Brett Favre Tops 60,000 Passing Yards, Packers Beat Vikings to Improve to 8-1
November 11, 2007 by David Kindervater
Filed under Green Bay Packers
Blogging the National Football League, Blogging the NFL
Brett Favre is out of control. This afternoon he became only the second quarterback in NFL history to reach 60,000 passing yards in a 34-0 rout of the Minnesota Vikings. For the Vikes, it was a must-win to get back into the NFC North playoff race, but the Packers were having none of it as the offense controlled the ball for a whopping 40 minutes and the defense held Minnesota to 247 total yards. Brett continued his incredible season going 33 of 46 for 351 yards and three TDs. He trails only Dan Marino, whose all-time mark of 61,361 yards passing still stands as the most in NFL history.
Brett has found some kind of fountain of youth. And he probably wishes he’d play the Vikings every week. The last time he lined up against the Purple, he passed (literally) Dan Marino for most TD passes all-time. He now trails Dan by 1,456 yards, so it’s likely, if he continues his current pace, that he’ll eclipse that mark this season. In fact, he only needs to average 208 passing yards/game the rest of the way to do it. My prediction? He’ll break it at St. Louis December 16.
