Brett Favre completed 6300 passes for 71838 yards across 302 regular season games. He started 298 consecutive regular season games and reached 321 starts when playoff appearances receive addition. Those figures accompany three NFL MVP awards and 11 Pro Bowl selections.
Key Takeaways
- Brett Favre won 3 NFL MVP Awards in 1995, 1996, 1997
- 11-time Pro Bowl selection (1992, 1993, 1995-2002, 2007-2009)
- First-team All-Pro 3 times (1995-1997)
- Brett Favre played in 302 regular season games
- Brett Favre made 298 consecutive regular season starts from 1992-2007
- Total NFL starts including playoffs: 321
- Brett Favre completed 6,300 of 10,169 passing attempts for 71,838 yards in his regular season career
- Brett Favre threw 442 passing touchdowns during the regular season
- Brett Favre had a career regular season passer rating of 86.4
- Brett Favre holds NFL record for most career pass attempts: 10,169
- All-time passing yards leader until 2018: 71,838 yards
- Most career passing touchdowns at retirement: 508
- Brett Favre rushed for 1,383 yards on 437 carries in regular season career
- Brett Favre scored 12 rushing touchdowns career
- Career yards per carry: 3.2 for Favre
Brett Favre won three straight MVPs, threw 508 touchdowns, and still leads the Packers in passing.
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Awards and Honors
1Brett Favre won 3 NFL MVP Awards in 1995, 1996, 1997
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211-time Pro Bowl selection (1992, 1993, 1995-2002, 2007-2009)
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3First-team All-Pro 3 times (1995-1997)
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4Packers Hall of Fame inductee in 2015
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51997 Super Bowl XXXI Champion
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6Bert Bell Award winner in 1997
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7NFL 2000s All-Decade Team second team
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8Sports Illustrated Athlete of the 90s
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9Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee multiple times
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101996 NFC Offensive Player of the Year
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11Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee 2023
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12Packers all-time leading passer award
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132007 Comeback Player of the Year
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14NFL 1990s All-Decade Team
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15Maxwell Award finalist 1996
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161995 AP NFL MVP
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17Byron "Whizzer" White Humanitarian Award 2004? Wait, no - actually multiple community awards
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1811 Pro Bowls total
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19Second-team All-Pro 1993, 2001
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20NFL Player of the Year 1997 by multiple outlets
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21Sportsman of the Year by Sports Illustrated 1997
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221996 UPI NFC Player of the Year
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Awards and Honors Interpretation
Brett Favre’s legendary and often reckless career was a thrilling three-act play of peak dominance, iconic Super Bowl glory, and a remarkably resilient late-career renaissance, all underscored by his undeniable, gunslinging magnetism on the field.
Games and Starts
1Brett Favre played in 302 regular season games
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2Brett Favre made 298 consecutive regular season starts from 1992-2007
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3Total NFL starts including playoffs: 321
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4Played 19 seasons in NFL
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516 seasons with Green Bay Packers
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6Appeared in 4 NFC Championship Games
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7Started 255 games for Packers
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82009 NFC Championship starter at age 40
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9Consecutive starts streak ended in 2008 due to injury
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10Played every Packers offensive snap in 1995-1997
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1132 playoff games played
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1210 seasons with 15+ starts
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13Rookie year: 2 starts in 1991
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142008 Jets: 16 starts
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15Full 16-game seasons: 13 times
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16Missed only 1 game due to suspension in 1992
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17Vikings: 29 games, 28 starts in 2009-2010
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181996: 16 starts, Super Bowl run
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19Total snaps played: over 25,000 estimated
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202003: 16 starts, MVP
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21Consecutive starts including postseason: 297
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221995-2007: 275 consecutive starts
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23Played in 5 Pro Bowls consecutively early career
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Games and Starts Interpretation
For nearly two decades, Brett Favre was the NFL's ironman gunslinger, whose remarkable streak of 298 consecutive starts was less a record and more a personal dare to Father Time, one he almost won.
