The first of two big showdowns between former Packers quarterback Brett Favre and his successor in Green Bay, Aaron Rodgers, is less than a week away.

When Favre suits up for the Minnesota Vikings for the fourth time in a regular season game, it will also mark Rodgers' 20^th start for the Green and Gold.

The two will be linked forever because of the way Favre ultimately left Green Bay, so in preparation for Monday night at the Metrodome, here's a breakdown of how the two fared in their first 19 games under center in Green Bay.

For Favre, his first game with extended action, against Cincinnati, is counted as one of his 19 games. He led the Packers to a last-second comeback while going 22-39 passing for 289 yards.

Rodgers didn't get his first comeback win until Week 1 of this season, but he was hurt by a defense that gave up late drives in two games after he had driven the team to go-ahead field goals. He missed out on two other close wins last year when kicker Mason Crosby missed a game-winning field goal attempt and had another one blocked.

Two times in early 1993, Favre and the Packers led in the fourth quarter, but the defense gave up the final points.

Here are the numbers, through 19 games:


BF: 386-610 passing (63.3 percent)
AR: 392-626 passing (62.6 percent)

BF: 4,088 passing yards

AR: 4,752 passing yards

BF: 23 touchdowns

AR: 32 touchdowns

BF: 20 interceptions

AR: 12 interceptions

BF: 11-8 record

AR: 8-11 record

BF: 58 rushes for 228 yards (2.54 yards/carry)
AR: 71 rushes for 295 yards (2.41 yards/carry)

BF: Two rushing touchdowns

AR: Five rushing touchdowns

Comebacks

Favre

1. Favre couldn't have started on a better note in Green Bay's third game of the 1992 season. Taking over for the injured Don Majikowski, Favre threw two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter to lead Green Bay to a 24-23 win over Cincinnati. His 35-yard touchdown pass to Kitrick Taylor with 13 seconds left capped a last-minute drive.

Over the next 18 games, Favre is credited with two other fourth-quarter comebacks, but only one of them came in the final minutes.

2. At home against Philadelphia in Week 11 and playing with a separated non-throwing shoulder, Favre engineered a drive that ended with a 31-yard field goal by Chris Jacke, with 1:31 left. The Packers defense held on, and Green Bay won 27-24.

3. Two weeks later, Favre threw a nine-yard touchdown pass to tight end Jackie Harris in the fourth quarter against Tampa Bay. The Packers took a 19-14 lead with 10:09 to go, and the score held up the rest of the way.


Rodgers

1. Rodgers didn't get his first fourth-quarter comeback win until the first game of his second season. In his 17^th start, the Packers trailed Chicago at home, 15-13, with 2:28 to go. After a running play, two short passing gains and an incompletion, Rodgers hit wide receiver Greg Jennings for a 50-yard touchdown with 1:18 left. The two also connected on the two-point conversion, and the Packers won, 21-15.

If Green Bay kicker Mason Crosby had made two last-second field goals last year, Rodgers would have actually had one more last-minute comeback than Favre over their first 19 games.

Crosby missed from 52 yards at Minnesota in Week 10, giving the Vikings a 28-27 win. In Week 16 at Chicago, Crosby's 38-yard attempt with 25 seconds left was blocked. That forced overtime, and the Bears drove for a field goal on the opening possession of the extra session.


Close losses


Favre

In Favre's first 19 games, the Packers lost three times when they trailed by seven points or less at the start of the fourth quarter. In another game, Green Bay blew a 17-7 fourth quarter lead.

1. Week 7 at Cleveland, Browns lead 10-3. A 37-yard field goal from Chris Jacke got Green Bay within 10-6, but Cleveland sealed the 17-6 win on a five-yard rushing touchdown from Kevin Mack.

2. Week 10 at New York Giants, Giants lead 13-7. Favre threw an interception that Reyna Thompson returned 69 yards for a touchdown to put the Packers behind 20-7. New York's Rodney Hampton added an eight-yard rushing touchdown to give the Giants a 27-7 win.

3. Week 2, 1993, vs. Philadelphia, Packers lead 17-7. Green Bay's offense and defense disappeared, and Randall Cunningham led three scoring drives, including a 40-yard touchdown pass to Victor Bailey. Roger Ruzek also kicked two field goals, and the Eagles won on the road, 20-17.

4. Week 4 at Minnesota, Vikings lead 12-10. Chris Jacke kicked a 20-yard field goal to give Green Bay a 13-12 advantage, but a 22-yard field goal from Fuad Reveiz put the Vikings on top, 15-13.


Rodgers

In his first season as the starter, Rodgers and the Packers lost eight times when they were within a touchdown at the start of the fourth quarter, or held a lead, in the final 15 minutes. It happened a ninth time in his first 19 starts, in the second game of Rodgers' second season.

1. Week 4 at Tampa Bay, Buccaneers lead 20-14. Rodgers came back into the game with a shoulder injury, trailing 23-21 with 2:36 to go. After an incomplete pass, Rodgers threw an interception, and Tampa Bay sealed the 30-21 win with an Earnest Graham rushing touchdown.

2. Week 5 vs. Atlanta, Falcons lead 17-10. Rodgers threw an interception with 4:33 left and the Falcons scored to take a 24-10 lead. He then led a touchdown drive to get within 27-24 with 1:56 left, but the Packers couldn't recover the on-side kick and Atlanta ran out the clock.

3. Week 9 at Tennessee, Titans lead 16-13. Green Bay tied the game with a field goal early on. A late Packers drive stalled in regulation, and in overtime, the Titans won the toss and kicked a field goal for a 19-16 victory.

4. Week 10 at Minnesota, Packers lead 24-21. After a Vikings touchdown, Crosby's miss from 52 yards as time expired gave Minnesota the 28-27 win.

5. Week 13 vs. Carolina, tied 21-21. The teams traded touchdowns and Rodgers led a drive to the seven-yard line. After three consecutive running plays, Crosby kicked a 19-yard field goal to give Green Bay a 31-28 lead with about 2 minutes to go. Carolina scored a touchdown, following a long pass play to Steve Smith, to win 35-31.

6. Week 14 vs. Houston, Texans lead 13-7. A nine-yard touchdown pass from Rodgers to Jordy Nelson tied the game, 21-21 with about 6 minutes left. A drive stalled with 2 minutes left and the Texans won the game, 24-21, on a 40-yard field goal from Kris Brown.

7. Week 15 at Jacksonville, Packers lead 13-7. Green Bay clings to a 16-14 advantage with 5:40 left. After a long Jaguars drive ended with a two-yard touchdown by Maurice Jones Drew, Rodgers had a chance with 1:50 to go, trailing 20-16. At midfield, he threw an interception with 46 seconds left.

8. Week 16 at Chicago, Packers lead 14-10. Green Bay went ahead 17-10 on a Crosby field goal, only to have the Bears answer with a three-yard Matt Forte touchdown run. Rodgers brought the Packers down the field in the closing minutes, but Crosby had his 38-yard attempt blocked. The Bears won the toss in overtime, and went down the field for a field goal and a 20-17 win.

9. Week 2, 2009, vs. Cincinnati, Bengals lead 28-21. The Packers offense couldn't get anything going until it was too late. A furious comeback attempt from a 10-point deficit started with 1:56 left. Rodgers got his team into field goal range, and Crosby kicked a 45-yard field goal with 49 seconds left. The Packers recovered the on-side kick, but time ran out after a 25-yard pass to Donald Driver that got Green Bay to the 10-yard line. The Bengals held on to a 31-24 win.