Favre named NFL Offensive player of the week

Posted by Kurt Bohland

September 20, 2007 |

courtesy of Packers.com

In the NFL’s week 2 awards Brett Favre garnered the honor of offensive player of the week.

-Favre completed 29 of 38 passes (76.3 percent) for 286 yards with three touchdowns versus one interception in the Packers’ 35-13 road win over the New York Giants. Favre notched the 149th victory of his career and moved passed Pro Football Hall of Famer JOHN ELWAY (148) for the most career wins by a starting quarterback in NFL history. The eight-time All-Star registered his 59th game with at least three touchdown passes and increased his career total to 417 touchdown passes, just three shy of Hall of Famer DAN MARINO’s all-time mark of 420.

In his 17th season from Southern Mississippi, this is Favre’s 11th career Player of the Week Award. Favre last won the award in Week 3 of 2006. 


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