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%.
In the 169 contests in his career, Young completed 2,667 of his 4,149 attempts for a total of 33,124 yds. He accumulated 196.0 passing yards per game. Young threw for 232 touchdowns while giving up 107 interceptions. He was driven back 2,148 yards while being sacked 358 times. His TD rate on pass attempts was 5.6% and his interception percentage was 2.6%.
Brett Favre vs Steve Young Stats<-h2>
| Brett Favre<-th> | Career<-th> | Steve Young<-th><-tr><-thead> |
|---|---|---|
| 302<-td> | Games Played<-td> | 169<-td><-tr> |
| 6,300<-td> | Completions<-td> | 2,667<-td><-tr> |
| 10,169<-td> | Pass Attempts<-td> | 4,149<-td><-tr> |
| 62.0%<-td> | Completion %<-td> | 64.3%<-td><-tr> |
| 71,838<-td> | Passing Yards<-td> | 33,124<-td><-tr> |
| 508<-td> | Passing Touchdowns<-td> | 232<-td><-tr> |
| 5.0%<-td> | Touchdown Percentage<-td> | 5.6%<-td><-tr> |
| 336<-td> | Interceptions<-td> | 107<-td><-tr> |
| 3.3%<-td> | Interception Percentage<-td> | 2.6%<-td><-tr> |
| 7.1<-td> | Yards Per Pass Attempt<-td> | 8.0<-td><-tr> |
| 6.6<-td> | Adjusted Yards Per Pass Attempt<-td> | 7.9<-td><-tr> |
| 11.4<-td> | Yards Per Completion<-td> | 12.4<-td><-tr> |
| 237.9<-td> | Passing Yards Per Game<-td> | 196.0<-td><-tr> |
| 525<-td> | Times Sacked<-td> | 358<-td><-tr> |
| 5.2%<-td> | Sack Percentage<-td> | 8.6%<-td><-tr><-tr><-tbody><-table>
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