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Brett Lorenzo Favre (/ f ɑːr v / ⓘ FARV; born October 10, 1969) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 20 seasons, primarily with the Green Bay Packers. Favre had 321 consecutive starts from 1992 to 2010, including 297 regular season games, the most in league history. He ...
In 2009, the Vikings recruited veteran quarterback Brett Favre out of retirement to be their new starting quarterback. [21] In Week 13 of the 2010 season, Favre suffered a chest injury that ended his NFL-record streak of consecutive starts at 297 (321 including postseason games), and Tarvaris Jackson reclaimed the starting spot for Week 14.
With the loss, the Vikings' season ended with an overall record of 13–5. Doomed by turnovers – the Vikings had six fumbles, three of which they lost, plus two interceptions by Brett Favre – the Vikings lost another NFC Championship Game in overtime, this one reminiscent of the 1998–99 loss to the Falcons in the Metrodome.
Favre retired for good after being injured during the 2010 season. He left the game as the NFL's all-time leader in yards (71,838) and touchdowns (508) passing among numerous other records.
The 2010 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 50th in the National Football League (NFL), and the fifth and final under head coach Brad Childress.After a loss to the New Orleans Saints in the NFC Championship ended their 2009 season, the Vikings had hoped to defend their NFC North division title for the third year in a row and contend again for a Super Bowl championship.
One day after Brett Favre's surprise announcement that he has Parkinson's disease, another former Minnesota Vikings quarterback is opening up about his health.. In a post on X on Wednesday, Sept ...
The Vikings made the playoffs for the 27th time in franchise history, their first trip since the Brett Favre era, clinching their first Wild Card berth of the decade, but fell to the Green Bay Packers 24–10. In the 2013 season, the Vikings ended up 5–10–1 with no road wins. In week 4, they played host to the Steelers in the International ...
Take his front-row seat to Favre's evolution, first in six years together with the Green Bay Packers and later for two years as Bevell coordinated Favre's Vikings offense.