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NEW YORK, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre was named the NFC's Offensive Player of the Week Wednesday, the third time he's won the league honor this season.
The Southern Mississippi product completed 25-of-31 passes for 316 yards with four touchdowns in the Vikings' regular season-ending 44-7 rout of the New York Giants.
It was the 23rd time in his career Favre threw four touchdown passes in a single contest, the most in NFL history.
Other NFC honorees were Dallas linebacker Anthony Spencer (defense) and New Orleans punter Thomas Morstead (special teams).
Spencer amassed five tackles, two sacks and a forced fumble in the Cowboys' 24-0 win over Philadelphia, securing the NFC East Division title.
The Purdue product finished the regular season with a career-high 67 tackles and six sacks.
Morstead placed 7-of-9 punts inside the 15-yard line in the Saints' 23-10 loss at Carolina, the first punter since 1976 to accomplish the feat.
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