This Victory Has a Favre-Reaching Effect

Another milestone for Brett Favre helped produce yet another victory for the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field.

Favre reached 3,000 yards passing for a ninth consecutive season to tie Dan Marino’s NFL mark set from 1984-92 while leading the Packers past the Bears, 28-6, Sunday night.

“I wasn’t really aware of it until [ESPN commentator] Joe Theismann brought it up. I think the most important thing is that I’ve been able to play,” said Favre, who started his 138th consecutive game. “By playing every week and being in the lineup, those individual records will come.”

Green Bay (6-7) kept its slim playoff hopes alive by winning its seventh consecutive game at Soldier Field. The Packers haven’t lost in Chicago since 1993.

As Green Bay’s defense throttled an anemic Chicago offense that has scored only one touchdown in the last 18 quarters, Favre carved up the Bears’ secondary, completing 19 of 31 passes for 225 yards.

“The one constant we have to have is No. 4,” Favre said, referring to his own number. “We’re not good enough right now to overcome early turnovers or deficits like we did at Carolina last week or like we did against Chicago earlier. I can’t dig a hole for this team.”

The Bears, who won 27-24 at Lambeau Field in October, fell to 3-10--their fourth consecutive season of double-digit losses.

Favre threw a five-yard touchdown pass to Antonio Freeman and set two Ahman Green rushing touchdowns. It was his 50th career touchdown pass to Freeman.

Green Bay, bouncing back from a five-turnover performance last Monday night at Charlotte, clinched the victory on a cold night --33 degrees at kickoff with a 21-degree wind chill--when Tyrone Williams intercepted a Shane Matthews pass and returned it 38 yards for a touchdown early in the final quarter.