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Brett Favre

QB (retired)

Brett Favre: facts drawn from the play-by-play.

FanIQ Research · May 10, 2026 · 6 facts, every one from the play-by-play

20-year career (1991-2010). 71,838 career passing yards (top-5 all-time). 3x MVP. SB XXXI champion. HOF 2016 (1st ballot).

Milestone

Career honors snapshot

Honor	Count
MVP awards	3 (1995-97)
Pro Bowls	11
Super Bowls won	1 (XXXI)
Career yards	71,838
Career TDs	508

From 1999 onward (DB era), 9 of 12 seasons over 3,800 yards. The 2009 MIN season at age 40 may be his finest.

Trend

Favre season-by-season (1999-2010)

Year	Tm	Yds	TDs	INTs
1999	GB	4,091	22	23
2001	GB	4,471	36	22
2004	GB	4,302	31	21
2007	GB	4,566	33	17
2008	NYJ	3,472	22	22
2009	MIN	4,746	38	9

Favre passing yards by year

Season	Yards
1999	4091
2001	4471
2004	4302
2007	4566
2009	4746

297 consecutive starts (1992-2010). The most by any player at any position in NFL history.

Rare

NFL consecutive starts at QB

Player	Starts
Brett Favre	297
Eli Manning	210
Philip Rivers	240
Peyton Manning	208

3 different teams in his last 3 seasons. Posted his career-best passer rating (107.2) at age 40 in MIN.

Split

Favre's late-career team-hopping

Year	Tm	Yds	TDs
2007	GB	4,566	33
2008	NYJ	3,472	22
2009	MIN	4,746	38
2010	MIN	2,509	11

His 508 career TDs trailed only Peyton Manning at retirement — and beat Marino, Elway, and Tarkenton.

Comparison

All-time TD pass leaders (at Favre's 2010 retirement)

Player	TDs
Brett Favre	508
Dan Marino	420
Peyton Manning	399 (active)
Fran Tarkenton	342

He threw 336 career INTs — the most ever by any QB. Yet won 3 MVPs and a SB. Risk and reward incarnate.

Anomaly

Favre's gunslinger profile

Stat	Value
Career INTs	336 (all-time most)
Career TDs	508
TD/INT ratio	1.51
MVP awards	3

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