KILN, MISS. Favre's father Irvin dies, but quarterback intends to play

KILN, Miss. (AP) -- Brett Favre's father died Sunday of a heart attack or a stroke while he was driving, Mississippi state police said. Irvin Favre was 58.
Favre went off the road at 5:23 p.m. near Kiln, the hometown of Brett, a three-time NFL most valuable player for the Green Bay Packers.
Packers spokesman Aaron Popkey said Favre's status for Monday night's crucial game against the Oakland Raiders was undetermined. The Wisconsin State Journal reported that the quarterbacks told teammates at a meeting Sunday night that he planned to play.
"Our thoughts are with Brett and his family," Popkey said.
Favre has started 204 consecutive games, including playoffs, an NFL record for quarterbacks. The Packers trail Minnesota by a half-game in the NFC North.
Irvin Favre ran into a ditch, said Sgt. Joe Gazzo of the Mississippi State Highway Patrol.
"It didn't appear that the accident was serious enough to cause him to be unconscious, so that leads us to believe that a medical condition was what caused him to go off the road," Gazzo said.
Irvin Favre was pronounced dead at 6:15 p.m. An autopsy was to be performed today.