NFL - Favre sets record in Vikings win

Eurosport - Mon, 21 Sep 07:05:00 2009

Quarterback Brett Favre set an NFL record with his 271st consecutive regular-season start as he sparked the Minnesota Vikings to a 27-13 victory over the winless Detroit Lions.

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre leaves the field after warming up before the start of the Detroit Lions season home opener NFL football game in Detroit, Michigan REUTERS - 0

The Vikings signal caller, who holds most of the league's passing records, threw for two touchdowns to bring Minnesota (2-0) back from a 10-0 deficit in his second game since ending his second retirement.

Detroit (0-2) lost its 19th consecutive regular-season game to equal the NFL's second-longest losing streak.

Favre broke the previous record of 270 consecutive starts by Minnesota defensive end Jim Marshall from 1961 through 1979.

The 39-year-old quarterback connected on 23 of 27 passes for 155 yards, including touchdown tosses of one yard to Visanthe Shiancoe and three yards to Percy Harvin.

Reuters

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  1. Brett Favre is still a top class quarterback, there is­ still fight in the old dawg yet.

    From Marco D, on Mon 21 Sep 4:03PM
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