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QB Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers

HT: 6-2, WT: 220, Born: 10-10-1969, College: Southern Mississippi, Drafted: Round 2

2008 Projections

2007 Game Summaries

Week 1 - Favre battled through this game. The Green Bay offense struggled to produce, only creating one scoring drive that was not the result of a turnover. Favre led that drive by creating plays when the pressure was on him, literally. Twice he produced completions while an Eagle defender was in the process of bringing him down. He worked the hard count on every play, revealing where the defenders were blitzing from. Favre did make a couple of bad decisions, but only had one interception result from them. He tried to avoid a sack and pass to Franks but Takeo Spikes was in perfect position for the interception, which likely would have been returned for a touchdown; however Spikes dropped the ball. Favre also fumbled late in the second half when he was hit preparing to throw the ball, but the defense held the Eagles to a three and out.

Week 2 - With the Packers struggling to run the football, Favre was able to keep the offense moving with his arm. Favre caught fire after half time, completing his first 14 passes of the second half and throwing for three scores. His first touchdown pass came on a two yard toss to Bubba Franks that put the Packers up 14--10. Favre's second scoring strike was a ten yard laser that found Donald Driver in the back of the end zone. He showed some touch on his third touchdown pass, laying the ball out perfectly to Donald Lee for the three yard score. His only interception of the game came on a deflected ball early in the second quarter that was picked off by Gibril Wilson.

Week 3 - Favre tied Dan Marino for first place on the league's all-time touchdown pass list with the 420th of his illustrious career. The toss came on a slant pattern to Greg Jennings, who did much of the work after the catch. As for the rest of the game, Favre was given ample time to throw by his offensive line and he picked apart the San Diego secondary at will. It was vintage Favre, as he never locked onto one particular guy for any long period, and his afternoon was ripe with pump fakes and bullet passes all over the field. At times, it appeared as if he had all day to throw and was very rarely under any duress. About his only mistake was an early pass that he tried forcing into the end zone to the aforementioned Jennings. Fortunately for him, CB Antonio Cromartie was unable to hang onto the ball and it fell harmlessly incomplete. He was also bailed out of a fumble thanks to the tuck rule midway through the second quarter. He clearly lost the ball after a pump fake, but his arm was definitely coming forward and the officials (who originally ruled it a fumble) got the call right after a Packers challenge. In addition to Favre's gaudy stats, it's amazing to think they could have been even better. TE Bubba Franks dropped a sure touchdown late in the first quarter on a relatively simple play in the end zone, leaving the Packers to settle for a field goal. And late in the game, Favre completed not one, but two passes down to the one yard line on the same drive (they got to the one and then were backed up again after penalties). And on both occasions, the Packers failed to punch the ball in for the score. He played pretty much flawlessly, and displayed a youthful exuberance that leads one to think he is having a lot of fun again doing his thing out there.

Week 4 - On the day the Minnesota Vikings wore throwback uniforms, Brett Favre played like a throwback of himself. He repeatedly dissected the Vikings secondary, finishing with 344 yards, two touchdowns and completing 71% of his passes. The Packers never tried to establish a running game all day, as Brett Favre was able to move the Packers up and down the field. As good as Favre numbers were, the lack of running game hurt his final totals as the Packers were unable to convert a handful of short third down conversions that could have potentially given Favre more opportunities to throw the ball.

Week 5 - Favre had an excellent first half, but fell victim to a stout second half Bears' defense. He made plenty of good throws but it was one of his worst that changed the direction of the game. Favre tried to make a play happen after a scramble in the third quarter and ended up throwing the ball straight to middle linebacker Brian Urlacher. The sense at the time was that it was a game changing play, and that proved correct. Favre preferred his wide receivers Donald Driver and James Jones, targeting each eight times. His accuracy was mostly due to the short, dink-and-dunk type throws his was making, particularly to his tight ends (eight total targets) and running backs (ten total targets). He hooked up with Greg Jennings for a 41 yard touchdown strike in the second quarter that was a beautiful, perfectly thrown pass on a streak near the left sideline. Favre's second interception was a Hail Mary toss up that Driver nearly caught.

Week 6 - Favre and the Packers' offense struggled to sustain drives against the Redskins' defense. He completed only four passes over ten yards and turned the ball over twice on a couple of bad passes that were intercepted by Sean Taylor. Three other errant throws could have been intercepted as all three passes hit Taylor in the hands, but in each case the ball fell incomplete.

