Quarterback, Green Bay
Age: 28 (Oct. 10)
7th
season in pro football, 6th with Packers
College: Southern Mississippi
Height: 6’2” Weight: 225
Prelude:
Chosen by the
Atlanta Falcons in the second round of the 1991 NFL draft, Favre saw scant
action in Atlanta before being traded to Green Bay after one year. There was no
question as to the young quarterback having outstanding tools, in particular a
strong passing arm, but with new Head Coach Mike Holmgren looking to operate
the West Coast offense, he was viewed as a raw talent with questionable
maturity who would back up veteran Don Majkowski. However, Majkowski was
injured early in the season and Favre nearly led the Packers to the postseason
as he passed for 3227 yards and 18 TDs with a 64.1 completion percentage and
was selected to the Pro Bowl. He also displayed toughness, playing the last
seven games with a separated left shoulder. There were growing pains in ’93 as
Favre, a natural improviser, bridled at Holmgren’s efforts at making him more
disciplined. He led the NFL by throwing 24 interceptions, but Green Bay made it
to the postseason and Favre was again named to the Pro Bowl. While he wasn’t
selected in ’94, his numbers improved to 3882 yards passing with 33 TDs against
14 interceptions. In 1995 Favre led the league in passing yards (4413), TD
passes (38), and TD percentage (6.7) and was not only selected to the Pro Bowl
but was a consensus first-team All-NFL selection and received MVP recognition.
He again received MVP, first-team All-NFL, and Pro Bowl honors in ’96 after
once more leading the NFL in TD passes (a career-high 39) and TD percentage
(7.2) and the Packers won the Super Bowl.
1997 Season Summary
Appeared and
started in all 16 games
[Bracketed
numbers indicate league rank in Top 20]
Passing
Attempts – 513
[6]
Most attempts,
game – 43 at Detroit 9/28
Completions –
304 [4]
Most completions,
game – 25 at Tampa Bay 12/7
Yards – 3867 [2, 1st in NFC]
Most yards,
game – 363 at Indianapolis 11/16
Completion
percentage – 59.3 [7, tied with Warren Moon]
Yards per
attempt – 7.5 [4, tied with Jeff George & Mark Brunell]
TD passes – 35
[1]
Most TD
passes, game – 5 vs. Minnesota 9/21
Interceptions
– 16 [3, tied with Warren Moon]
Most
interceptions, game – 3 at Detroit 9/28
Passer rating
– 92.6 [4]
300-yard
passing games – 2
200-yard
passing games – 11
Rushing
Attempts – 58
Most
attempts, game - 9 (for 32 yds.) at New England 10/27
Yards – 187
Most yards,
game – 32 yards (on 9 carries) at New England 10/27
Yards per attempt
– 3.2
TDs – 1
Scoring
TDs – 1
Points – 6
Postseason: 3
G
Pass attempts
– 97
Most
attempts, game - 42 vs. Denver, Super Bowl
Pass
completions – 56
Most
completions, game - 25 vs. Denver, Super Bowl
Passing
yardage – 668
Most yards,
game - 256 vs. Denver, Super Bowl
TD passes – 5
Most TD
passes, game - 3 vs. Denver, Super Bowl
Interceptions
– 3
Most
interceptions, game - 2 vs. Tampa Bay, NFC Divisional playoff
Rushing
attempts – 7
Most rushing
attempts, game - 5 vs. Tampa Bay, NFC Divisional playoff
Rushing yards
– -8
Most rushing
yards, game - 2 vs. Tampa Bay, NFC Divisional playoff
Average gain
rushing – -1.1
Rushing TDs –
0
2-pt PAT – 1
Awards & Honors:
NFL MVP: AP
(co-winner)
1st
team All-NFL: AP, PFWA, Sporting News
1st
team All-NFC: Pro Football Weekly
Pro Bowl
Packers went 13-3
to finish first in the NFC Central while leading conference in scoring (422
points) and TDs (50). Won NFC Divisional playoff over Tampa Bay Buccaneers
(21-7) and NFC Championship over San Francisco 49ers (23-10). Lost Super Bowl
to Denver Broncos (31-24).
Aftermath:
Favre led the
NFL in pass completions (347), completion percentage (63.0), and passing yards
(4212) in 1998, although the team’s fortunes began to fade. He played through
many injuries over the ensuing years to put together a string of 297 consecutive
starts that finally ended in 2010. Along the way he had six 4000-yard passing
seasons and reached 3000 in 18 years. He also threw 30 or more TD passes nine
times. After initially retiring from the Packers in 2007, Favre made a comeback
that led to an acrimonious departure from Green Bay and he played with the New
York Jets in 2008. A season that started promisingly with the Jets proved
disappointing and Favre led the league by tossing 22 interceptions. Again
calling it quits, he was lured back by the Minnesota Vikings, finishing up with
two seasons there. Overall, Favre left as the all-time NFL leader in pass
attempts (10,169), completions (6300), yards (71,838), TD passes (508), and, on
the downside, interceptions (336).
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MVP Profiles feature players who were named MVP or
Player of the Year in the NFL, AAFC (1946-49), AFL (1960-69), WFL (1974), or
USFL (1983-85) by a recognized organization (Associated Press, Pro Football
Writers Association, Newspaper Enterprise Association, United Press International,
The Sporting News, Maxwell Club – Bert Bell Award, or the league itself).
[Updated 11/30/14]
[Updated 11/30/14]
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