An emotional Brett Favre delivering the game-winning touchdown pass in the final 12 seconds of a victory over the Oakland Raiders in the 1999 season opener. | Photo: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

An emotional Brett Favre delivering the game-winning touchdown pass in the final 12 seconds of a victory over the Oakland Raiders in the 1999 season opener. | Photo: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

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Favre: 1999

By Jay Sorgi

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Favre Done 4 Good

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

Key Statistics:
- Completion %: 57.3% (341-595)
- Yards: 4,091
- TD's: 22
- INT's: 23
- QB rating: 74.7

Team accolades:
- Eighth consecutive non-losing season, longest string since 1959-67

Personal accolades:
- Led NFL with 595 attempted passes

Key dates:

Sept. 12 vs. Oakland (28-24 win)
28-47, 333 yards, 4 TDs, 3 INTs
- Led comeback from 10 points down in fourth quarter, delivered game-winning one-yard touchdown strike to Jeff Thomason with :11 left.

Sept. 26 vs. Minnesota (23-20 win)
24-39, 304 yards, 1 TD
- Delivered fourth-down, 23-yard TD pass to Corey Bradford with :12 remaining.

Oct. 10 vs. Tampa Bay (26-23 win)
22-40, 390 yards, 2 TDs
- Gave Packers third comeback win with a touchdown pass in the final two minutes in 29 days with a 21-yard TD connection to Antonio Freeman with 1:58 left.

Oct. 17 at Denver (10-31 loss)
7-23, 120 yards, 3 INTs
- Worst-rated performance of career up to 2007 season (9.6 QB rating)

Nov. 7 vs. Chicago (14-13 loss)
27-49, 1 TD, 1 INT
- Set NFL record for consecutive starts at quarterback (117, surpassing Ron Jaworski)

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