Favre struggled with his accuracy throughout the game. On a couple of plays, it appeared that he had receivers open deep, but the passes hung up in the air and defenders were able to close on the receiver to prevent the completion. He did have a couple of throws that could have gone for touchdowns. In the third quarter, Favre hit WR James Jones on a 23 yard completion that would have been a score if not for a questionable holding penalty called against the offensive line. In the fourth quarter, TE Bubba Franks made an eight yard catch in the end zone but fell out of bounds before he could establish possession in bounds.

Week 8 - After the Packers' offense went three and out on their first drive of the game, Favre hit a home run on the second series. An excellent deep ball from Favre to WR James Jones beat Champ Bailey for Green Bay's first touchdown of the game. On the play, he looked off the safety and threw a perfect pass that went for the 79 yard score. Favre finished the first half completing over 61% of his first half passes for 147 yards and the one touchdown throw.

As good as his first half was, he had an even more outstanding second half. One pass from Favre's right arm would fall incomplete after the intermission as he racked up 184 yards on 13 completions. His 82 yard strike to WR Greg Jennings in overtime to win the game for Green Bay will add to his legacy. Favre now has 11 touchdown passes on the year and this game marked the fourth time this year that Favre has eclipsed the 300 yard passing mark.

Week 9 - Favre showed that he still has some life in his arm at the age of 37. When his receivers were open, he was able to hit them in stride to allow them to pick up good yards after the catch. When the receivers appeared to be covered, he showed that he still has a strong arm and was able to rifle the ball to them. Favre's arm strength was on display when he hit Greg Jennings for the game winning 60 yard touchdown with a throw off of his back foot. He also showed that he is still capable of making the occasional poor decision, as evidenced by his two interceptions. The first pick was only partially his fault as the receiver broke off the route and Favre threw the ball behind him. The second pick came when he threw behind Koren Robinson and led to a Chiefs score just before halftime.

Week 10 - Favre, like he has much of this season, looked like his old self. Not only did he put up numbers like he did in his prime, he made the improvised, mechanically ugly plays he is notorious for. In addition to the almost half dozen under handed shovel passes to running backs, he also made one pass from his knees. He tripped over a lineman's feet on a drop back. Instead of taking the sack, he got up to his knees and flung the ball out to the fullback in the flat. His bread and butter was his more traditional quick hitters to his tight end and receivers on slants and quick outs. He did start somewhat slowly in the first quarter, but soon after found his rhythm and was unstoppable the rest of the afternoon.

Week 11 - Favre threw three touchdown passes on a day where he completed 22 of 30 for 218 yards and did not throw any interceptions. He was sacked once and appeared to fumble the ball. After review it was determined Favre did not lose the ball. Favre had two long drives of over 70 yards in the second quarter. Both drives resulted in a touchdown.

Week 12 - We'll spare you the gushing praise for Favre that everyone else will heap on you and try to stick to the facts. The fact is...Favre was unbelievable! The mistakes, the forced throws, the errant passes that we've come to know the past few years are seemingly gone. He's still the same old gunslinger, but he now seems very focused and doesn't take as many silly risks. Perhaps the fact that he's got a dynamite receiving crew has something to do with that, and he no longer has to take those chances. Whatever the case, Favre is obviously playing as well as he ever has and if it weren't for Tom Brady's pursuit of 5,000 touchdown passes, Favre would probably be a cinch for league MVP at this point. He completed 76% of his passes for a season-high 381 yards (his seventh 300 yard passing game of the season, tying his own team record). He completed a team record twenty consecutive passes, just two off the league mark. Amazingly, his afternoon could have been even more productive if Green Bay had had just a little bit more success in the red zone. That's not to say they weren't efficient -- they did score four red zone touchdowns. But they also had three short field goals from Mason Crosby, and with the way the Detroit defense played it's a wonder Favre didn't throw five or six touchdowns. All game long, he had loads of time to throw and knew exactly what to do with it. He wasn't sacked at all, and never came close to throwing an interception. In fact, his only real miscue of the game came on his first play from scrimmage. He tripped on the foot of a lineman and fumbled the handoff exchange to Ryan Grant. Even that looked to be more Grant's fault than Favre's, though the fumble is charged to the quarterback in those instances. And despite the turnover, Favre clearly had one of the best games you'll see a quarterback have all season long.

