 One day after his father died of a heart attack or stroke , Favre decided to play in a December 22 , 2003 , Monday Night Football game against the Oakland Raiders . The Packers traveled to Oakland where Favre passed for four touchdowns in the first half and 399 total yards in a 41 – 7 victory over the Raiders on international television ( even receiving applause from " Raider Nation " ) . He completed 73 @.@ 3 % of his passes and finished the game with a passer rating of 154 @.@ 9 with having recorded a perfect 158 @.@ 3 rating with four touchdowns and over 250 yards passing by halftime ( a feat accomplished by only four other passers in NFL history ) . Afterwards , Favre said , " I knew that my dad would have wanted me to play . I love him so much and I love this game . It 's meant a great deal to me , to my dad , to my family , and I didn 't expect this kind of performance . But I know he was watching tonight . " He then went to his father 's funeral in Pass Christian , Mississippi . Favre won an ESPY Award for his Monday Night Football performance . 
