Nice article on Brees, Manning as free agents

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Brees will retire as the greatest New Orleans Saints player of all time regardless of whether he wins another ring or not.

Completely agree with that assessment.

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Career records
Most Career Wins by a Starting Quarterback - 80 (2006-2013)
Most Completions, Career - 3,356 (2006-2013)
Most Pass Attempts, Career - 4,990 (2006-2013)
Highest Comp. %, Career – 67.26% (2006-2013)
Most Passing Yards, Career - 38,733 (2006-2013)
Most Touchdown Passes, Career – 283 (2006-2013)
Highest Yards Per Attempt, Career – 7.76 (2006-2013) [40]
Most Yards Per Game, Career - 304.98 (2006-2013) 127 games
Highest Passer Rating, Career – 99.0 (2006-2013) [40]
Most Career 4th Quarter Comeback Wins - 17 (2006-2013)
Most Career Game Winning Drives - 24 (2006-2013)
Most 4,000 Yard Passing Seasons – 8 (2006–2013) [40]
Most Consecutive 4,000 Yard Passing Seasons – 8 (2006–2013) [40] NFL Record
Most Games w/400+ Yards Passing, Career - 10 (2006-2013)
Most Games w/300+ Yards Passing, Career - 71 (2006-2013)
Most Consecutive Games w/300+ Yards Passing – 9 (2011-2012; 2012-2013) [41] NFL Record
Most Consecutive Games with at least 1 TD Pass - 54 (2009–2012) NFL Record
Most Consecutive Seasons with at least 25 touchdown passes - 8 (2006–2013)
Most Pro Bowl Selections - 7 (2006, 2008-2013) (tied with Willie Roaf)

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Season records

Most Wins in a Regular Season by a Starting QB - 13 (2009 and 2011)
Most Completions, Season – 468 (2011) [40] NFL Record
Most Pass Attempts, Season – 670 (2012) [40]
Highest Comp. %, Season – 71.23% (2011) [40] NFL Record
Most Games w/300+ Yards Passing, Season – 13 (2011) [41] NFL Record
Most Passing Yards in a single season – 5,476 yards (2011)
Most Touchdown Passes, Season – 46 (2011) [40]
Most Passing Interceptions - 22 (tied with Aaron Brooks)
Highest Yards Per Attempt, Season – 8.5 (2009) [40]
Highest Passer Rating, Season – 110.6 (2011) [40]
Most Game Winning Drives in a Single Season - 6 (2009)

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Single-game records
Most Completions, Game – 39 (twice) vs. Denver, 9/21/2008 and vs. St. Louis, 12/15/2013 [42]
Most Pass Attempts, Game – 60 (tied with Aaron Brooks) [43]
Most Consecutive Completions – 19 (twice) vs. Tampa Bay, 12/27/2009 and vs. Dallas, 11/10/2013 [43]
Highest Comp. %, Game (Min. 20 attempts) - 88.6% vs. Indianapolis, 10/23/2011
Most Passing Yards, Game – 510 vs. Cincinnati, 11/19/2006 [43] (tied for 9th highest in NFL history)
Most Touchdown Passes and on Opening Day, Game – 6 vs. Detroit, 9/13/2009 (tied with Billy Kilmer)
Highest Yards Per Attempt, Game - 16.1 vs. New England, 11/30/2009
Highest Passer Rating, Game - 158.3 vs. New England, 11/30/09 Tied NFL Record

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Postseason records
Most Playoff Wins by a Starting Quarterback - 6
Highest Passer Rating, Playoff Game – 131.4 vs. Detroit, 1/7/2012
Highest Completion Percentage, Playoff Career - 66.05%
Highest Completion Percentage, Playoff Game – 82.05% vs. Indianapolis, 2/7/2010
Most Completions, Playoff Career - 251
Most Completions, Playoff Game - 40 at San Francisco, 1/14/2012 NFL Record
Most Pass Attempts, Playoff Career - 380
Most Pass Attempts, Playoff Game - 63 at San Francisco, 1/14/2012
Most Passing Yards, Playoff Career - 2,911
Most Passing Yards, Playoff Game - 466 vs. Detroit, 1/7/2012
Most Touchdown Passes, Playoff Career - 21
Most Touchdown Passes, Playoff Game – 4 at San Francisco, 1/14/2012 (tied with Aaron Brooks)
Most Postseason Games w/400+ Yards Passing, Career - 3 NFL Record
Most Consecutive Games w/400+ Yards Passing – 2 (2012 postseason)
Most Postseason Games w/300+ Yards Passing, Career - 4
Highest yards per pass attempt in playoffs - 7.66
Most yards per game career in playoffs with Saints - 323.44 (9 games)

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Other notable accomplishments
NFL Record for most consecutive games with a touchdown pass. (54)
2nd place with most consecutive uninterrupted games with at least one touchdown pass: (43)
First and only quarterback to throw for 5,000 yards in consecutive seasons (2011-2013)
First and only quarterback in Saints history to throw for 4,000+ yards in a season (2006-2013)
First and only quarterback in Saints history to throw for 40+ TD's in a season (2011)
First quarterback in NFL history to pass for 40 or more TD's in consecutive seasons (2011-2012)[44]
First quarterback in NFL History to surpass 3,000 passing yards by Week 9. (3,004 yards in 2011)[45]
First quarterback in NFL History to surpass 4,000 passing yards in the first 12 games. (4,031 yards in 2011)[46]
First quarterback in NFL History to surpass 5,000 passing yards in the first 15 games. (5,087 yards in 2011)
First player in NFL history to pass for 5,000 yards in more than one season (2008, 2011-2013)
First player in NFL history to complete 70% of passes in more than one season (2009 & 2011)
First player in NFL history to pass for 400 completions in more than one season (2007-2008, 2010-2013)
Led NFL in passing yards four times (2006, 2008, 2011, 2012)
Led NFL in touchdown passes four times (2008-2009, 2011-2012)
Led NFL in completions three times (2007, 2008, 2011)
Led NFL in completion percentage three times (2009, 2010, 2011)
Led NFL in passer rating in 2009 (109.6)

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