Week 13 - Favre and the Packers came out throwing as they opened the game in a five receiver set, something that has been pretty effective for the Packers recently. He threw one up for grabs on the first play of the Packers' third possession of the game. Favre got some pressure from up the middle and threw an ill-advised pass that was intercepted. He took plenty of deep shots down the field early in the game and was lucky not to get a couple of other passes picked off. He got his second interception early in the second quarter when a defender came in on a blitz and Favre's throwing arm hit his helmet while trying to throw. Favre looked to be in pain after the play as he held his throwing arm. It appeared he slammed his forearm or elbow on the defenders helmet while trying to throw. Favre would not come back into the game on the next series and back up Aaron Rodgers would take his place. Favre stayed on the sidelines with his helmet on but he would not return to the game as he had a wrap on his right throwing elbow. He played poorly prior to getting injured and having to leave the game.

Week 14 - There was nothing spectacular about Favre's first half stats (eight of 14 for 77 yards and one interception), but on the offenses' only touchdown drive over the first two quarters, he was four for five for 28 yards. Two third down pass completions on that series kept the chains moving and helped set up Ryan Grant's touchdown run. Favre's second half was more reflective of the games we've come to expect of him this year. Over the final two quarters, he was seven of nine for 189 yards and had touchdown throws to Greg Jennings (80 yards) and Donald Lee (46 yards). Favre's eleventh interception of the year came on a ball that was deflected by Koren Robinson into the hands of an Oakland defender.

Week 15 - Favre was hot early on in this contest as he completed his first nine passing attempts to eight different Packer's receivers and helped lead Green Bay to a 17--14 lead at halftime. Over the first two quarters, the Packers' quarterback was 13 of 17 for 134 yards and he had a four yard touchdown pass to TE Donald Lee. Favre only had six completions in the second half, but one of those was a home run that went for a 44 yard touchdown pass to WR Greg Jennings. This marked the 10th game of the year in which Favre threw at least two touchdown passes. His two interceptions to O.J. Atogwe were his 12th and 13th picks of the year.

Week 16 - Favre struggled all afternoon with the cold, windy weather. That does sound strange for a player with Favre's history and Lambeau field, but Favre did state the pre-game conditions were the worst he'd seen in his career. The win definitely threw him off his game as he struggled to get the ball to his receivers. His teammates' struggles with the ball didn't help either. One snap went over his head. Another, the center rolled on the ground and never got up to him. Yet another, later in the game, was low and Favre simply had to fall on it. Favre also threw two interceptions, one of which was returned 85 yards for a touchdown. These types of miscues, as well as the Packers' inability to convert first downs resulted in limited opportunities for Favre, as he finished with just 153 yards and no scores.

Week 17 - Favre's day lasted just over a quarter, but he looked sharp in leading the offense to touchdowns on Green Bay's first three drives. He finished the day completing over 81% of his passes (nine for 11) and threw touchdown passes to WR Koren Robinson and TE Bubba Franks. In addition to throwing the ball, Favre also had a 21 yard rush on Green Bay's first offensive drive. (The run was his longest of the year). He gave way to backup quarter back Craig Nall in the second quarter.

Week 19 - Brett Favre completed 18 of 23 passes for 173 yards and three touchdowns. With Ryan Grant seemingly unstoppable, the Packers did not ask Favre to air it out much in the second half. Favre found Greg Jennings for two of his touchdowns, and definitely seems to favor the second yard wide out around the end zone. Favre's most impressive play came in the second half where he eluded the pass rush and scrambled outside the pocket. He began to stumble and as he was about to go down threw and under handed pass to Donald Lee, that went for an 11 yard gain and first down, setting up the Packers in the red zone.

Week 20 - Brett Favre completed 19 of 35 passes for 236 yards and two touchdowns. His first score on the game came on a beautiful play action where he pump faked to the left side, faked the handoff to Grant, and went down the right side to Driver. Driver was jammed at the line, but his defender fell down, leaving him wide open in the secondary. He won a foot race, taking it down for a 90 yard touchdown and put the Packers up 7-6. In the third quarter Favre would later find Donald Lee in the back of the endzone for a 12 yard touchdown. Favre was having what was looking like a nice steady game, but threw two interceptions, one in the fourth quarter and one in overtime. His interception in overtime would prove too difficult for the Packers to dig themselves out of, as the game winning field goal came on the next drive.