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 …read more
Brett Favre Goes For Touchdown Record
August 30, 2007 by David Kindervater
Filed under Green Bay Packers
Blogging the National Football League, Blogging the NFL
Entering the 2007 season, Green Bay Packers QB Brett Favre needs only seven more touchdown passes to top Hall of Famer Dan Marino on the NFL’s all-time list in that category. Dan has 420. Brett has 414. Nobody else is even close. Fran Tarkenton is in third place with 342. Of course, one still-active player, Peyton Manning, might have something to say about this record before he is done. Peyton has 275 TDs and counting.
You think this record didn’t have something to do with Brett’s return for another season in Green Bay? You’d …read more
