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Favre Year-By-Year:
• 1992 | 1993
• 1994 | 1995
• 1996 | 1997
• 1998 | 1999
• 2000 | 2001
• 2002 | 2003
• 2004 | 2005
• 2006 | 2007

Key Statistics:
- Completion %: 59.9% (325-543)
- Yards: 3,899
- TD's: 39 (career high)
- INT's: 13 (tie career low)
- QB rating: 95.8

Team accolades:
- Won Super Bowl XXXI, 12th NFL championship in franchise history (first since 1967)
- Tied team record with 13 wins
- First ever streak of four straight playoff appearances in team history

Personal accolades:
- NFL Most Valuable Player
- Started Pro Bowl
- Led NFL and set team, NFC records with 39 TD passes
- Led NFC with 3,899 passing yards
- Began Brett Favre Fourward Foundation

Key dates:

Feb. 27, 1996: Went through bone chip, spur removal surgery on left ankle

May 14, 1996: Publically admitted dependency on Vicodin, entered 45-day in-patient treatment at Menninger Clinic, Topeka, KS.

Jun. 28, 1996: Completed treatment at Menninger Clinic.

July 14, 1996: Married Deanna Tynes at St. Agnes Catholic Church, Green Bay

Oct. 14, 1996 vs. San Francisco (23-20 OT win)
28-61, 395 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs
- Set team pass attempts record, and despite 59.1 QB rating (worst of season), led comeback from 11 points down.

Dec. 8, 1996 vs. Denver (41-6 win)
20-38, 280 yards, 4 TDs, 2 INTs
- Helped Packers clinch first back-to-back division title since 1967

Dec. 22, 1996 vs. Minnesota (38-10)
15-23, 202 yards, 3 TDs
- Led Packers to clinch home field advantage for first time since 1967

Jan. 4, 1997: NFC Semifinals vs. San Francisco (35-14 win)
11-15, 79 yards, 1 TD
- Despite lowest number of attempts since Oct. 31, 1994 Bears game, helped Packers to first divisional home playoff win since 1967

Jan. 12, 1997: NFC Final vs. Carolina (30-13 win)
19-29, 292  yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT, 1 fumble lost
- performance helped Packers clinch first Super Bowl berth since 1967

Jan. 26, 1997: Super Bowl XXXI vs. New England (35-21 win)
14-27, 246 yards, 2 TDs, 1 TD run
- third consecutive 107+ QB rating in postseason leads Packers to 12th NFL championship, first since 1967

Feb. 2, 1997 at Pro Bowl (26-23 NFC win)
6-11, 143 yards, 1 TD pass