 The next week 's game against the Pittsburgh Steelers began the longest consecutive starts streak for a quarterback in NFL history . The game ended in a 17 – 3 victory and his passer rating was 144 @.@ 6 . During the season , Favre helped put together a six @-@ game winning streak for the Packers , the longest winning streak for the club since 1965 . They ended 9 – 7 that season , missing the playoffs on their last game . Favre finished his first season as a Packer with 3 @,@ 227 yards and a quarterback rating of 85 @.@ 3 , helping him to his first Pro Bowl . 
