 In Super Bowl XXXI , Favre completed 14 of 27 passes for 246 yards and 2 touchdown passes . On the second play of the game , Favre called an audible and threw a 54 @-@ yard touchdown pass to receiver Andre Rison . Favre also completed an 81 @-@ yard touchdown pass to Antonio Freeman in the second quarter ( then a Super Bowl record for longest touchdown catch ) . Favre rushed for 12 yards and another touchdown , as the Packers won Super Bowl XXXI over the New England Patriots , 35 – 21 . In their 19 games of the season , the Packers had a turnover ratio of plus 24 , and outscored their opponents 100 – 48 in the playoffs . Favre became the first and only QB to score 3 touchdowns in the Super Bowl and fail to win MVP honors . 
