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Best NFL Players of All Time: Brett Favre

Yes, Brett Favre was one of the best quarterbacks in the history of the game at one point, tearing defenses with his gunslinger mindset and rapid strike.

Towards the end of his career, Favre would turn into something of a nasty soap opera. He was unable to make up his mind and promptly reversed his field after deciding to quit the game on the first occasion.

His last few seasons of play were quite painful as a result of that choice. However, Favre’s incredible career accomplishments are beginning to shine again after he left Green Bay, played for the Jets, and then the Vikings.

Though he was a star in Green Bay, Favre had the opportunity to leave his mark abroad. Prior to the 1992 draft, the Packers acquired Favre from the Atlanta Falcons, trading the Falcons a first-round selection for a player they had selected in the previous year’s second round.

Early in the 1992 season, Don Majkowski, the starting quarterback, had an ankle injury. This gave Brett Favre the opportunity to play for the Packers. Favre had seemed confused and unprepared during practice sessions, but after hitting wide receiver Kittrick Taylor with the game-winning touchdown pass against the Cincinnati Bengals, everything seemed to be clicking.

After that, Favre had a spectacular adjustment to the Green Bay offense, starting every game from Week Four of 1992 until the end of the 2007 campaign. He demonstrated throughout that he was much more than a person who simply showed up for work every day. He demonstrated a real gunslinger’s mentality, one of the strongest arms the game has ever seen, and a track record of success.

Favre was selected to three first-team All-Pro teams, earned three MVP awards, two offensive player of the year honors, and was selected to 11 Pro Bowls.

In terms of pass attempts (10,169), pass completions (6,300), passing yards (71,838), touchdown passes (508), and interceptions (336), Favre leads the NFL all-time through the 2013 season.

The interceptions serve as evidence of Favre’s recklessness and lack of fear. For the most part of his career, Favre has always thought he could fit a ball through whatever space he saw, even if it was only eighteen inches long and 35 yards out.

Favre’s rocky split from the Packers led to his trade to the New York Jets before the 2008 season. Though he had retired during the 2008 offseason, Favre made the decision to return just in time for training camp to begin.

The Packers wanted Favre to honor his initial retirement decision because they were sick of this yearly dance with him and had already given the job to the powerful quarterback Aaron Rodgers. The Jets acquired him when he failed to.

Moving to Broadway wasn’t exactly a success. In a Jets uniform, Favre appeared unremarkable and infrequently joyful. In New York, he lacked the joie de vivre that had been such an integral part of his image during his greatest days in Green Bay.

In 2009, Favre bounced back with a stellar season in Minnesota; however, he was unable to maintain his level of play upon his return in 2010. Following a lackluster performance with the Vikings that season, he ultimately decided to end his career.

Because of his extraordinary confidence, Favre was able to complete throws that few other quarterbacks could have imagined. Robert Porcher, a defensive end with the Lions, pursued quarterback Brett Favre out of the pocket to his le during the 1993 Wild Card playoff game. Favre halted, turned, and fired a perfect 40-yard touchdown pass to Sterling Sharpe down the right sideline for the game-winning touchdown in a 28-24 victory, instead of jogging or throwing to his left. He was almost on the left sideline.

Though Favre had always believed in his own abilities, that play made him believe that anything was possible. According to Favre, “you don’t have a chance unless you believe in yourself.” “I know that was a difficult throw, but I thought I could get it to Sterling easily when I made it. I had no concerns.

When the Packers defeated the Patriots 35–21 in Super Bowl XXXI in New Orleans, Favre’s career reached its zenith. In the first quarter, Favre found wide receiver Andre Rison for a 54-yard touchdown pass, and the Packers would never look back.

When the Broncos and John Elway met in San Diego the next season, they were heavy favorites to win the championship again. However, the Broncos showed no mercy, defeating the Packers 31–24.

In his last season, Elway would lead his club to one more Super Bowl victory, giving him an advantage over quarterback Brett Favre that he has not been able to overcome.

