Favres Records

[OS PA]

I just now saw the "Favre Watch" link on the main page, and finally realized how close Brett actually is to breaking Marino's records.

I know this has been discussed before but

Career Passing Yards

1 - Dan Marino - 61,361
2 - Brett Favre - 53,615

7,747 to pass (3 years)

Career Passing Attempts

1 - Dan Marino - 8,358
2 - Brett Favre - 7,610

749 to pass (2 Years)

Career Completions

1 - Dan Marino - 4,967
2 - Brett Favre - 4,678

290 to pass (1 Year)

Career Touchdown Passes

1 - Dan Marino - 420
2 - Brett Favre - 396

25 to pass (1 Year)

Career Wins as QB

1 - John Elway - 148
2 - Dan Marino - 147
3 - Brett Favre - 139

9 to take 2nd (1-2 years)
10 to take 1st (1-2 Years)


This season is going to be incredibly fun to watch for more than one reason. If the Packers go out and start winnings games, and Brett is playing really well the hype surrounding these records will be immense, which means more TV coverage of our beloved Packers, and more respect from the league thrown at Favre.

Can't wait.

(ps: I know Favre doesn't care about the records, but we all can.)

[GrnBay007]

If the Packers go out and start winning games, it also means we will hear NOTHING but reporters hounding Brett about whether he will play another year. I hope he sticks to a "no comment" response.....they would get sick of asking it soon enough.

Cool if he could go out on top of all/most of those records!!

[Kiwon]

I really hope that Brett can "redeem" himself in the eyes of many football fans, including a sizeable number of Packers fans, that were urging him to retire.

He was stuck at 19 TDs last year for the longest time and the 29 INTS certainly didn't add any luster to his passing stats. If the OL will block for him and the running game has some consistency, it will be very gratifying to watch him bounce back with a good year and knock down some of Marino's records.

Brett is not the best QB to ever play the game, but he can legitimately be ranked up there with the all-time greats. Packer-haters love to dump on him, but there is little that they can say if his name is written all over the all-time passing records.

[RashanGary]

I don't think this is going ot be a big stats year for Brett. Hopefully he can get the wins record and get close to the TD record.

[swede]

I wonder how close he is to the league record for interceptions? Whoever holds the record would have to be a pretty good quarterback in order to stick around long enough to pile up 100's of ints.

I like the fact that the records are still there as an enticement to keep him playing and keep open the possibility of an Elway-like SB ending to his career.

We can dream.

[Patler]

Most Passes Had Intercepted, Career
277 George Blanda, Chi. Bears, 1949, 1950-58; Baltimore, 1950; Houston, 1960-66; Oakland, 1967-1975
268 John Hadl, San Diego, 1962-1972; Los Angeles, 1973-74; Green Bay, 1974-75; Houston, 1976-77
266 Fran Tarkenton, Minnesota, 1961-66, 1972-78; N.Y. Giants, 1967-1971

Brett Favre - 255

[GBRulz]

He's going to break the TD record at the last home game vs the Queens. And then he's going to walk over to me and hand me the ball.

HA !! I can dream, right?

[MadtownPacker]

Most Passes Had Intercepted, Career
266 Fran Tarkenton, Minnesota, 1961-66, 1972-78; N.Y. Giants, 1967-1971

Brett Favre - 255

Haha, guess we wont be braggin about him taking that viqueens record.

[swede]

Most Passes Had Intercepted, Career
277 George Blanda, Chi. Bears, 1949, 1950-58; Baltimore, 1950; Houston, 1960-66; Oakland, 1967-1975
268 John Hadl, San Diego, 1962-1972; Los Angeles, 1973-74; Green Bay, 1974-75; Houston, 1976-77
266 Fran Tarkenton, Minnesota, 1961-66, 1972-78; N.Y. Giants, 1967-1971

Brett Favre - 255

Thanks, Shamrock.

Blanda and Tarkenton are pretty good company.

The good news is that he's likely to get the TD record before the int record, but given three years more years Favre might hold every bloody record that can be held by quarterbacks.

[Green Bud Packer]

don't forget tarkenton played for the queens from '72-'78 and lead them to 6 central division titles and three super bowl losses.sure it's a negative record but it doesn't correlate to being a bad q.b.

[jack's smirking revenge]

I think Brett is going to have a good year, but I think he'll reach the INT record before he reaches the TD record. I hope I'm wrong, but I sense another 20 INT year. Though I do think he'll break the TD record this year too. 25-26 TDs and 23 INTs won't be that hard for him to achieve, especially with so many new faces on the offensive line and in the WR corps. Not suggesting doom and gloom--just saying that I think he'll hit both this year and achieve the INT record first.

tyler

[Patler]

Most Passes Had Intercepted, Career
277 George Blanda, Chi. Bears, 1949, 1950-58; Baltimore, 1950; Houston, 1960-66; Oakland, 1967-1975
268 John Hadl, San Diego, 1962-1972; Los Angeles, 1973-74; Green Bay, 1974-75; Houston, 1976-77
266 Fran Tarkenton, Minnesota, 1961-66, 1972-78; N.Y. Giants, 1967-1971

Brett Favre - 255

Thanks, Shamrock.

Blanda and Tarkenton are pretty good company.

The good news is that he's likely to get the TD record before the int record, but given three years more years Favre might hold every bloody record that can be held by quarterbacks.

If 2005 had been a more "normal" year for Favre, the TD record would have been almost a certainty this season, and the interception record another year or two off. He would have been on the doorstep of the record for most wins by a starting QB, too.

[swede]

don't forget tarkenton played for the queens from '72-'78 and lead them to 6 central division titles and three super bowl losses.sure it's a negative record but it doesn't correlate to being a bad q.b.

As I said before, the only way a QB could hold the int record is if he was good enough to play nearly forever.

No surprise that it's Blanda. He did play nearly forever.

And as far as Trkenton goes, my dirty little secret is that I spent the fiirst six years of my life in Minnesota. Joe Kapp and Fran tarkenton were heroes to me. After Bud Grant left I gave in to the local peer pressure and thereafter it was Green Bay all the way.

[Little Whiskey]

thing thing about brett taking the int record is that he probably has played in twice as many games as the other qbs on the list.


i'm sure some of our stat gurus can post games played as well.

[Patler]

thing thing about brett taking the int record is that he probably has played in twice as many games as the other qbs on the list.


i'm sure some of our stat gurus can post games played as well.

Games played is sort of irrelevent. How about passing attempts instead?

Blanda- 4,007
Hadl - 4,687
Tarkenton - 6,467
Favre - 7,610

By the time Favre gets the record, he will have attempted about twice as many passes as Blanda.