#NFL Drew Brees Threw For 412 Yards & Closes In On Dan Marino’s Record

Drew Brees threw for 412 yards and five touchdowns to lead the surging Saints to their sixth win in a row, 42-20 over the free-falling Minnesota Vikings on Sunday.

Brees completed 32 of 40 passes to help the Saints (11-3) overcome a slow and sloppy start to stay two games ahead of Atlanta in the NFC South. They turned the ball over twice deep in their own territory in the first half, botched a surprise onside kick and had a 40-yard TD pass called back because of a penalty.

But Brees threw two touchdowns to Lance Moore and one each to Darren Sproles,John Gilmore and Jimmy Graham in just over three quarters of work to keep the Saints steamrolling toward another NFC South title.

The 412 yards gives Brees 4,780 yards for the season, putting him 304 away from Marino’s single season record set in 1984 with two games to play.

“I’m aware that we’re close,” Brees said of Marino’s hallowed mark. “I just know if we keep doing what we’re doing all of that stuff will take care of itself.”

He also has already set a career high with 37 TD passes and on Sunday became the first player in league history to throw for more than 400 with five TDs, and complete 80 percent of his passes with no interceptions in a game.

“I’m as comfortable now in this offense as I’ve ever been,” said Brees, who led the Saints to a Super Bowl win in 2009.



SOURCE: ESPN