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Brett FavreMinnesota Vikings · #4

Quarterback · 6'2", 222 lb · Gulfport, Mississippi · Age 57

Brett Favre is a Hall of Fame quarterback best known for his 16 seasons with the Green Bay Packers, along with later stints with the Jets and Vikings. A three-time NFL MVP and Super Bowl XXXI champion, he retired holding numerous passing records and the mark for consecutive starts.

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Analysis by Beau Thoutt · Balladex · Updated Aug 20, 2026

◆ Mythic · #4

Minnesota Vikings · #4 · Quarterback

Brett Favre

Season avg2,509 pass yds · 11 td · 19 int

Career avg71,838 pass yds · 508 td · 336 int

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Scouting report

Brett Favre — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

Quarterback · Solid starter · Impact 64

Brett Favre is a Hall of Fame quarterback best known for his 16 seasons with the Green Bay Packers, along with later stints with the Jets and Vikings.

B+

Passing

C-

Efficiency

Scoring

B+

Passing volume

Excellent · offense

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C-

Efficiency

Solid · offense

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Scoring

Strong · offense

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Accuracy

Solid · offense

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Ball security

Below average · offense

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Act II

Where Brett Favre stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

✦ Balladex Consensus: Solid starter tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

64Impact index

2653Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file5

Super Bowl · 3× NFL MVP

Stat explorer

Brett Favre — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

B+

Passing

2,509 YDS

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C-

Efficiency

69.9 RTG

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Scoring

11 TD

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Ball security

19 INT

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The engine

How the model sees Brett Favre

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2011 modeled

2652

pass yds

1975–3329

8–25

int

7–19

84.2

rating

69.3–99.1

games

13–16

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 20-season history below.

What moves the pass yds line vs last season

Last season 2509 → projected 2652 pass yds

Baseline (recency-weighted)

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Age curve

-582.1

Net vs last season+142.7 pass yds

Everything it reads

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20 seasons of real box production

every game line, verified

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Recency × games weight

recent, healthy years anchor the baseline

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Year-over-year trend

his own trajectory, season to season

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Position aging curve

age 57 — applied to the projection

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Role & usage context

target / carry share and snaps fold in

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Availability signal

games last 3: 16 / 16 / 13

health

The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Brett Favre career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	G	Cmp%	Yds	TD	INT	Rate
1991	2	0.0	0	0	2	0.0
1992	15	64.1	3,227	18	13	85.3
1993	16	60.9	3,303	19	24	72.2
1994	16	62.4	3,882	33	14	90.7
1995 MVP	16	63.0	4,413	38	13	99.5
1996 SB	16	59.9	3,899	39	13	95.8
1997 MVP	16	59.3	3,867	35	16	92.6
1998	16	63.0	4,212	31	23	87.8
1999	16	57.3	4,091	22	23	74.7
2000	16	58.3	3,812	20	16	78.0
2001	16	61.6	3,921	32	15	94.1
2002	16	61.9	3,658	27	16	85.6
2003	16	65.4	3,361	32	21	90.4
2004	16	64.1	4,088	30	17	92.4
2005	16	61.3	3,881	20	29	70.9
2006	16	56.0	3,885	18	18	72.7
2007	16	66.5	4,155	28	15	95.7
2008	16	65.7	3,472	22	22	81.0
2009	16	68.4	4,202	33	7	107.2
2010	13	60.6	2,509	11	19	69.9
Career	302		71,838	508	336

Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

J.J. McCarthy 98%Shedeur Sanders 97%Will Levis 97%Jake Browning 93%Cam Ward 93%Tyrod Taylor 92%

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Context

Are the Minnesota Vikings built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

9–8proj record

72off index

76def index

+14net

60%playoff odds

70roster

Roster delta · what changed

Offense grades C+ (72), defense B- (76) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 63, pass rush 69, coverage 82.

How his role moves

Projected 9–8 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

64 of 99

Solid starter tier.

Rarity

◆ Mythic

Rank #4 of 2316 in NFL.

Résumé

5 accolades

Super Bowl · 3× NFL MVP · 3× First-Team All-Pro

Act IV

The Ballad of Brett Favre

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1969-10-10

The beginning

Brett Favre, the NFL's ultimate iron man, started a record 297 consecutive games and won three straight MVP awards while leading the Green Bay Packers to a Super Bowl title.

Minnesota Vikings

Turning pro

Drafted 1991, Round 2 (#33 overall) as a Quarterback.

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Traded from Atlanta to Green Bay in 1992

Chapter

Three straight NFL MVP awards, 1995-1997

Chapter

Super Bowl XXXI championship, then a record 297 straight starts

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Favre's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ Brett Favre: The Greatest Gunslinger of All-Time | NFL Legends Highlights ▶ Brett Favre Top 50 Most Incredible Plays of All-Time | NFL Highlights ▶ Brett Favre 2009 Vikings highlights ▶ Favre vs Brees Impressive QB Duel! (Saints vs. Packers 2006, Week 2)

Off the court

Measurables

Height: 6'2"
Weight: 222 lb
Draft: 1991, Round 2 (#33 overall)
Born: Gulfport, Mississippi
Age: 57
Jersey: #4

Off the Field

Raised in Kiln, Mississippi, Favre returned home after football and later coached high school football. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2016.

The person

Favre played with a boyish, gunslinging fearlessness, willing to attempt risky throws that produced both spectacular plays and league-leading interception totals.

Iron manStarted a record 297 consecutive regular-season games.

GunslingerAggressive downfield style yielded 508 TD and a record 336 interceptions.

DurablePlayed 20 seasons, retiring at age 41.

Verified profiles & sources

Wikipedia Pro-Football-Reference NFL.com

FAQ

Brett Favre — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Brett Favre, answered.

How many MVP awards did Brett Favre win?

Favre won three consecutive Associated Press NFL MVP awards, from 1995 through 1997 (sharing the 1997 award).

Did Brett Favre win a Super Bowl?

Yes. Favre led the Green Bay Packers to victory in Super Bowl XXXI following the 1996 season.

What is Brett Favre's consecutive-starts record?

Favre started an NFL-record 297 consecutive regular-season games at quarterback (321 including the playoffs).

Brett Favre career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.