Thompson, "when Favre decided in March that he was leaning toward playing, the organization wasn't quick toward embracing him". The Issues. It was only after one of his brothers smashed a car window with a golf club that Favre could be evacuated and rushed to the hospital. [239], Favre established the Brett Favre Fourward Foundation in 1996. Green Bay Packers [234], Favre's nephew, Dylan, played quarterback for the Cedar Rapids Titans of the Indoor Football League in 2016 after playing in college at Mississippi State, Pearl River Community College, and the University of Tennessee-Martin. In the winning streak was a 3810 victory over the Detroit Lions in Week 14, where Favre was 15-of-19 for 214 yards and three touchdowns to give him a 153.2 passer rating. That day, Favre entered He played for the Packers for 16 years before being traded to the Jets for the 2008 season and spending his final two seasons with the Vikings. Afterwards it was reported that Favre did not remember throwing the touchdown pass. [124][125][126] Although Favre stated that he had been willing to play another year, he felt that another season would only be successful if he led his team to another Super Bowl victory. [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. Wolf overruled them. WebPackers great Brett Favre played for 16 years in Green Bay. Green Bay Packers Three plays later, Favre threw the gamewinning touchdown pass to wide receiver Kitrick Taylor with 13 seconds remaining. [147] However, the Jets lost four of the last five games of the season, including the final game against the Miami Dolphins, who had acquired quarterback Chad Pennington after he was released from the Jets to make room for Favre. His 2009 campaign for the Vikings saw him guide them to a division title and NFC Championship Game appearance, while having one of his strongest statistical seasons. In a statement not spoken in a few years, Brett Favre still gives the Green Bay Packers their best shot to win. [149] Favre had complained of shoulder pain and had an MRI performed on December 29, 2008, which revealed a torn biceps tendon in his right shoulder. Favre Favre had returned to Lambeau Field on July 18 for his induction into the Packers Hall of Fame and to have his No. [151] On February 11, 2009, Favre informed the Jets that he was retiring after 18 seasons. Brett Favre The loss of guards Marco Rivera and Mike Wahle to free agency along with key injuries to Javon Walker, Ahman Green, Bubba Franks, among others, hampered Favre and the team. The next week's game against the Pittsburgh Steelers started the longest consecutive starts streak for a quarterback in NFL history. Packers One of his ancestors is Simon Favre, a Creole[5][6] and an influential figure in Spanish West Florida in the late 18th and early 19th centuries; Brett descends from Simon's Choctaw Native American mistress, Pistikiokonay, and thus his grandfather was affiliated with the Choctaw. [104][105], On February 26, 2007, Favre underwent minor arthroscopic ankle surgery in Green Bay, Wisconsin to remove a buildup of bone spurs in his left ankle. The Packers are following a familiar game plan for transitioning from a Hall of Famer to a young, first-round quarterback. [137], Packers team president Mark Murphy met with Favre on July 30 in Hattiesburg, Miss. As the game progressed, the Panthers were winning their game by a sizable margin to the point that they had overtaken the Packers in net points for a brief time. But having been hung out to dry by Favre too often in the past, they were in no mood for drama." In the ambulance, his mother was sitting with him. [119] Negotiating sub-zero temperatures, Favre amassed 236 passing yards and two touchdowns, but also threw an interception in overtime that set up the Giants' game-winning field goal. [75][211], Since first being named the starter of the Green Bay Packers before playing the Pittsburgh Steelers on September 27, 1992, Favre had never missed a game spanning over 18+12consecutive seasons. Favre only stayed one season and played hurt (and poorly) down the stretch in 2008 as a highly promising start fizzled short of postseason. The Packers traveled to Oakland where Favre passed for four touchdowns in the first half and 399 total yards in a 417 victory over the Raiders on international television (even receiving applause from "Raider Nation"). Traded to the Packers, he became their starter early in the 1992 season and revitalized a franchise that had been in a period of decline since the late 1960s. FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Fifteen years ago, Brett Favre was in the same position as Aaron Rodgers-- traded to the New York Jets after a legendary career with the Green Bay Packers. [71], In the regular-season finale of 2001, Favre was the target of minor controversy when, in a game against the New York Giants at Giants Stadium, he was sacked by the Giants defensive end Michael Strahan. Favre's path to New York - CBS Sports March 4 Brett Favre retires. Since both teams were neck and neck for the tie-break advantage, both teams were frantically trying to score as many points as possible despite leading on the scoreboard by a sizable margin. He made clear that he would not return to the Packers as a backup and reiterated his desire to be released rather than traded, which would allow him the freedom to play for a competitive team. "[274], Favre helped arrange for $2million of the funds to be invested in a biotech startup in which he had already invested.[271]. [111][112] He joined Peyton Manning and Tom Brady as the only quarterbacks in NFL history to do this, just the week after the two of them achieved the accomplishment. Nearly five months after his tearful retirement news conference in March, Favre filed for reinstatement with the NFL on Tuesday. On August 9th, 2008, the Atlanta Falcons were reported to be among several teams interested in trading for Favre. [264] Favre paid $600,000 on October 26, 2021. By May 2009, he was officially cut from the Jets Reserve/Retired list. 1:41. Aaron Rodgers' final pass as a Packer was picked off (just like Brett Favre's) Cory Woodroof. [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. [87] Favre also had two significant touchdown streaks of note during the season. His passer rating was 70.9, 31st in the NFL and the worst single-season rating of his career. Favre's milestone 2007 season culminated with his selection to the 2008 Pro Bowl as the starting quarterback for the NFC, but an ankle injury forced him to withdraw from the game.[121]. [20], Favre was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the second round with the 33rd overall pick in the 1991 NFL Draft. Through the 2004 season, the Packers had the longest streak of non-losing seasons (13) in the NFL, despite an 88 record under head coach Ray Rhodes, a 97 season under head coach Mike Sherman, and no playoff berths in either 1999 or 2000.