By Ian Riise
At age 39, quarterback Drew Brees is having his best season. Through three games, Brees has averaged 359.3 passing yards per game while completing 80.6 percent of his passes. He’s thrown eight touchdown passes, zero interceptions, and generated a 122.2 passer rating.
Brees probably won’t finish the season at this pace, but if he did, he’d set new NFL records with 554 completions and 5,748 passing yards, and break his own single-season completion percentage record of 72.6 percent set last season. However, New Orleans would probably prefer it if Brees didn’t have to put up such numbers to keep them in games.
Wide receiver Michael Thomas has been the driving force of the Saints success through the air. He’s caught 38 passes on 40 targets for 398 yards and three touchdowns. At his current pace, not only would Thomas shatter the current single-season catch record with 202 receptions, but he would also gain a record-breaking 2,122 receiving yards. ...
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