In 302 games in his career, Favre was successful on 6,300 of his 10,169 attempts for a total of 71,838 yards. He averaged 237.9 yards per contest through the air. Favre passed for 508 touchdowns compared to 336 interceptions. He lost a combined 3,150 yds while being the victim of a quarterback sack 525 different times. His TD rate when attempting a pass was 5.0% and his interception rate was 3.3%.
During the 234 contests in his career, Elway connected on 4,123 of 7,250 tries for 51,475 yds. He finished with 220.0 yds per game through the air. Elway passed for 300 touchdowns while giving up 226 picks. He lost 3,096 yards while being sacked 516 different times. His touchdown percentage was 4.1% and his interception percentage was 3.1%.
Brett Favre vs John Elway Stats<-h2>
| Brett Favre<-th> | Career<-th> | John Elway<-th><-tr><-thead> |
|---|---|---|
| 302<-td> | Games Played<-td> | 234<-td><-tr> |
| 6,300<-td> | Completions<-td> | 4,123<-td><-tr> |
| 10,169<-td> | Pass Attempts<-td> | 7,250<-td><-tr> |
| 62.0%<-td> | Completion %<-td> | 56.9%<-td><-tr> |
| 71,838<-td> | Passing Yards<-td> | 51,475<-td><-tr> |
| 508<-td> | Passing Touchdowns<-td> | 300<-td><-tr> |
| 5.0%<-td> | Touchdown Percentage<-td> | 4.1%<-td><-tr> |
| 336<-td> | Interceptions<-td> | 226<-td><-tr> |
| 3.3%<-td> | Interception Percentage<-td> | 3.1%<-td><-tr> |
| 7.1<-td> | Yards Per Pass Attempt<-td> | 7.1<-td><-tr> |
| 6.6<-td> | Adjusted Yards Per Pass Attempt<-td> | 6.5<-td><-tr> |
| 11.4<-td> | Yards Per Completion<-td> | 12.5<-td><-tr> |
| 237.9<-td> | Passing Yards Per Game<-td> | 220.0<-td><-tr> |
| 525<-td> | Times Sacked<-td> | 516<-td><-tr> |
| 5.2%<-td> | Sack Percentage<-td> | 7.1%<-td><-tr><-tr><-tbody><-table>
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