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THIRD NFL QB TO REACH 70,000 YARDS Near the endof the 2017 season, Brees came into a game against rival Atlanta onDecember 24, 2017, with the possibility of surpassing 70,000 passing yards in his NFL career. Brees passed themilestone after a 1st-quarter pass to his running backMark Ingramand finished the game (a 23–13 victory) 21–28 passing for 239 yards, a touchdown and an interception. Brees went on to finish the 2017 season with 70,445 yards passing for his NFL career. Only Peyton Manning (71,940) and Brett Favre (71,838) have more career passing yards

than Brees, but given his season average of 4,144 yards over the past seventeen NFL seasons, he should set a new league record of nearly 75,000 yards at the end of the 2018 season.

Drew Brees completes a 12-yard screen pass to RB Mark Ingram in the first quarter of a game against the Atlanta Falcons, on December 24, 2017.

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