Best NFL Players of All Time: Brett Favre Stats

Regular Season

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	QBrec	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Int	Int%	1D	Succ%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	QBR	Sk	Yds	Sk%	NY/A	ANY/A	4QC	GWD	AV
1991	22	ATL	QB	4	2	0		0	4	0	0	0	0	2	50			0	0	-22.5		0	0		1	11	20	-2.2	-20.2			0
1992	23	GNB	QB	4	15	13	36743	302	471	64.1	3227	18	3.8	13	2.8			76	6.9	6.4	10.7	215.1	85.3		34	208	6.7	5.98	5.53	3	3	13
1993	24	GNB	QB	4	16	16	36776	318	522	60.9	3303	19	3.6	24	4.6			66	6.3	5	10.4	206.4	72.2		30	199	5.4	5.62	4.36	3	3	13
1994	25	GNB	QB	4	16	16	36776	363	582	62.4	3882	33	5.7	14	2.4	200	45.8	49	6.7	6.7	10.7	242.6	90.7		31	188	5.1	6.03	6.08	1	2	16
1995	26	GNB	QB	4	16	16	36835	359	570	63	4413	38	6.7	13	2.3	223	49.8	99	7.7	8	12.3	275.8	99.5		33	217	5.5	6.96	7.25	0	1	18
1996	27	GNB	QB	4	16	16	13-3-0	325	543	59.9	3899	39	7.2	13	2.4	194	45.1	80	7.2	7.5	12	243.7	95.8		40	241	6.9	6.27	6.61	1	1	18
1997	28	GNB	QB	4	16	16	13-3-0	304	513	59.3	3867	35	6.8	16	3.1	189	47.6	74	7.5	7.5	12.7	241.7	92.6		25	176	4.6	6.86	6.82			17
1998	29	GNB	QB	4	16	16	36835	347	551	63	4212	31	5.6	23	4.2	204	48	84	7.6	6.9	12.1	263.3	87.8		38	223	6.5	6.77	6.07	1	2	16
1999	30	GNB	QB	4	16	16	36746	341	595	57.3	4091	22	3.7	23	3.9	196	41.9	74	6.9	5.9	12	255.7	74.7		35	223	5.6	6.14	5.2	3	3	13
2000	31	GNB	QB	4	16	16	36776	338	580	58.3	3812	20	3.4	16	2.8	194	44.4	67	6.6	6	11.3	238.3	78		33	236	5.4	5.83	5.31	0	4	13
2001	32	GNB	QB	4	16	16	36864	314	510	61.6	3921	32	6.3	15	2.9	187	47	67	7.7	7.6	12.5	245.1	94.1		22	151	4.1	7.09	7.02	1	2	15
2002	33	GNB	QB	4	16	16	36864	341	551	61.9	3658	27	4.9	16	2.9	189	48	85	6.6	6.3	10.7	228.6	85.6		26	188	4.5	6.01	5.7	3	3	13
2003	34	GNB	QB	4	16	16	36805	308	471	65.4	3361	32	6.8	21	4.5	168	49	66	7.1	6.5	10.9	210.1	90.4		19	137	3.9	6.58	5.96	1	3	14
2004	35	GNB	QB	4	16	16	36805	346	540	64.1	4088	30	5.6	17	3.1	205	50.2	79	7.6	7.3	11.8	255.5	92.4		12	93	2.2	7.24	6.94	3	4	15
2005	36	GNB	QB	4	16	16	36628	372	607	61.3	3881	20	3.3	29	4.8	202	46.4	59	6.4	4.9	10.4	242.6	70.9		24	170	3.8	5.88	4.45	1	1	9
2006	37	GNB	QB	4	16	16	36746	343	613	56	3885	18	2.9	18	2.9	183	42.3	82	6.3	5.6	11.3	242.8	72.7	45.5	21	134	3.3	5.92	5.21	1	1	9
2007	38	GNB	QB	4	16	16	13-3-0	356	535	66.5	4155	28	5.2	15	2.8	198	50.9	82	7.8	7.6	11.7	259.7	95.7	70.8	15	93	2.7	7.39	7.18	2	4	14
2008	39	NYJ	QB	4	16	16	36776	343	522	65.7	3472	22	4.2	22	4.2	186	49.3	56	6.7	5.6	10.1	217	81	43.4	30	213	5.4	5.9	4.91	1	2	12
2009	40	MIN	QB	4	16	16	36864	363	531	68.4	4202	33	6.2	7	1.3	214	49.9	63	7.9	8.6	11.6	262.6	107.2	74.4	34	247	6	7	7.61	2	2	16
2010	41	MIN	QB	4	13	13	36654	217	358	60.6	2509	11	3.1	19	5.3	112	43.4	53	7	5.2	11.6	193	69.9	38.4	22	139	5.8	6.24	4.57	1	2	5
Career					302	298	186-112-0	6300	10169	62	71838	508	5	336	3.3	3244	47	99	7.1	6.6	11.4	237.9	86		525	3487	4.9	6.39	5.93	28	43	259
16 yrs		GNB			255	253	160-93-0	5377	8754	61.4	61655	442	5	286	3.3	2732	46.8	99	7	6.6	11.5	241.8	85.8		438	2877	4.8	6.39	5.96	24	37	226
2 yrs		MIN			29	29	17-12-0	580	889	65.2	6711	44	4.9	26	2.9	326	47.3	63	7.5	7.2	11.6	231.4	92.2		56	386	5.9	6.69	6.39	3	4	21
1 yr		ATL			2	0		0	4	0	0	0	0	2	50			0	0	-22.5		0	0		1	11	20	-2.2	-20.2			0
1 yr		NYJ			16	16	36776	343	522	65.7	3472	22	4.2	22	4.2	186	49.3	56	6.7	5.6	10.1	217	81		30	213	5.4	5.9	4.91	1	2	12

