Brett Favre vs John Elway
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Brett Favre and John Elway compared on their NFL careers: Brett Favre played 20 seasons, 1991 to 2010, John Elway 16 seasons, 1983 to 1998. Brett Favre has 71,838 passing yards to John Elway's 51,475. They have faced each other 1 time: Brett Favre's team won 0, John Elway's 1. In the playoffs John Elway leads 1-0. Brett Favre won 1 title, John Elway won 2 titles.
Who has the better career numbers?
Brett Favre leads in 2 of the 2 lines, John Elway in 0. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.
Brett Favre vs John Elway head to head
They have faced each other 1 time: Brett Favre's team won 0, John Elway's 1. In the playoffs John Elway leads 1-0.
Every game against each other
| Date | Game | Favre's team | Brett Favre | John Elway |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 1998 |  GB at DEN (playoffs) | L 31-24 | 25 CMP, 42 ATT, 256 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT | 12 CMP, 22 ATT, 123 YDS, 0 TD, 1 INT |
Games both played on opposite sides, from the game logs on file; the record is their teams’.
How do they compare in the playoffs?
Where each stands all time
Among the NFL players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.
Titles and awards
Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.
Season by season
Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.