What Brett Favre Should Be Remembered For

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Published: May 21, 2009

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... of the defining moments of Brett Favre's career and arguably his greatest game ever took place on Dec. 22, 2003, in a Monday Night Football game against the Oakland Raiders.

The day before, Brett's father, Irvin Favre ran into a ditch near Kiln, MS—where years earlier, Brett Favre had nearly died in a car accident.

Favre chose to play the day after his father's death.  He would pass for four touchdowns in the first half and 399 total yards in a 41–7 victory over the Raiders on international television—Favre even received applause from "Raider Nation."

Afterwards, Favre said, "I knew that my dad would have wanted me to play. I love him so much and I love this game. It's meant a great deal to me, to my dad, to my family, and I didn't expect this kind of performance, but I know he was watching tonight."

Favre earned the NFC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance.  He then atten...

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