Where Does Drew Brees Rank In The NFL?

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With one Super Bowl ring on his finger, Brees ranks first in career passing yards in NFL history (80,358), second in passing touchdowns (571), and

fifth in QB rating

(98.7%).

What is Drew Brees ranked in the NFL?

Drew Brees is an all-time great in the NFL, but Chris Simms explains why he's only at

No. 10

in his quarterback rankings.

Where does Brees rank all time?

The sheer number of passes Brees threw led to his racking up yardage and touchdowns — but also interceptions (a metric where Brees ranks

13th all time

, with 243).

Is Drew Brees the best QB of all time?

Drew Brees has had an incredible career. Brees is the all

-time

quarterback leader in passing yards in 77,416, touchdown passes in 547 and completions in 6,867. He also holds the record for the most completions in a single season with 471.

Who is the #1 ranked quarterback in the NFL?

QB Week 2 rank QBR
Patrick Mahomes

1 79.4
Tom Brady 2 65.0 Aaron Rodgers 3 46.2 Josh Allen 4 44.7

Is Drew Brees better than Tom Brady?


Brees has consistently been the better performer of the two over

the course of these games, as well. Brees has averaged nearly 249 yards per game and has a Quarterback Rating of 108.6. Comparatively, Brady's QBR has been 82.5 and a turnover to touchdown ratio of 1 with 11 touchdowns and 11 picks.

What are Drew Brees records?

Drew Brees Career NFL Records:


Most career passing yards: 80,358

.

Most career completions: 7,142

.

Best career completion percentage (at least 2,000+ attempts)

: 67.7% Most seasons with 5,000+ passing yards: 5.

Is Drew Brees an all time great?

The legendary New Orleans Saints quarterback announced his retirement after 20 seasons on Sunday, which gives us a chance to look back on just how impressive his career was. As one of the greatest passers to ever play — and one of the most consistent — Brees finds himself near the

top

of a number of all-time lists.

Who is the most accurate passer in NFL history?


Drew Brees

is the most accurate quarterback in NFL history

Drew Brees retires after 20 seasons in the NFL. Recently retired New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees tops the all-time list as the most accurate passer in NFL history.

Who is greatest quarterback of all time?

1.

Tom Brady

. It is a no-brainer on Tom Brady takes the top spot on this list as the best quarterback ever. He is the most decorated NFL player of all time — winning seven Super Bowls, five Super Bowl MVPs and three regular season MVPs.

Who holds most NFL QB records?

Rank Quarterback Career wins 1 *

Tom Brady

232
2 ^ Brett Favre 186 ^ Peyton Manning 186 4 Drew Brees 172

Has Tom Brady lost to every team?

Tom Brady can join Peyton Manning, Drew Brees and Brett Favre as only QBs in NFL history to beat every team. … Over the course of his career, Brady has

beaten 31

of the NFL's 32 teams and not surprisingly, the only team he has yet to beat is the New England Patriots.

Who is the best QB in NFL 2021?

  1. Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs.
  2. Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers. …
  3. Russell Wilson, Seattle Seahawks. …
  4. Tom Brady, Tampa Bay Buccaneers. …
  5. Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills. …
  6. Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens. …
  7. Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys. …
  8. Kyler Murray, Arizona Cardinals. …

Who is the oldest QB to win the Super Bowl?

Who is the oldest quarterback to win a Super Bowl? The oldest quarterback to start and win a Super Bowl is

Tom Brady

. He won Super Bowl 53 at 41 years of age when his Patriots beat the Rams, 13-3, in February 2019. Brady can break his own record in Super Bowl 55 against the Chiefs.

Who holds more records Brees or Brady?


Brady

passed for 379 yards, four touchdowns and two interceptions in the win. He joins Brees as the only players in NFL history with 100 or more 300+ yard passing games. Brady is now at 100, and Brees tallied an NFL-record 123.

How many NFL records does Tom Brady own?

Brady holds many career quarterback records, including

passing yards (91,653)

, completions (8,542), touchdown passes (664), and games started (344), in addition to the most Pro Bowl selections (14).

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