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Before joining our Access Vikings team, Dan Wiederer covered Atlantic Coast Conference basketball for the Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer and was named North Carolina's top sports columnist in 2010. His previous reporting experience includes covering the Chicago Bears. Follow him on Twitter @StribDW.
Mark Craig has covered football and the NFL the past 20 years, including the Browns from 1991-95 and the Vikings and the NFL since 2003. Since 2008, Craig has served as one of the 44 Pro Football Hall of Fame selectors. He can be followed on Twitter at @markcraignfl.
Favre earns NFC honor
Posted by: under AFC, NFC, Packers, Vikings offense, Brett Favre Updated: November 3, 2009 - 6:29 PM
As if the Packers hadn't already heard enough about Brett Favre.
For the second time this season, the quarterback earned NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors for his performance against his former team. Favre was honored Tuesday after throwing four touchdown passes in a 38-26 victory at Lambeau Field on Sunday. He also won the award after throwing three touchdowns against Green Bay in a 30-23 victory on Oct. 5 at the Metrodome.
Sunday marked the 21st four-touchdown game of Favre's career, matching Dan Marino for the NFL record. Favre's 128.6 passer rating against the Packers is the fifth game in 2009 that he has posted a passer rating of more than 100. In two games against the Packers, Favre threw for 515 yards and seven touchdowns with no interceptions. He completed 41 of 59 passes with a 135.9 rating.
Favre has been named either the NFC or AFC offensive player of the week 15 times in his career. He earned the honor 11 times in 16 seasons with the Packers and won the AFC award twice in 2008 with the Jets.
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