Drew Brees is 417 yards from Peyton Manning's all-time passing yardage record


Eric Adelson,Yahoo Sports•September 27, 2018

One game at a time is the oldest of sports clichés. In one respect, the New Orleans Saints have torched it.

Even before the season began, the Saints were looking ahead to the passing records in Drew Brees‘ path.

Specifically: the all-time yards mark. Brees is now 417 yards shy of the record, 71,940, held by Peyton Manning. He could catch No. 18 as soon as this weekend.

“He will pass Peyton Manning. I take that on,” said receiver Michael Thomas after a preseason game in Jacksonville last month. “The rest of the guys on the offense – we’re going to make sure he gets it, and that he’s able to do those things and win games. We have his back. We’re excited for us, for all the history that’s laid out in front of us that we have a chance to beat. We take a lot of pride in it.”