On Drew Brees' Record

On Monday Night Football (MNF) on ESPN, New Orleans Saints quarterback, Drew Brees (#9) created history by breaking the 27-year old record of the highest passing yardage in a single NFL season of 5084 held by Dan Marino (he was the Miami Dolphins QB when he held the record , back in 1984). But more than just the record, what was remarkable was the stage and the timing of the breaking of the record. Drew Brees broke the record in the final 3 minutes of the 4th quarter with a 9-yard touchdown pass to running-back Darren Sproles, which sealed a victory for the Saints, winning the NFC South division, on prime-time MNF, at their home ground in the Superdome, beating their rivials in week 16 (the Atlanta Falcons), with one more game to go.

Incidentally, 27 years ago, when Dan Marino set the record, it was on MNF also. Incidentally, the third place for the total passing yardage (5069 yards) is also in the name of Drew Brees during the 2008 regular NFL season.

Here's a snippet of the news article on the official NO Saints website (www.neworleanssaints.com):

Saints QB pushes season total to 5,087 - a new NFL record.

With a nine-yard touchdown pass from QB Drew Brees to RB Darren Sproles, the signal-caller increased his passing yardage total on the season to 5,087, breaking a 27-year old record, also capping the Saints NFC-South clinching win over the Falcons Sunday night in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.

“It feels great to be division champs,” said Brees. “It feels great to do what we just did on Monday night with the world watching. This game couldn’t be more important than it was. Our hopes and aspirations of winning the division championships and getting the (No.) 2 seed – the next step was winning the division. It was a good night.”

As Saints head into the playoffs, and with the current winning momentum of the Saints, it is going to be a tough job for any team to beat the Saints. Go Saints!

Let me leave you with the video clip of the moment.