On Sunday, Drew Brees broke the 52 year old record for most consecutive with a least one touchdown pass. Brees broke Johnny Unitas record of 47 games with his 48th this past Sunday. It toke Unitas almost 4 years to achieve 47 games since back when he played NFL teams only played 12 games per year. Now a days NFL Teams play 16 games a year and Brees 1st game in the streak dates back to the 2009 season. Brees passed for the recording breaking touchdown at 2:58 left in the 1st quarter. The touchdown was a 40 yard touchdown to Devery Henderson. This record just adds to the many great things Brees has done in his career. Last season he broke Dan Marino's record for passing yards at 5084 in 1984. He had 5476 passing yards last season. He is 5 touchdowns passes away from becoming the 7th player all-time with 300 TDs passes. He is only one of 14 players of all-time with 40,000 or more career passing yards. He led the Saints to the Super Bowl in the 2009 season. He helped the Saints beat the Colts 31-17 in Super Bowl XLIV and was given Super Bowl MVP. He even holds the top two completion percentage record in one season. He had a 71.2% last season and 70.6% in 2009. Only 3 other players have gotten over 70% in one season. To top it off he has been to 6 Pro Bowls and is a 4-time All-Pro. He is just 33 and I think he has a long time left in his career and he might be able to break some other records in the future. Once he retires he should and waits his 5 years he should get into the Hall of Fame with no problem.
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