Saints Play of the Day: Drew Brees surpasses 60,000 career yards on a 27-yard TD
A decade ago, facing the Detroit Lions on Monday Night Football, Brees connected with Brandin Cooks for a 27-yard touchdown that helped the passer reach 60,000 career yards. At the time, Brees was just the fourth quarterback ever to reach the mark. You can watch the play for yourself here.
There have only been nine quarterbacks to pass 60,000 career passing yards. There will be 10 by the end of this year, though, as Matthew Stafford is less than 200 yards away from the mark. He's now one of four who have at least 70,000 and one of two with 80,000.
Brees was the top passer in NFL history at one point, ending his career with 80,358 yards. Now, Tom Brady is the only player above him at 89,214. Brees will be remembered by Saints fans as one of, if not the best, pure passers in the sport's history. He may not have always gotten the recognition in terms of awards, but the numbers speak for themselves.
The other player involved in that play, Cooks, is now back in New Orleans and hoping to turn back the clock and perform again 10 years later. He hasn't been in a Saints uniform since 2016. The expectations won't be as high for him now as he will be the third receiver in the new room with Chris Olave and Rashid Shaheed.
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