Saints QB Drew Brees Breaks NFL Completion Percentage Record

Although New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees did not play in Sunday's 23-10 loss to the Carolina Panthers, he managed to set a record for the highest completion percentage in NFL history. By completing 70.6 percent (363 of 514) of his passes, Brees snapped the single-season record held by former Bengals quarterback Ken Anderson, who registered a 70.55 completion rate in 1982. It's the third consecutive season that Brees has either broken or flirted with an NFL record. "It's a huge record," Brees said. "That just says a lot about our team and our offense and what we are doing. Everybody has a hand in that."

Source: The Times Picayune

 

With an asterisk.

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I'd have liked it a lot better if he wasn't sat the last game, but it's still very freaking impressive.

 

They played this right, Brees said he wanted to play, but that big meanie the coach made him sit.

 

Chad Pennington is the NFL's most accurate career passer - or was, at 66% - where is Brees on that ?

 

Chad is still the all time leader in career completion percentage at 66.1%. Brees is in the top 5 all time at 64.8%.