Packers quarterback Brett Favre shares a laugh with wide receiver Donald Driver during the fourth quarter. (AP photo) | ZOOM |

        CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Champaign, Chicago, Green Bay. It doesn't matter where Brett Favre is when he plays against the Chicago Bears.

        Favre threw three first-half touchdown passes Monday night, surpassed 40,000 yards passing for his career and led the Green Bay Packers to a 34-21 victory over the Bears.

        Favre, now 17-4 in his career against Chicago, had an 85-yard TD pass to Donald Driver in the first quarter — the second longest of his career — as the Packers (4-1) took a 24-14 halftime lead.

        Green Bay took control in the third quarter when Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila intercepted Chicago quarterback Jim Miller and lumbered 72 yards for a touchdown as the Bears (2-3) lost their third straight.

        The rivalry that began in 1921 has turned one-sided in recent years, thanks to the brilliance of Favre.

        Green Bay's victory Monday night was its 15th in the last 17 meetings with the Bears, this one coming on the grass-like artificial surface at the University of Illinois where Chicago is playing this season as Soldier Field is being overhauled. Favre has directed nine straight road victories over the Bears.

        Favre, making his 162nd straight regular-season start, rolled to his left, motioned with his hand and then heaved the ball to a streaking Driver, who was behind Bears safety Mike Green and cornerback R.W. McQuarters, for a 7-0 lead.

        His longest TD pass was a 99-yarder to Robert Brooks in 1995. Against the Bears, of course.

        Favre, who was 22-of-33 for 359 yards, also had TD passes of 19 yards to Tyrone Davis and 5 yards to Bubba Franks in the first half.

        From the Green Bay 20, Chicago was threatening to get back in the game in the third quarter when Joe Johnson hit Miller as he was attempting to pass and the ball popped right to Gbaja-Biamila who ran untouched down the field to give the Packers a 17-point lead.

        Miller also threw three TD passes, hitting John Davis with a 21-yard TD pass with 6:50 left to make it 34-21.

        Chicago made one last thrust when Miller hit David Terrell with a 52-yard pass to the Green Bay 7. But Nate Wayne intercepted Miller in the end zone with just over 2 minutes left.

        Chicago stayed close in the first half when Driver fumbled after making a catch at the Green Bay 39 and Mike Brown picked it up and ran 35 yards to the 4. That set up Miller's 1-yard TD pass to John Davis that cut the lead to 21-14.

        The Packers increased their lead when Ryan Longwell kicked a 49-yard field goal on the final play of the half.

        Longwell also kicked a 35-yarder, missed two and had another one from 28 yards blocked.

        Miller also threw a 4-yard TD pass to Marty Booker late in the first quarter that made it 14-7.

        Terry Glenn's 26-yard catch to the Bears 6 set up Favre's TD pass to Franks and restored the lead to two touchdowns.

        Needing 262 yards entering the game, Favre became the third fastest player to reach 40,000 yards. He hit the milestone in his 166th career game. Dan Marino (153 games) and Warren Moon (165) got there quicker.

        Chicago lost starting left guard Rex Tucker, who dislocated his left ankle and had to be taken off the field on a cart in the third quarter.

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