- Ice In Their Veins…
- They are risk-takers and don’t fear making a mistake.
It was third and seven. Brett Favre and the Green Bay Packers were on the Minnesota 16-yard line and threatening to score. As the play clock wound down, the veteran quarterback read the defense and changed the call on the field at the last possible second.
Then came the snap. Farve dropped back and, ever the gunslinger, fired cleanly into the hands of wide receiver Greg Jennings as he stepped untouched into the end zone.
For Favre, the touchdown pass was the NFL-record-breaking 421st of his career.