After the NFL season ends, Pro Bowl comes in with equal excitement for the fans. Bringing a number of games in the Pro Bowl week, many players participate in the challenges, eventually making memories. Similarly, one memory is recently recalled by Packers legend, Brett Favre, who recollected that 1997 moment with a one-liner!

Sharing a video clip of the 1997 Pro Bowl QB Challenge, Brett Favre wrote, “Nothing like throwing a football as hard as you can!” on his official X account. With this, he responded to his competitors of that time–Troy Aikman and Drew Bledsoe, proudly donning one of the moments of the year.

In the shared video, fans could witness the ongoing QB challenge of that year, and the first one to throw the football in that clip is Troy Aikman. Aikman, who was known for having a strong arm, threw a spiral into the wind, covering 66 yards in the challenge. Then came Brett Favre. In the video, he could be seen using his technique and strong arm to throw football into the air with force. This helped him to cover for 75 yards, as the crowd erupted in joy seeing the highest throw of that event.

As a result, Favre won the rank 1 spot, and Drew Bledsoe, who threw 74 yards, stood second in that QB challenge. Following them, Jeff Blake & Jeff George stood 3rd with 72-yard coverage. Indeed, it was a spectacular game show, in which the quarterbacks threw football as hard as they could.

Besides them, Jim Harbaugh, Steve Young, Vinny Testaverde, Kerry Collins, Neil O’Donnell, Mark Brunell, and Gus Frerotte were also present at that event at the Walt Disney World Sports Complex, in Orlando Florida.

Apart from all these, that 1997 year was lucky for the then-Packers quarterback, Brett Favre.

Brett Favre’s golden period!

From 1995 to 1997, Brett Favre lived his golden period in the league. Besides winning and being selected for the 1997 Pro Bowl, the legendary quarterback was also selected to 10 more Pro Bowls during his NFL career. In addition to that, Favre was even “inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2016.” But his achievements didn’t end here!

In 1997 itself, besides winning the QB challenge at Pro Bowl, Brett Favre led his team to win the Super Bowl XXXI defeating the Patriots 35–21. It was the team’s third Super Bowl appearance. Brett Favre’s legacy doesn’t end here! He continued to etch his name in the NFL record book by winning three consecutive MVP awards from 1995 to 97.

All these reasons are enough to make Brett Favre’s fans admire him forever!