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as witnessed in person by me through Thanksgiving Game versus Detroit:

1) #295 to Driver against Panthers in O2 (with daughter Emily; a win at 17-14)

2) #303 to Franks against Lions in O2 (with son Kevin; a win at 40-14)
3) #304 to Henderson also against Lions

*) I suffered the ignominy of seeing Favre throw zero against the Falcons and Vick in a January playoff game in Lambeau, the only home playoff loss (7-27) Green Bay has ever suffered since 1921!

4) #316 to Fisher against Lions in 03 (with son Kevin; a win at 31-6)
5) #317 to Ferguson also against Lions

6) #331 to Green against Eagles in 03 (with brother-in-law Todd; a loss at 14-17)

7) #353 to Walker against Giants in 04 (with son Kevin; the infamous concussion fourth-and-five toss; a loss at 7-14)

8) #361 to Walker against Vikes in 04 (with Mark Warren; a win at 34-31 on last-second winning FG)
9) #362 to Fisher also against Vikes
10) #363 to Franks also against Vikes
11) #364 to Henderson also against Vikes

12) #380 to Ferguson against Bucs in 05 (with son Kevin; a loss at 16-17)
13) #381 to Chatman also against Bucs

14) #393 to Driver against Vikes in 05 (with brothers-in-law Todd and Steve and father-in-law Carl; a loss at 17-20)
15) #394 also to Driver also against Vikes

16) #397 to Jennings against Saints in 06 (with son Kevin; a loss at 27-34)
17) #398 to Ferguson also against Saints
18) #399 to Herron also against Saints

*) no TDs against Pats in 06 (my brother Jerome got ripped off!; a shut-out 35-0 loss with Favre knocked out the entire second half!)

19) #418 to Driver against Chargers in 07 (with son Kevin; a win at 31-24)
20) #419 to Franks also against Chargers
21) #420 to tie Marino's career record to Jennings also against Chargers

22) #428 to Lee against Vikings in 07 (with daughter Emily; a win at 34-0)
23) #429 to Martin also against Vikings
24) #430 again to Martin against Vikings

25) #434 to Jennings against Lions at Ford Field on Thanksgiving in 07 (with Vonne and all four kids in attendance; a win at 37-26)
26) #435 again to Jennings against Lions
27) #436 to Martin against Lions

So I've seen 27 of Favre's record 436 TDs, or just over 6% of the total live (roughly one out of every 17 he's thrown). I've also seen 24 of the 208 he's thrown at Lambeau (roughly 12%).

In all, I've seen Favre in 14 games (got at least one more to go this season, plus I just submitted my payment for the playoff lottery at Lambeau, which I have won in the past), and he's thrown:
--> zero TDs two times
--> one TD three times
--> two TDs four times
--> three TDs four times, and
--> four TDs one time.

As of the Lions game, Brett's now 7-7 in my 14 games.

I will admit that I'm stunned we're 10-1 after 11. I was hoping for 6-4.

Of the five games we have left, Oakland and Lions at home look awfully good, and Rams away should work, suggesting at least 13 wins. Bears away will be hard and the key one is Dallas next Thursday [a week ago now - Ed.]. I can get the NFL net on my cable and will have to purchase prior to next week's game.

Division title seems in the bag, and it gets easy to see a bye, which is good, because I can't make a wild card game in Lambeau but have kept the other dates open.

Key question would be: go to Super Bowl if Pack made it or not? If we're talking perfect Pats, assumption would be loss, and that would be hard to take in person. And yet, a victory would be an all-time Super Bowl upset.

Amazing to even be fantasizing about such nonsense, but that is the joy that has been Brett all these years: anything seems possible until it ain't.