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Published on 12/27/2011 at Tue Dec 27 09:21.
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Saints’ Drew Brees Breaks NFL Passing Record

Posted Tue Dec 27th by

Had San Diego not let him walk a few years ago, Drew Brees could still be playing in the AFC West. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)

Last night on Monday Night Football against the Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees broke Dan Marino‘s NFL passing record of 5,084 yards in a single season — a record which had stood for twenty-seven years.  After a nine-yard touchdown pass to Darren Sproles in the fourth quarter, Brees hit 5,087 yards on the season.

Brees and Sproles were teammates with the Chargers during the 2005 season, and Sproles was part of a three-headed backfield that included LaDainian Tomlinson, Sproles and Michael Turner.  All three backs have since found homes in new cities.

Contributing to the Jets, Saints and Falcons respectively, Tomlinson, Sproles and Turner have rushed for a combined 1,955 yards and 12 touchdowns this season — totaling 3,230 yards from scrimmage and scoring 20 total touchdowns.

As a team, the Chargers have rushed for 1,713 yards this season and 15 touchdowns.  Backs Ryan Matthews, Mike Tolbert and Jacob Hester have taken the places of Tomlinson, Turner and Sproles, but their productivity has not matched that of their predecessors.

Meanwhile, Brees’ successor in San Diego — Phillip Rivers — is having a poor season, throwing a career-high nineteen interceptions.  Rivers’ team has been eliminated from the playoffs.  Brees’ Saints appear to be one of the only teams capable of taking on the high-powered Packers in the NFC Playoffs, and could be bound for their second Super Bowl appearance in three seasons.

  • http://Facebook.com/BroncosZone Jon

    I’ve always been a fan of Brees.  He seems like a real classy guy.

  • Dante Pakistan

    Glad he’s not in our division anyone, Sporles too, that little midget use to kill us all the time, hated him as a Charger!

    Anyone else think the rule changes as far as the way the D can hit players has totally opened up the field? WR no longer has to be scared about going over the middle without being decapitated. Look at the record TEs are setting, and the fact the passing record stood for 27 years but now it’ll be broken by at least two QBs this year.

  • Anonymous

    I’ll tell you what, Kellen Moore out of Boise State reminds me an awful lot of Brees.  Short, very smart and deadly accurate.  I take him in round 2 or 3 without hesitation.

  • Dante Pakistan

    Doesn’t have the arm Brees has.