Who Makes History With 278

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

The year was 1991, and 16-year-old SmootSmack had just celebrated his birthday the day before and Mark Rypien and the 9-0 Washington Redskins were well on their way to a 56-17 drubbing of Jerry Glanville's Atlanta Falcons.

A rookie QB from Kiln, Misssissippi made his inauspicious NFL debut for the Falcons on that Sunday afternoon, and the young whipper snapper was promptly greeted by LB Andre Collins who picked off Favre's pass and ran it back for a touchdown.

Favre would not complete a pass for the entire 1991 season. It wasn't until 1992, after he had joined the Green Bay Packers, that Favre would complete his first pass, a deflected pass that was caught by...Brett Favre.

WOW. I remember watching that game for the 56 we put up on the Falcons, but I had no idea it was Favre's debut. At that time, it didn't really mean anything though.