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'''Brett Lorenzo Favre''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=En-ca-favre.ogg|f|ɑːr|v}} {{respell|FARV}}; born October 10, 1969) is an American former [[American football|football]] [[quarterback]] who played in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for 20 seasons, primarily with the [[Green Bay Packers]]. Favre had 321 consecutive starts from 1992 to 2010, including 297 regular season games, the [[List of most consecutive starts and games played by National Football League players|most in league history]]. He was also the first NFL quarterback to obtain 70,000 yards, 10,000 passes, 6,000 completions, 500 touchdowns, and victories over all 32 teams.
Favre played [[college football]] at the [[University of Southern Mississippi]] and was selected in the second round of the [[1991 NFL Draft]] by the [[Atlanta Falcons]], where he spent one season as a backup. Traded to the Packers, he became their starter early in the 1992 season and revitalized a franchise that had been in a period of decline since the late 1960s. During his 16 seasons with Green Bay, he led the team to 11 playoff appearances, seven division titles, four [[NFC Championship Game]]s, two consecutive [[Super Bowl]] appearances, and one championship title in [[Super Bowl XXXI
At the time of his retirement, Favre was the NFL leader in [[List of National Football League career passing yards leaders|passing yards]], [[List of National Football League career passing touchdowns leaders|passing touchdowns]], and [[List of National Football League career quarterback wins leaders|quarterback wins]], and holds the record for [[interception]]s.<ref name="favrewatch">{{Cite web |title=Favre Watch |url=http://www.packers.com/history/record_book/individual_records/favre_watch |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927013605/http://www.packers.com/history/record_book/individual_records/favre_watch |archive-date=September 27, 2007 |access-date=February 8, 2007 |website=Packers.com}}</ref> From 1995 to 1997, he was named [[Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player Award|Most Valuable Player]] three times, the most the award was consecutively received. Favre also received 11 [[Pro Bowl]] and three first-team [[All-Pro]] selections. He was inducted to the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] in 2016.
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