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The Favre revival: the Green Bay Packers story
The story in one sentence
Ron Wolf acquired Favre and White, restoring national relevance and winning Super Bowl XXXI under Mike Holmgren.
Joyful improvisation returns Green Bay to the summit
Brett Favre, Reggie White and Leroy Butler gave the era its recognizable core.
Its ending created the conditions for the rodgers era.
Timeline
How it unfolded
Before 1992
What came before
Green Bay cycled through coaches and rarely reached the playoffs before a new front office changed the franchise's direction.
- 09TradeFebruary 10, 1992
February 10, 1992
The first-round gamble that revived Green Bay
Ron Wolf trusted his pre-draft evaluation despite Favre throwing only four passes as a Falcon and failing his initial Packers physical.
To GB
To ATL19921STround assetBrett Favre to Green BayGB receives Brett FavreATL receives 1992 first · No. 172 original assets · 1 outcomes tracedOpen trade → 1997-01-26
Super Bowl: Green Bay Packers vs New England Patriots
1998-01-11
Conference Championship: Green Bay Packers vs San Francisco 49ers
1998-01-25
Super Bowl: Denver Broncos vs Green Bay Packers
After 2007
What came next
Rodgers won four MVP awards and Super Bowl XLV while Green Bay became an annual contender, even as repeated NFC title-game losses limited the final count.
The core