Favre makes it a sweep, adding Kansas City to complete his list of victims
Photo 
Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre waves as he leaves Arrowhead Stadium after defeating the Kansas City Chiefs, 33-22, in a football game Sunday in Kansas City, Mo.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The rush bearing down on him, Brett Favre heaved a pass off his back foot, delicately dropping the ball into the hands of a striding Greg Jennings for a 60-yard touchdown.
It was the kind pass Favre has made countless times during a 17-year career that’ll likely land him in the Hall of Fame. The only difference this time was it helped him earn something he didn’t have: a win over the Kansas City Chiefs.
Favre passed for 360 yards and hit Jennings on the go-ahead score with 3:05 left, lifting Green Bay to a 33-22 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.
"It’s been a heck of a lot of fun,“ said Favre, who was 24-of-34 and is 94 yards short of joining Dan Marino as the only players to pass for 60,000 yards. "It’s been a heck of a ride to this point.“
Favre has a Super Bowl ring, three MVP awards, is the NFL’s career leader in touchdown passes and has won more games than any other quarterback. He’s even thrown more interceptions than anybody else. But for all that Favre’s accomplished, he couldn’t solve the Chiefs.
Favre had lost all three of his meetings against Kansas City, throwing five interceptions, fumbling three times and managing a meager 77.0 quarterback rating. He appeared headed toward another disappointment at Arrowhead Stadium after being forced to dump passes underneath and tossing a pair of interceptions that helped the Chiefs take a 7-6 halftime lead.
However, Favre seemed to find a rhythm after hitting a few mid-range passes early in the third quarter, building his confidence – never a good thing for opponents.
He hit Jennings on a 13-yard catch-and-run over the middle to put Green Bay up 13-7 late in the third quarter, then took the Packers (7-1) down for Mason Crosby’s third of four field goals after Kansas City’s Damon Huard hit Larry Johnson on a 30-yard touchdown.
Huard put the Chiefs back up 22-16 on a 17-yard touchdown pass to Tony Gonzalez in the corner of the end zone, but Favre answered four plays later, splitting two defenders with his floater to Jennings – the same guy he hit for an 82-yard touchdown on the first play of overtime the previous week against Denver.
Crosby added a 45-yard field goal to make it 26-22 and Charles Woodson sealed Green Bay’s sixth straight road victory by returning an interception 46 yards for a touchdown with 59 seconds left.
The victory gave Favre a win over every other NFL team, something Peyton Manning and Tom Brady accomplished just last week.
"He makes plays. That’s why he is a first-round Hall of Fame guy,“ Chiefs coach Herm Edwards said.
Favre’s day ruined what could have been a chance for Kansas City (4-4) to take control of the AFC West after Denver and San Diego each lost. Instead, the Chiefs remain tied with the Chargers after struggling through a dismal first half offensively (62 total yards) and breaking down too often defensively in the second.
"We didn’t lose any ground by losing, so that’s one positive way of looking at it,“ said Huard, who finished 19-of-32 for 213 yards and two touchdowns, with two interceptions. "We just have to stay positive, got to get healthy and try to get ourselves a win.“
Health became a bigger concern when Johnson, Kansas City’s leading rusher, went down with a sprained ankle midway through the fourth quarter.
Johnson, who had a 1-yard touchdown run late in the first half, had to be helped off the field after catching his toe on the turf on a tackle from behind by Packers linebacker A.J. Hawk. Johnson couldn’t put weight on the leg and it’s not clear when he’ll be able to return.
Faced with the thought of playing without Johnson, who has 559 yards on 158 carries, Gonzalez could only grimace.
'"t (the offense) probably wouldn’t look as good,“ Gonzalez said. "Larry’s one of the best running backs in the league.“
The same reverential tone was once used with Favre, who has weathered a few down years and re-established himself among the NFL’s elite, right up there with Manning and Brady, while leading the Packers to the NFC’s best record.
"He knows what he’s doing out there,“ Packers defensive end Tamba Hali said.
Nov 5, 2007 at 2:58 p.m.
Suggest removal
Adrian Peterson looks to be the real deal. 296 yards in one game is amazing. He has, or nearly has 1000 yards already. And, he's a rookie. Very impressive, even though I cannot stand the Vikings. And to think, he's achieved that, without a good team around him that can pass the ball. wow.
Nov 5, 2007 at 2:22 p.m.
Suggest removal
brewerandy,
that last post is exactly what I was talking about...
thank you
Nov 5, 2007 at 2:21 p.m.
Suggest removal
MY2CENTS:
great point, very succint. My guess is brewerandy is still sore from watching his brewers collapse this year, and is looking to take his frustration/anger out on someone.
However,
please, please, please... Unless your intent is to shout, please do not use caps in your postings. If you are new to posting, typing in caps is considered bad form. If you're not, then there are better ways to garner response.
Now, if brewerandy can come up with an original idea or way to re-spin the game, that hasn't been done by the MJS, WSJ, Register Star, CBS, NBC, ABC, FSN, ESPN, etc... then that would be something to chat about, and that would be good use of expanding this story through this thread...
Nov 5, 2007 at 2:20 p.m.
Suggest removal
So what you're saying, guys, is that none of you ever watches, reads or listens to anything about the NFL after your game is over? Are you kidding me? Producing something, ANYTHING, is as simple as someone sitting down, watching the game and writing an analysis piece that spurs conversation. Or why not write something that looks ahead to next week? The Packers seem to have their hands full facing Adrian Peterson. Sounds like it would make an interesting story, doesn't it? Or does the Gazette not really care about that?
Nov 5, 2007 at 1:29 p.m.
Suggest removal
WO WO BUD..IT DOESN'T MATTER BREWERRANDY. WHY DOES A PACKER FAN FROM WISCONSIN HAVE TO READ SOME BIG ARTICLE IN ANY PAPER ABOUT THE GAME. ANYONE FROM HERE WHO IS A PACKER FAN WATCHED THE GAME, SO WHY DO WE NEED SOME REPORTER TO WRITE SOME BIG STORY ABOUT WHAT TOOK PLACE DURING THE GAME..WE ALREADY KNOW.
Nov 5, 2007 at 1:10 p.m.
Suggest removal
Maybe the reason is that Milwaukee is a larger city with an equally larger newspaper/website and larger budget and can afford to send more reporters out to cover the Packer games.
As for Rockford, their sports section has their own beat writer for the Pack.
Besides, the day after the game when all that can be said has been said, what more do you want?
Nov 5, 2007 at 12:17 p.m.
Suggest removal
You guys call yourselves a local paper and this is the best you can do for Packers coverage, rehashing the same old wire story that's almost a day old? Are you forgetting that the Packers are the home team? You're not even close to what the Milwaukee paper's web site did today. Even the Rockford paper's web site did a better job covering the Packers during a Bears bye week than you guys did. Please, give us something to chat about.
Before you post a comment, consider this:
Note: GazetteXtra.com does not condone or review every comment. Read more in our User Policy AgreementPost Comment
Commenting requires registration.