“Drew Brees Achieved What Tom Brady, Peyton Manning & Aaron Rodgers Couldn’t Do Combined”: Saints Legend Holds Obscene NFL Passing Yards Record

Drew Brees

Drew Brees may not be the greatest quarterback ever, but he’s done something that Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, and Aaron Rodgers couldn’t do combined.

When it comes to passing the ball, Brees was extremely gifted. There’s a reason the Saints legend sits atop the list of career passing yards right now with 80,358 yards. He was the first quarterback to reach the 80k mark, and he did it a ridiculous pace.

Brees’ all time passing yards record will probably be broken next year as Tom Brady suits up for yet another season, but there is one record Brees holds that probably won’t be touched for a long time.

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Drew Brees Has More 5,000 Passing Yards Seaons Than Anyone In NFL History Including Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, and Aaron Rodgers

Brees has accumulated a number of passing records over the course of his career, but none may be more impressive than the number of times he’s passed for 5,000 yards.

The 5,000 yard mark is a milestone of sorts for quarterbacks to reach. Passing for 5k yards in any season means you were generally playing very sound football.

However, for Brees, it doesn’t look like reaching 5,000 yards has been too difficult considering the fact that he’s reached that esteemed mark five times over his career. Want to know how many times Brady, Rodgers, and Manning have done that combined?

A whopping two times. In fact, apart from Brees, no other quarterback in NFL history has reached 5,000 yards in a season more than once. Brady did it once in 2011 and Manning did it once in 2013 while Rodgers is yet to reach 5,000 in his career.

Brees has broken the 5k barrier in 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2016. Out of quarterbacks who have played more than five years in the league, Brees also has the highest career yards per game average at 280 (Mahomes sits at the top of the list with 307.7 yards per game).

Considering Brees played 20 years in the NFL and still manages to rank that high in yards per game speaks to how much of a threat he was throwing the ball. It’s something we sometimes take for granted when looking back at Brees’ career.

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Post Edited By: Ashish Priyadarshi
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Ashish Priyadarshi

Ashish Priyadarshi is The SportsRush's content manager and editor. Ashish freelanced for 1 year in the NFL division before taking on an editorial role in the company. He then tacked on managing content while adding on a writing role in the NBA division. Ashish has been closely following the NFL and NBA since the 2012 season when the Patriots lost the Super Bowl and Derrick Rose was at the height of his powers. Since then, Ashish has focused on honing his knowledge for both leagues in, even writing crossover pieces. In his free time, Ashish is an avid basketball player, he loves to watch movies and TV shows, immersing himself in the cinematic world. Ashish studies computer science and data science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and would love to mesh his love for sports with his technical skills.

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