Before you continue reading, take note that for every single word in this column, Brett Favre has thrown a touchdown pass.

That includes the words in that last sentence. And that one. And that.

Well, I think you get the point.

In Week 3 of the 1992 season, Favre connected with Sterling Sharpe for the first touchdown pass of his career. In Week 3 of this season — 14 years and 224 consecutive starts later — Favre hit Greg Jennings for career TD number 400, joining Dan Marino as the only quarterbacks in NFL history to throw for 400 touchdowns.

As if throwing for 400 career touchdowns wasn’t enough, Favre threw for 340 yards and guaranteed Packer fans that they won’t have to endure a winless season.

Career TDs numbers 401 and 402 helped the Packers come out of Week 3 with a win, out-scoring the Lions by a count of 31-24. In the win, Favre recorded his second straight 300-yard, three touchdown performance, and is now in good shape to become the league’s all-time leader in passing touchdowns.

Marino currently holds the career-record with 420 end zone trips, but Favre could legitimately hold that title by the end of the season. Through the first three games, Favre has thrown six touchdowns, and is on pace to finish with 32. If he could somehow stay that course, he would end up eclipsing Marino’s record of 420, ending with 428.

Over the course of the last 14 years, about 40 different Packers have contributed to Favre’s cause.

Topping the target list is Antonio Freeman, who hauled in 57 TDs, followed by a few other household names, including Sterling Sharpe (41), Robert Brooks (32) and Bubba Franks and Donald Driver (29 a piece … so far).

And who can forget some of the one touchdown wonders, including Harry Sydney, Darrell Thompson, Reggie Cobb and Kitrick Taylor.

Whether they were catching No. 4's passes for 10 years or hardly had time to catch a cold at Lambeau, they’ll all be cheering on their quarterback in his quest for 421.

Individual accomplishments aside, the Packers were able to record their first win of the Mike McCarthy era, which is a statement many worried they might never be able to make. Usually, the first one is the hardest.

But if the Packers can take after their quarterback, though, the next 399 should be a piece of cake.

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