9/30/2007
Who'll catch No. 421?
By Jason Wilde / madison.com
MINNEAPOLIS — If you have Mark Tauscher in your Who'll Catch No. 421? pool, he has bad news for you. "You're going to lose," the Green Bay Packers' veteran right tackle said with a chuckle. "I can assure you I will not be catching a touchdown pass this week. That you can take to the bank." Tauscher already had his chance, on Christmas Day 2005. If not for a holding call on fill-in center Grey Ruegamer against Chicago Bears defensive tackle Tank Johnson, quarterback Brett Favre would already have surpassed Dan Marino's NFL record of 420 career touchdown passes. On third-and-goal from the 1, Tauscher lined up at tight end and was wide open, hauling in Favre's pass before finding the lowest spot on the wall behind the end zone for his Lambeau Leap. Only after he emerged from the crowd did he see referee Scott Green signal holding. "I guess I feel a little cheated. But that stuff happens," Tauscher said. "It would've been nice if it would've counted, legitimately. It was fun. I still get a big kick out of it. It'd be nice if it was in the record books." After a pass interference penalty against the Bears on the next snap, halfback Noah Herron scored on a 1-yard run, leaving Tauscher off the list of 42 players who've caught touchdowns from No. 4. Asked recently if he remembers all 42, Favre said he "could probably come close, if I had to guess," before remembering Tauscher's TD-that-wasn't. More >>
Favre has been well-received
en route to his record
Foursome have had major hand helping make history
By TOM SILVERSTEIN / journalsentinel.com
Posted: Sept. 29, 2007
There's a pretty good chance that sometime this afternoon, Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre will surpass Dan Marino to become the National Football League's all-time leader in touchdown passes. If and when he does throw No. 421, the record will belong to him, but there will be many others who will feel a sense of accomplishment or pride or satisfaction in being on the other end of those touchdowns. A total of 42 different players have caught touchdown passes from Favre going into the game today against the Minnesota Vikings at the Metrodome, but four can lay claim as the quarterback's primary receiver over the years. Each man - Sterling Sharpe, Robert Brooks, Antonio Freeman and Donald Driver - had his own personal and professional relationship with Favre during various stages of his career. More >>Favre holds young teammates accountable
Associated Press
Posted 9-29-2007
GREEN BAY -- Maybe what the Green Bay Packers needed was adult supervision. Their superstar quarterback is providing it. Playing on the youngest team in the NFL, Brett Favre certainly has had moments of frustration with his fresh-faced teammates. But Favre's insistence on holding young players to a high standard right away has helped the Packers to their surprising 3-0 start. Favre, who needs just one scoring pass on Sunday at Minnesota to break Dan Marino's NFL record for career touchdown passes, isn't about to charm the youngsters. After all, he says, former Packers coach Mike Holmgren never coddled him. "Mike Holmgren never patted me on the back and said, 'That's OK, buddy.' There was never any of that. He laid into me every time," Favre said. "And I can't tell you how many times I came off the field and said, 'I hate this guy. "But as I look back, he meant more to my career than anyone. He was hard on me, but I see him now and I thank him for all those things." Favre, who needs one touchdown pass to break the record of 420 he shares with Marino, will start his 241st consecutive game. That will break a tie with former Vikings center Mick Tingelhoff for the second-longest streak in NFL history. He now is paying Holmgren's favor forward to the Packers' young players. Favre knows he's running out of time to make one last playoff run, and wants his teammates to understand that every play matters. "I think a lot of our guys ... work extremely hard," Favre said. "But there's not many second chances in this game, and one play can be the determining factor in whether you win or lose. And there's no one who knows better than me." More >>That's 'Batty' with an assist
Associated Press / Posted 9-29-2007
When Brett Favre breaks the NFL career touchdown pass record, Green Bay Packers equipment manager Gordon "Red" Batty knows he'll have to hustle. His job? Collect the record-setting football. "In the game today, you've got to be able to capture those moments," Batty said. "That football is very important to Brett, to the Packers organization, but more importantly to Canton, Ohio, Hall of Fame. "Being the equipment manager of this team, it's under your direction to make sure you keep those things tucked away and put away in a safe place." Batty sprinted from the team's sideline and jumped into a celebratory pile of players in the end zone after Favre tied Dan Marino's record with a 57-yard touchdown pass to Greg Jennings in a 31-24 win over San Diego last Sunday at Lambeau Field. Batty, 48, a Canadian who is an avid hockey player, grabbed the football from an unknowing Jennings and came out of the pile unscathed. Packers coach Mike McCarthy also was unaware of Batty's impromptu action until McCarthy watched a TV cut of it that is part of a highlight video from the game that will be shown to the players during a team gathering Saturday night. "I was like, 'What the hell is Red Batty doing in there?' " McCarthy said. Assistant video director Chris Kirby told him, "That's the ball that tied the record." More >>
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