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The 30 best quarterbacks in NFL history

By Randy Gurzi

Joe Montana #16, Quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers prepares to throw a pass during the National Football Conference Championship game against the Los Angeles Rams on 14 January 1990 at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California, United States. The 49ers won the game 30 - 3. (Photo by Otto Gruele Jr/Allsport/Getty Images)
Joe Montana #16, Quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers prepares to throw a pass during the National Football Conference Championship game against the Los Angeles Rams on 14 January 1990 at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California, United States. The 49ers won the game 30 - 3. (Photo by Otto Gruele Jr/Allsport/Getty Images) /
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Green Bay Packers, Brett Favre (Photo by Kevin Casey/NFLPhotoLibrary) /

11. Best NFL quarterbacks of all time: Brett Favre

One of the biggest risk-takers to ever play the game, Brett Favre played 20 seasons in the NFL with four different teams. Originally a member of the Atlanta Falcons, Favre was not liked by head coach Jerry Glanville which led to him being traded after his rookie season. Favre was 0-4 with two interceptions for the Falcons but still netted them a first-round pick in the trade with the Green Bay Packers.

Originally a backup, Favre took over in Week 3 when Don Majkowski suffered an ankle injury. From there, No. 4 became a legend. He went 8-5 as their starter and ended up keeping that role for the next 16 seasons.

He became the first player to ever win three straight NFL MVP awards, doing so from 1995 through 1997. Favre also made 11 Pro Bowls, appeared in two Super Bowls, winning one of them, and twice led the league in passing yards.

Favre ended up losing his job to Aaron Rodgers and in 2008 he was traded to the New York Jets. He went 8-8 but played the entire season with a shoulder injury. He originally planned to retire but instead had his shoulder repaired and signed with the Minnesota Vikings as he wanted to get revenge on Green Bay for trading him. He had a sensational season at the age of 40 in 2009, throwing for 4,202 yards and 33 touchdowns with only seven interceptions. The 12-4 Vikings were fun to watch with Favre and Adrian Peterson on offense but they couldn’t make it to the Super Bowl.

One of the iron-men of the league, Favre started 297 consecutive games before finally missing a regular-season appearance in 2010. That year, Minnesota went 5-8 with him under center, which was only the second losing record of his career — the other being his final year with the Packers.

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