Playoffs

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	QBrec	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Int	Int%	1D	Succ%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	Sk	Yds	Sk%	NY/A	ANY/A	4QC	GWD
1993	24	GNB	QB	2	2	45292	43	71	60.6	535	5	7	3	4.2			48	7.5	7	12.4	267.5	89.8	2	4	2.7	7.27	6.79	1	1
1994	25	GNB	QB	2	2	45292	41	73	56.2	473	0	0	1	1.4	20	44.5	59	6.5	5.9	11.5	236.5	70.2	2	15	2.7	6.11	5.51
1995	26	GNB	QB	3	3	45323	66	102	64.7	805	8	7.8	2	2	39	54	73	7.9	8.6	12.2	268.3	106.9	6	41	5.6	7.07	7.72
1996	27	GNB	QB	3	3	36586	44	71	62	617	5	7	1	1.4	25	59.1	81	8.7	9.5	14	205.7	107.5	7	60	9	7.14	7.85
1997	28	GNB	QB	3	3	45323	56	97	57.7	668	5	5.2	3	3.1	33	51.4	40	6.9	6.5	11.9	222.7	83.2	6	23	5.8	6.26	5.92
1998	29	GNB	QB	1	1	0-1	20	35	57.1	292	2	5.7	2	5.7	12	49.6	47	8.3	6.9	14.6	292	79.7	1	10	2.8	7.83	6.44
2001	32	GNB	QB	2	2	45292	48	73	65.8	550	4	5.5	7	9.6	27	57.8	51	7.5	4.3	11.5	275	67	3	23	3.9	6.93	3.84	0	1
2002	33	GNB	QB	1	1	0-1	20	42	47.6	247	1	2.4	2	4.8	12	35.3	37	5.9	4.2	12.4	247	54.4	2	14	4.5	5.3	3.7
2003	34	GNB	QB	2	2	45292	41	66	62.1	499	3	4.5	1	1.5	21	55.5	44	7.6	7.8	12.2	249.5	94.2	1	9	1.5	7.31	7.54	1	0
2004	35	GNB	QB	1	1	0-1	22	33	66.7	216	1	3	4	12.1	13	56.5	28	6.5	1.7	9.8	216	55.4	2	15	5.7	5.74	1.17
2007	38	GNB	QB	2	2	45292	37	58	63.8	409	5	8.6	2	3.4	23	44.1	90	7.1	7.2	11.1	204.5	99	1	0	1.7	6.93	7.1
2009	40	MIN	QB	2	2	45292	43	70	61.4	544	5	7.1	2	2.9	28	53	47	7.8	7.9	12.7	272	97.6	3	20	4.1	7.18	7.32
Career				24	24	13-11	481	791	60.8	5855	44	5.6	30	3.8	253	45.9	90	7.4	6.8	12.2	244	86.3	36	234	4.4	6.8	6.23	2	2
11 yrs		GNB		22	22	45636	438	721	60.7	5311	39	5.4	28	3.9	225	45.7	90	7.4	6.7	12.1	241.4	85.2	33	214	4.4	6.76	6.12	2	2
1 yr		MIN		2	2	45292	43	70	61.4	544	5	7.1	2	2.9	28	47.9	47	7.8	7.9	12.7	272	97.6	3	20	4.1	7.18	7.32

 

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