Passing Statistics
1Brett Favre completed 6,300 of 10,169 passing attempts for 71,838 yards in his regular season career
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2Brett Favre threw 442 passing touchdowns during the regular season
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3Brett Favre had a career regular season passer rating of 86.4
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4In 1996, Brett Favre completed 359 of 582 attempts for 4,413 yards with Green Bay Packers
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5Brett Favre's single-season high in passing yards was 4,911 in 1997
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6From 1995-1997, Brett Favre averaged over 4,400 passing yards per season
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7Brett Favre completed 62.6% of his career passes
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8In 2003 MVP season, Favre threw for 3,899 yards on 318/471 attempts
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9Brett Favre had 5,720 passing yards with Packers from 1992-2007
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10Career yards per attempt for Favre was 7.1
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11In 1995, Favre passed for 4,413 yards and 38 TDs
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12Brett Favre threw for 3,121 yards in 1992 rookie partial season
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13Adjusted net yards per attempt career: 6.53 for Favre
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14Favre had 4,428 yards in 1999 season
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152007 season: 3,531 yards on 289/445 attempts
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16With Jets in 2008: 3,472 yards on 271/471
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17Vikings 2009: 4,202 yards, 371/513 completions
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18Career sack percentage: 6.0%
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19Favre's longest pass play: 99 yards
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202001: 3,658 yards, 32 TDs
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211998: 4,212 yards on 359/547
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22Adjusted yards per attempt career leader (historical)
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23Favre passed for 2,667 yards in strike-shortened 1994
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242002: 3,778 yards, 27 TDs
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252004: 4,135 yards on 349/567
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262000: 3,912 yards
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271993: 3,583 yards as starter
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28Vikings tenure: 4,747 yards in 2 seasons
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29Packers career completion %: 62.4%
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3030 games with 300+ yards
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Passing Statistics Interpretation
Brett Favre’s legendary durability and statistical enormity—built on 71,838 career yards, 442 touchdowns, and a cannon-for-an-arm mentality—were both his greatest strength and the very reason his gunslinger's passer rating was a sometimes-pedestrian 86.4.
Records and Milestones
1Brett Favre holds NFL record for most career pass attempts: 10,169
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2All-time passing yards leader until 2018: 71,838 yards
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3Most career passing touchdowns at retirement: 508
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4NFL record for most interceptions: 336 career
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5Iron Man record: 297 consecutive starts including playoffs
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6Most 300-yard games by QB: 63
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7Packers all-time passing yards: 61,655
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8Most seasons with 4,000+ yards: 7 (tied)
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9Youngest QB to reach 50,000 yards at 38 years old
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10Most pass attempts in a season: 597 in 1999
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11200 consecutive starts record holder until broken
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12Most career pass completions until surpassed: 6,300
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13Vikings single-season passing yards record: 4,202 in 2009
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14Most games started by QB: 298 regular season
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153 straight MVPs: only QB to do so 1995-1997
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16Most fumbles career: 166
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17Packers record for most TDs: 442
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184,000 yards at age 40 in 2009
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19Most 400-yard games: 9
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20Single-game record: 5 TDs multiple times
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21Oldest QB to throw 400+ yards: 40 years in 2009
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Records and Milestones Interpretation
Brett Favre's legendary career was a masterclass in both the spectacular and the reckless, cementing his status as the NFL's most prolific gunslinger who could just as easily carve up a defense as he could his own team's hopes with a single, daring throw.
Rushing Statistics
1Brett Favre rushed for 1,383 yards on 437 carries in regular season career
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2Brett Favre scored 12 rushing touchdowns career
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3Career yards per carry: 3.2 for Favre
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4In 1994, Favre rushed for 200 yards on 41 carries
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5Single-season rush high: 273 yards in 1991
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6Favre had 135 first downs rushing career
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7Fumbled 119 times career, lost 47
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81995 rushing: 180 yards, 3 TDs
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92009 Vikings rushing: 54 yards on 17 carries
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10Career longest rush: 58 yards
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11Rushed for 100+ yards in 3 games
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121997 rushing: 142 yards on 48 carries
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13Jets 2008: 154 yards rushing
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14Packers rushing total: 1,110 yards
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152003 rushing: 102 yards, 1 TD
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16Fumbles per game average: 0.11
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171996: 162 yards on 43 carries
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182001: 113 yards rushing
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191993 rushing: 223 yards, 2 TDs
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202007: 107 yards on 38 carries
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21Career rushing TDs tied for most by QB (with several)
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221992 rushing: 154 yards
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232004 rushing: 107 yards
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242000: 92 yards on 21 carries
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251998 rushing: 90 yards
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262002 rushing: 124 yards
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Rushing Statistics Interpretation
Brett Favre's career on the ground was a thrilling, high-stakes sideshow, where his legendary toughness and occasional long-distance brilliance were perfectly balanced by the ever-present threat of a game-altering fumble.
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