GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- Brett Favre wept.

	Jeff Thomason celebrates after hauling in the game-winning TD pass from Brett Favre.

After engineering a fourth-quarter comeback drive of breathtaking efficiency, breaking the hearts of the Oakland Raiders and doing it all with an injured throwing hand he didn't mention to the Packers coaches, Favre was so overcome by emotion and pain he could barely speak.

"I'm so drained right now," he said, tears streaming from his eyes. "I just can't believe I played. ... I could hardly feel the ball, but we won the game."

The Green Bay Packers beat the Raiders 28-24 Sunday only by the grace of Favre, who led the Packers on an 11-play, 82-yard drive in the final 1:51. He capped the 11th fourth-quarter comeback and the 14th game-winning drive of his career with a 1-yard touchdown pass to tight end Jeff Thomason.

"Those types of drives are storybook drives," said coach Ray Rhodes, who won in his Green Bay debut. "Those are the types of drives the Favres, the Montanas, the Elways make."

Favre, who also had three passes intercepted, was 28-for-47 for 333 yards and four touchdowns. He has 14 four-TD games in his career, putting him third on the NFL's career list behind only Dan Marino (21) and Johnny Unitas (17).

Offensive coordinator Sherman Lewis said Favre called all but the first two plays of the final drive.

Afterward, Favre said his hand, which collided with Russell Maryland's helmet in the third quarter, hurt more than it did when a similar incident occurred in the preseason against Denver. The extent of the injury wouldn't be known until Monday, the Packers said.

"We haven't done any X-rays or anything," Favre said. "I don't want to think about it."

His late-game heroics prevented the Packers' second loss in the last 32 games at Lambeau Field. Green Bay also kept a fourth-quarter scoring drive alive by using instant replay to reverse a call.

"It was guts," said Antonio Freeman, who had seven catches for 111 yards. "We dug in deep, and we hung together. It was an unbelievably dramatic win, and we owe it to Brett."

The loss was shocking for the Raiders, who blew a 10-point lead with four minutes to play and lost their season opener for the fourth consecutive year.

GAME NOTES

Favre took the Packers on a 62-yard touchdown drive in the first quarter, twice hitting tight end Mark Chmura for first downs. Chmura missed Green Bay's entire preseason while resting a neck injury. Gannon finished 16-for-31 for 227 yards in his Raiders debut. After nearly a month of gorgeous weather in Green Bay, a light rain began to fall 30 minutes before kickoff and continued intermittently throughout the game. Oakland kicker Michael Husted missed two field goals in the first half, including a 48-yarder before halftime. Favre, who is 49-6 in starts at Lambeau Field and County Stadium in Milwaukee, has the best home record of any quarterback in the history of the game.

"Obviously, we were soft," Raiders coach Jon Gruden said of the final drive. "But Favre's ability to create plays ... it's a trait that only he possesses."

A rain-soaked crowd of 59,872 watched the Raiders' swarming defense force four turnovers and stymie the Packers' running game during the first 3½ quarters. Third-string running back Randy Jordan had two 1-yard touchdown runs for Oakland.

The final drive began after Green Bay got the ball back with 1:51 left, and a penalty stranded the Packers at their own 18. Favre hit Levens for 22 yards and Antonio Freeman for 6, and Levens' 12-yard run put Green Bay at Oakland's 42 with a minute to play.

Bill Schroeder's 10-yard catch moved the Packers to the 31, and after two incompletions, Schroeder caught an 11-yard pass at the Oakland 20. After a spike, Favre found Corey Bradford down the right sideline for a 19-yard gain with 15 seconds left.

"It was my fault," said cornerback Charles Woodson, who played a strong game against Freeman and Schroeder but was beat on the play. "I didn't get a good jam on the receiver. I take the blame for letting them get to the 1-yard line."

After an Oakland timeout, Favre lingered in the pocket before firing a 1-yard bullet to Thomason, one of three tight ends on the field.

Keith McKenzie sacked Rich Gannon as time ran out, and the Packers won their fourth straight season opener.

The Raiders have the league's toughest schedule, but they looked like winners Sunday until Favre's drive. James Jett had three catches for 88 yards, including a 43-yard catch in the fourth quarter that set up Jordan's second TD run and made it 24-14 with 10:52 remaining.

With 8:10 left, Tyrone Davis dived for a catch at the Raiders' 14, but officials ruled the pass incomplete. Rhodes challenged the call -- instant replay is back after an eight-year absence -- by pushing his beeper, and referee Tony Corrente reversed the decision and ruled a completed pass.

"I don't think about that stuff," Gruden said. "Congratulations for the beeper system."

Two plays later, Favre threw an 8-yard TD pass to Bradford, who stepped in front of Freeman for his first NFL touchdown catch. The score cut Oakland's lead to 24-21 with 7:20 left.

Two of Favre's interceptions came on tipped balls that ricocheted off the hands of their intended receivers. Green Bay's first three possessions of the second quarter ended in turnovers, and Oakland made scoring drives of just 32 and 21 yards to take a 10-7 halftime lead.