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Who better Drew Brees or Dan Marino?

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Who better Drew Brees or Dan Marino?

Brees’ completion percentage of 66.7 percent is distinctly better than Dan Marino’s career completion percentage of 59.4 percent. Brees also has a higher touchdown-to-interception ratio, as he’s thrown 1.92 touchdowns for every interception he’s thrown, compared to 1.66 for Marino.

Which NFL QB holds the most records?

All-time QB career records

  • 83,338 — Tom Brady*
  • 80,358 — Drew Brees.
  • 71,940 — Peyton Manning.

When did Drew Brees break Dan Marino record?

Drew Brees finally broke the single-season record for passing yards in a season after falling just short in 2008, our experts break down the historic mark and what it means for Brees and the Saints going forward.

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How many records Drew Brees break?

Paving the way to that achievement was Brees’ record-breaking accuracy. Brees also holds the records for most career completions (7,142 completions) as well as best career completion percentage by quarterbacks who threw 2,000+ passes (67.7 percent).

Why Drew Brees is the best QB of all time?

Drew Brees Brees finished his career as the all-time passing yards leader with 80,358 yards and second on the all-time passing touchdown leaders behind Tom Brady with 571. His 67.7 career completion percentage is also the best among all non-active quarterbacks.

When did Drew Brees break the single season passing yards record?

2011
Dec. 26, 2011 – Brees breaks single season passing yards record. Drew Brees broke a record more than 20-years-old in 2011 when he surpassed Dan Marino’s single season passing yards record.

Who beat Dan Marinos record?

Lamar Jackson keeps setting records, though he’s too modest to boast about them. Jackson set the NFL record for most wins by a quarterback under the age of 25 since the NFL-AFL merger (1970) with Baltimore’s 34-6 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers.

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Who broke Brees record?

Tom Brady
Tom Brady has etched his name atop another category in the NFL record book. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback broke Drew Brees’ record for career completions on Sunday in a 33-27 overtime victory against the Buffalo Bills.

How long did Drew Brees hold passing record?

NFL passing yards record

Player Years Yards
Drew Brees 2001-20 80,358
Tom Brady 2000-21 80,291
Peyton Manning 1998-2015 71,940
Brett Favre 1991-2010 71,838