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The Favre revival: the Green Bay Packers story
Franchise era
1992—2007
The Favre revival
Green Bay Packers
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.
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.
09Quarterback discoveryFebruary 10, 1992GB⇄ATLBrett Favre to Green BayGreen Bay sent the No. 17 pick in the 1992 draft to Atlanta for second-year quarterback Brett Favre.2 assets · 1 outcomes＋
The original receipt
Green Bay Packers received
- • Brett Favre
Atlanta Falcons received
- • 1992 first · No. 17
Favre won three consecutive MVPs, started 253 straight games for Green Bay and delivered the franchise's first championship in 29 years.
Open full trade tree →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