Brett Favre; The Greatest?

Time for a study break. A note to all of the high school students reading this: Enjoy your finals in high school, because once you get to college, they get a lot harder. I needed a break, and it just so happened that Brett Favre gave me a reason to take that break tonight.

Brett Favre's streak ended tonight. Before tonight, Favre had started 297 games in a row. Some look at that number and say "Good grief, how is that possible?", others look at that and say "So what, he's paid to play." I'll put it into perspective for you. In my 4 years of high school, I had 40 or so games. I missed the first half of one game (In my Freshman year, for fighting... We won't go into detail) and I have a shoulder surgery, two terrible ankles, and a worn out wrist to show for it, and that's taking High School caliber hits, not 250 pound grown man hits.

Not to mention, Favre isn't exactly the pocket passer. He does major damage in the pocket, but a majority of his big plays come from him creating with his feet, whether it be rolling out, stepping up, or taking off for a 15-20 yard gain. That's another thing that has always amazed me about Favre, he takes somewhere around 8 or 9 hits a game on average, yet he still always gets up and plays the next week.

But 297 is unreal, that's unheard of. Here's what was going on last time Brett Favre didn't start a game.

It was Week 3 in the 1992 NFL season

I was one year old

George H.W. Bush was running for reelection against Clinton and Perot

Hurricane Andrew had hit South Florida a month earlier

The 27th Amendment was ratified

The Mall Of America in Minnesota was constructed, which is the largest in the US

Rioting breaks out in Los Angeles following the acquittal of four white police officers accused of beating black motorist Rodney King.

The Georgia Dome was completed

AT&T released the first video phone, which sold for $1,499

So, for those of you who don't think of Brett Favre's streak as something amazing, hopefully that gave you a little bit of a reality check. Favre's streak that is now over is something that may never happen again. The next in line is Peyton Manning, who has 205 starts in a row, and after that is his brother Eli, who has 99 straight.

The fact that players careers are being cut down more and more doesn't help the fact either, and adds to how amazing Favre has been in the last 19 seasons. The odds of seeing another 41 year old starter under center is slim to none, but if it means that this streak is challenged sometime soon, I'd love to see it.