FAVRE NAMED NFC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Eden Prairie, MN - Vikings QB Brett Favre has been named NFC Offensive Player of the Week for his 4-TD afternoon at Green Bay on Sunday. The game marked Favre's 21st career 4-TD game, matching Dan Marino for the NFL record. His 128.6 passer rating against the Packers is the 5th game in 2009 he has posted a 100+ passer rating. In 2 games against his former team in 2009, Favre has passed for 515 yards and 7 TDs without an INT, going 41-of-59 (69.5%) with a 135.9 passer ratin, earning Player of the Week honors for both contests.

The honor is the 15th time in Favre's career he has been named either NFC or AFC Offensive Player of the Week. He was NFC Offensive Player of the Week 11 times as a Packer, earned the AFC award 2 times in 2008 with the Jets and 2 times as a Viking.
Favre is the 11th Vikings player since 2006 to earn an NFC Player of the Week award.

VIKINGS NFC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK SINCE 2006
Ryan Longwell@ Special Teams vs. Carolina, 2006
Cedric Griffin# Defensive at Detroit, 2006
Adrian Peterson# Offensive at Chicago, 2007
Adrian Peterson# Offensive vs. San Diego, 2007
Dwight Smith@ Defensive at NY Giants, 2007
Aundrae Allison# Special Teams vs. Detroit, 2007
Antoine Winfield Defensive at New Orleans, 2008
Adrian Peterson# Offensive vs. Green Bay, 2008
Jared Allen^ Defensive vs. Chicago, 2008
Tarvaris Jackson# Offensive at Arizona, 2008
Ryan Longwell@ Special Teams vs. NY Giants, 2008
Chad Greenway# Defensive at Detroit, 2009
Percy Harvin# Special Teams vs. San Francisco, 2009
Brett Favre@ Offensive vs. Green Bay, 2009
Brett Favre@ Offensive at Green Bay, 2009
# drafted by Vikings since 2006
@ signed as free agent by Vikings since 2006
^ acquired by trade by Vikings since 2006
*Courtesy: Minnesota Vikings