Brett Favre's top 10 passing yardage games

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Green Bay quarterback Brett Favre is a sure first-ballot Hall of Famer when his NFL career concludes. He established several league records during the 2007 season, including marks for most touchdown passes, total yardage, interceptions and victories by a starting quarterback.

During his tenure with the Packers, Favre has passed for more than 35 miles. Here are his top 10 yardage games, of which Green Bay sports a 7-3 record.

Dec. 5, 1993, at Chicago_Favre completed 36 of 54 pass attempts for 402 yardsas the Packers dominated the stat sheet. However, two of his three interceptions and a fumble were returned for touchdowns as the rival Bears claimed a 30-17 victory at Soldier Field. Favre, who wasn't sacked, threw TD passes of 18 yards to Sterling Sharpe and 22 yards to Mark Clayton, but his mistakes doomed Green Bay, which outgained Chicago, 466-210 in net yards.

Dec. 22, 2003, at Oakland_A day after his father passed away, Favre put on a dazzling show for a "Monday Night Football" audience, completing 22 of 30 attempts for 399 yardsas Green Bay blitzed the Raiders, 41-7. Favre tossed all four of his scoring passes and gained 311 of his yards in the first half. He finished with a single-game career best 154.9 passer rating, connecting with Javon Walker twice, Wesley Walls and David Martin for scores. In the process, he surpassed the 30-touchdown mark for a seventh time and passed Fran Tarkenton into second place all-time in TD passes.

Oct. 14, 1996, vs. San Francisco_Favre set a personal high with 61 attempts, completing 28 of them for 395 yardsduring Green Bay's 23-20 overtime triumph. He rallied the Packers from a 17-6 halftime deficit with a 59-yard TD strike to Don Beebe and hit Edgar Bennett for a two-point conversion after the score. Favre was picked off twice but directed five drives that ended with Chris Jacke field goals, including the game-winner from 53 yards in this "MNF" rematch after the packers had upset the 49ers in the playoffs the year before.

Oct. 10, 1999, vs. Tampa Bay_Favre completed only 22 of 40 tries, but he rallied the Packers from a 23-19 deficit with a six-play, 73-yard drive that lasted only 40 seconds after the hosts took over with 1:40 remaining for a 26-23 victory. Favre finished with two TD passes on his birthday, both to Antonio Freeman, including the game-winner from 21 yards out after hitting Bill Schroeder with a 42-yarder on the march's second play. Favre ended up with 390 yards. Seven tosses each went to Schroeder (158 yards) and Freeman (152).

Sept. 27, 1998, at Carolina_Favre tied the team record for a third time with five TD connections to offset three interceptions during a 37-30 victory over the Panthers. Favre finished 27 of 45 for 388 yards, hitting Derrick Mayes for three of his scoring tosses. He also found tight ends Mark Chmura and Tyrone Davis for touchdowns in the first half to help Green Bay overcome a 10-0 deficit.

Nov. 21, 2004, at Houston_Favre spurred the Packers back from a 13-3 fourth-quarter hole with a touchdown pass to Donald Driver and directed Green Bay his team to Ryan Longwell's 46-yard field goal as time expired for a 16-13 win. Favre completed 33 of 50 attempts for 383 yards, including 10 to Driver for 148 yards, to overcome two interceptions. Driver's 24-yard score capped an 81-yard march, while Favre completed six straight passes for 42 yards before spiking the ball to stop the clock and set up Longwell's game-winner.

Nov. 22, 2007, at Detroit_Favre mastered the Lions, completing 31 of 41 attempts (75.6 percent) for 381 yardsas Green Bay posted a 37-26 victory on Thanksgiving Day. In the process, Favre established a franchise record with 20 consecutive completions, shattering the mark that Lynn Dickey (1983) and Don Majkowski (1989) had shared. Driver caught 10 of Favre's aerials for 147 yards, and Greg Jennings grabbed two TD tosses.

Sept. 23, 2007, vs. San Diego_Favre engineered his 38th fourth-quarter comeback with a 57-yard slant pass TD to Jennings as Green Bay escaped with a 31-24 triumph. The game-winner also tied Dan Marino's NFL standard of 420 career touchdown passes, which he then broke a week later at Minnesota. Favre completed 28 of 35 attempts for 381 yards, including six for 126 yards and a score to Driver. Bubba Franks also latched onto one of Favre's three TDs.

Dec. 19, 2004, vs. Jacksonville_Favre threw TD passes to Driver and Antonio Chatman, but it wasn't enough to rally Green Bay past the Jaguars, who claimed a 28-25 decision. Favre completed 30 of 44 attempts for 367 yards but was picked off three times. Walker was on the receiving end of 11 balls for 152 yards.

Dec. 4, 1994, at Detroit_The Lions scored 21 points in the second quarter and then rallied with a touchdown in the fourth to take a 34-31 victory. Favre finished 29 of 43 for 366 yardsand three scores. He connected with Anthony Morgan on 26- and 47-yard TDs and tossed a 22-yarder to Sharpe but threw two interceptions, including one at the Detroit 8-yard line with three minutes left.

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