Brett's 4th Quarter Comebacks

[wpr]

I think Brett has 40 4th quarter comebacks from a tie of deficit in his career. Does anyone know how he compares to other QB?

 

[WinnipegPackFan]

I was hoping that was another Brett record myself but I was told he is 2cnd to Elway who had 46 4th quarter comebacks. Double check my info though because I could be wrong !!!


Cheers ackbeer:

 

[brennan1884]

elway had 46 and favre has 39.....thats what they said on the radio but that was before the kansas city game.....so i think it should be 40 now

 

[mike_donnelly]

and coming from behind would also have effected his INT's total. I imagine many of them would be last ditch efforts, similar to the final one in the end-zone vs Bears this season.

 

[IronMan]

According to wikipedia, Elway had 47. I think Brett Favre has 39. I don't think he gets credit for a 4th qtr comeback against the Chiefs because the Packers were not tied, or trailing entering the 4th qtr. I'm pretty sure thats how that works. Does anyone know for sure?

 

[wpr]

After the TD against KC the announcers said that was Brett's 40th comeback. He/the team does not have to be trailing coming in to the 4th quarter, they have to be trailing during the 4th qtr for it to be a comback.

 

[Greg C.]

According to wikipedia, Elway had 47. I think Brett Favre has 39. I don't think he gets credit for a 4th qtr comeback against the Chiefs because the Packers were not tied, or trailing entering the 4th qtr. I'm pretty sure thats how that works. Does anyone know for sure?

I spent a few minutes trying to find the definition, and I couldn't. I think it counts if the QB's team has trailed at any point within the 4th quarter.

At any rate, I pretty much lost all faith in this stat when I found out that Favre was credited for a fourth quarter comeback when Allen Rossum won a game by returning a punt in the fourth quarter. Also, I think the record has more to do with the QB's defense than anything else. I've seen too many QB's, Favre included, who led their team to a go-ahead or game-tying score in the final minutes, only to see the defense allow the other team to score and win.

 

[wpr]

This is a weak stat at best.
If a DB intercepts a ball and runs it back to the 5 and the offenses scores the QB gets a comeback. I think the QB even gets credit if the DB scores the TD.
I remember in the olden days how the media would talk about Roger Stabauch and how he led the Cowboys back from a deficit so often.
Then for about 20 years I never heard anyone speak of this "stat" very much until the past few years.

 

[johnny_blood]

It counts if the team is trailing or tied at any point in the 4th quarter.

 

[Cdnfavrefan]

Stas does seem useless and yet you look at the leaders in this department and it seems to be quit accurate. Out of those 40 sure there may be a few where Brett didn't have to do anything but I'm guessing maybe 5 out of 40