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Tue 09 Sep 2007Favre ties Marino's pass recordAmerica FootballBrett Favre tied the NFL's career record for touchdown passes with a 57-yard strike in the fourth quarter to help the Green Bay Packers stay unbeaten with a 31-24 victory over the San Diego Chargers on Sunday.Favre's connection with Greg Jennings with 2:03 left in the game erased a 21-17 San Diego advantage as the surprising Packers improved to 3-0 over the under-achieving Chargers (1-2).