Favre was the target of controversy after the incident, as it was Strahan's lone sack of the game and some analysts expressed the opinion that Favre allowed himself to be sacked in order to allow Strahan to set the record.
Some remember Favre laying down in the waning seconds of that game to give Strahan an easy sack.
Said Michael Freeman in the New York Times:
Yes, Mr. Favre, Strahan deserves the record, but please, handing it to him the way you did, as if you were throwing change into a Salvation Army bucket, is the kind of mistake Favre may never live down.
I was a little surprised last year when this was brought up on ESPN's Mike & Mike In The Morning, and both Mikes and their guest (I forgot who) spoke about the event as if there was no question that Favre gave up the record.
Jared Allen of the Minnesota Vikings had 22 sacks in the recently wrapped 2011 season.
And not one quarterback laid down for him.
In fact, they tried NOT to be sacked.
Unfortunately for Allen, he fell just short of the record that was in his crosshairs throughout the entire season.
Since Strahan's record-breaking season, only one other player besides Allen has broken the 20-sack mark (DeMarcus Ware in 2008 with 20).
"It's like being runner-up at the prom," Allen said of falling short of Strahan's record. "The crown (for second place) doesn't weight as much, I guess."
There was an interesting article that mentions a possible uncredited sack that would have given Allen the record anyway (see the site HERE)
In his "Snap Judgements" column, SI.com's Don Banks said what many were thinking when it comes to that particular mark.
I don't know about you, but I am going to recognize Vikings defensive end Jared Allen as the NFL's all-time single-season sack king, with the 22 he racked up this year, capped by Sunday's big 3.5-sack showing in a loss to Chicago.
Allen may have come up a half-sack shy of Michael Strahan's 2001 record of 22.5 sacks in the eyes of the league, but we all remember how Strahan got the record-breaker that season.
I wonder if Brett Favre had a flashback Sunday and fell down without a fight somewhere?
I feel bad that Michael Strahan still has to answer questions about the validity of his record, but considering that Brett ended his career by basically acting like a little girl, I love that not only has this not been forgotten, it is not just remembered by non-Favre-fans like me and Stephen T. McCarthy!
Because if you google Jared Allen sacks for 2011, there are an awful lot of mentions about Brett lying down!
Said an analyst on one of the major television networks Sunday night (speaking of Allen's attempt at the record)?
"Where's Brett Favre when you need him?"
Check it out-even the official NFL site seems to question the legitimacy of Strahan's Favre sack!
This is where Favre could've come into play because, much like he took a dive to give Strahan the record, Allen could've used a similar assist from Bears quarterback McCown.
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