Packers' Favre tops Marino on career completions list
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Brett Favre passed Dan Marino to become the league leader in completions with a 21-yard pass to wide receiver Carlyle Holiday in Sunday's Packers game against Detroit.
Favre found Holiday over the middle with 1:42 left in the second quarter for the 4,968th completion of his 16-year career. Favre needed 14 completions coming into the game to top the list.
Favre, who has also started a quarterbacks-record 255 consecutive games, tied Marino's mark with a 5-yard pass to Ahman Green before completing his sixth straight pass to Holiday on the next play.
Favre completed 20 of 37 passes for 174 yards in a 17-9 victory.
Last week, Favre extended his record of most consecutive and overall seasons with 3,000 yards passing to 15.
Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press
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