The couple have two daughters, Brittany and Breleigh. Favre became a grandfather with the birth of grandson Parker Brett in , which made Favre the only player known to be a grandfather in the NFL at the time.
He has many NFL records including most consecutive starts by a player, most career pass completions, most career passing yards, most career interceptions thrown, most fumbles, most sacked, and most career victories as a starting quarterback. As of he is no longer offensive coordinator, but still assists with the team. Hickory Hills Lake. Reed Green Coliseum. Roberts Stadium. Southern Miss - inside M. M Roberts Stadium. Favre went on to have a remarkable run with the Packers, turning around the struggling but once-proud franchise into a perennial winner while establishing himself as one of the game's best quarterbacks.
Over the course of 16 seasons with the franchise, Favre led the team to a pair of Super Bowls, winning one, and became the first NFL player to win three straight MVP awards. Additionally, Favre started every single Packer game from September 20, , to January 20, Overall, Favre's ironman streak would run an amazing games, an NFL record. While his season with the Jets started out well, the team lost four of their last five games, including their final game against the Miami Dolphins, and they missed the playoffs.
In April , Favre was released from his contract with the Jets, freeing him to sign with the Minnesota Vikings. The rejuvenated veteran topped 4, passing yards and threw 33 touchdowns against just seven interceptions, guiding the Vikings to a record and a spot in the NFC Championship Game. At the end of the year, he was named to his 11th Pro Bowl. Favre returned to Minnesota in for what would become a disappointing season for the quarterback and the club.
He retired for good in January , having established NFL records for passing yards 71, and touchdowns , and resumed a quiet life in Mississippi. Early in his NFL career, Favre developed a dependence on painkillers to bounce back from on-field injuries. A month in rehab wasn't enough to quell the habit, and the QB began ingesting up to 15 Vicodin pills per day even as he was putting up MVP numbers.
Also, Green Bay advanced through the playoffs to the Super Bowl for the second year in a row. Favre completed 25 of 42 passes for yards and 3 touchdowns, with 1 interception in the losing effort. The Packers lost to the San Francisco 49ers in a wild card playoff game in Favre had rallied the team with a touchdown pass to Antonio Freeman with remaining in the game to put the Packers up 27— However, Steve Young responded with a touchdown of his own to Terrell Owens with three seconds remaining to end the Packers season.
Favre and the Packers failed for the first time since to at least reach the NFC championship game. In the regular season finale of , 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. It was Strahan's lone sack of the game and gave him the NFL's single—season sack record of The controversy has followed Strahan continuously since he set the record.
Jim Fassel, Strahan's coach in , said that when a respected athlete like Strahan gets close to an all-time record, sometimes opponents want him to break it. Favre and the Packers continued posting positive results through the next few seasons. Through the season, the Packers had the longest streak of non-losing seasons 13 in the NFL, despite an 8—8 record under coach Ray Rhodes, a 9—7 season under coach Mike Sherman, and no playoff berths in either or The streak ended in , with the Packers finishing 4—12 overall.
One day after his father died of a heart attack or stroke, Favre decided to play in a December 22, , Monday Night Football game against the Oakland Raiders. The Packers traveled to Oakland where Favre passed for four touchdowns in the first half and total yards in a 41—7 victory over the Raiders on international television even receiving applause from "Raider Nation". He completed Afterwards, Favre said, "I knew that my dad would have wanted me to play. I love him so much and I love this game.
It's meant a great deal to me, to my dad, to my family, and I didn't expect this kind of performance. But I know he was watching tonight. A notable game in the season in which Favre and the Packers finished 10—6 was against the New York Giants.
During the game, Favre suffered a concussion. He did not receive medical clearance to re-enter the game. Despite the concussion, Favre threw a yard touchdown to Javon Walker on a fourth down play.
Afterwards it was reported that Favre did not remember throwing the touchdown pass. Favre also had two significant touchdown streaks of note during the season. He had completed at least one touchdown pass in 36 consecutive games over the — seasons which at the time was the second longest streak in NFL history. Also, during the post-season, he broke Dan Marino's record for consecutive games with at least one touchdown pass in the post season. Favre went on to throw a touchdown pass in twenty consecutive playoff games which is still an NFL record.
After the death of his father, a series of events related to Favre's family were reported in the media. In October , ten months after the death of Favre's father, his brother-in-law, Casey Tynes, was killed in an all-terrain vehicle accident on Favre's Mississippi property. Soon after in , Favre's wife, Deanna Favre, was diagnosed with breast cancer. Following aggressive treatment through , she recovered.
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. In late August , Favre's family suffered another setback: Hurricane Katrina blew through Mississippi, destroying his family's home there; however, none of his family members were injured. Brett and Deanna's property in Hattiesburg, Mississippi was also extensively damaged by the storm.
Favre elected to continue to play in the season. For the season, despite throwing for over 3, yards for a record 14th consecutive time, Favre had a below average season with only 20 touchdown passes and a league-leading 29 interceptions.
His passer rating was After the disappointing season, many speculated that Favre would retire. However, on April 26, , Favre announced that he would remain with the team for the season.
Despite earlier comments that the season would be his last, Favre announced in a press conference on May 6, , that he had not ruled out the possibility of returning beyond the season. In the season, Favre suffered his first career shutout against the Chicago Bears. Later in the season, the New England Patriots shut out the Packers in a game where he was injured before halftime and could not complete the game. On September 24, , he became just the second quarterback in NFL history to record touchdown passes Dan Marino being the first.
He connected with rookie wide receiver Greg Jennings on a 5-yard pass that Jennings turned into a yard touchdown play during a win against the Detroit Lions. He also became the first player ever to complete 5, passes in his career.
On December 31, , the Packers played their last game of the season, winning 26—7 against the Chicago Bears. It was his 22nd career win versus the Bears, moving him to an all-time record of 22—8. On February 26, , Brett Favre underwent minor arthroscopic ankle surgery in Green Bay, Wisconsin to remove a buildup of bone spurs in his left ankle. Favre began the season trailing in a number of career NFL passing records. On September 30, Favre threw a yard touchdown pass to Greg Jennings in a game against the Vikings.
On November 4, , after the Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 33—22, Favre became only the 3rd quarterback to have defeated all thirty-one other current NFL teams. 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. On Thanksgiving , Favre led the Packers to a 37—26 win over the Lions, and brought the Packers to a 10—1 record.
Favre threw three touchdown passes for his 63rd career game with at least three touchdowns, surpassing Marino's former record of Prior to the Packers' playoff game against the Seattle Seahawks , Favre stated his desire to continue playing football for another season. In the Divisional Playoffs, Favre threw three touchdowns as the Packers cruised to a 42—20 victory over the Seahawks at a snowy Lambeau Field.
Negotiating sub-zero temperatures, Favre amassed passing yards and two touchdowns, but also threw an interception in overtime that set up the Giants' game-winning field goal.
Favre's yard touchdown pass to Donald Driver in the second quarter was the longest pass in Packers playoff history, and it extended Favre's NFL record for consecutive postseason games with a touchdown pass to
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