<P> The Packers lost to the San Francisco 49ers in a Wild Card Round playoff game in 1998 . Favre had rallied the team with a touchdown pass to wide receiver Antonio Freeman with 1: 56 remaining in the game to put the Packers up 27--23 . However, Steve Young responded with a touchdown of his own to wide receiver Terrell Owens with three seconds remaining to end the Packers season . Favre and the Packers failed for the first time since 1994 to at least reach the NFC Championship . </P> <P> In the regular season finale of 2001, Favre was the target of minor controversy when, in a game against the New York Giants at Giants Stadium, he was sacked by the Giants defensive end Michael Strahan . It was Strahan's lone sack of the game and gave him the NFL's single--season sack record of 22.5, which topped Mark Gastineau's record of 22 set in 1984 . The controversy (Favre fell over unusually easily) has followed Strahan continuously since he set the record . Jim Fassel, Strahan's coach in 2001, said that when a respected athlete like Strahan gets close to an all - time record, sometimes opponents want him to break it . </P> <P> On March 1, 2001, Favre signed a "lifetime" contract extension, which technically was a 10 - year contract extension worth around $100 million . </P> <P> Favre and the Packers continued posting positive results through the next few seasons . Through the 2004 season, the Packers had the longest streak of non-losing seasons (13) in the NFL, despite an 8--8 record under head coach Ray Rhodes, a 9--7 season under head coach Mike Sherman, and no playoff berths in either 1999 or 2000 . The streak ended in 2005, with the Packers finishing with a 4 - 12 record . </P>

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