Drew Brees
Record Saints (2011) · 2011
Brees's elite Football IQ (94) and elite Peak Dominance (90) define this era.
Scouting Report
Position ratings · 0-99 scale · Based on career data
Trophy Case
2010
Beat the Colts 31-17 — also won Super Bowl MVP. New Orleans' first title.
2010
288 yards, 2 TDs — led the Saints to their first championship
2008, 2011
2× OPOY — set the single-season passing record in 2011 (5,476 yards)
2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
13 selections — carried the Saints franchise for a generation
2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016
7 titles — the most in NFL history, peaked at 5,476 yards in 2011
Signature Moments
Prime Time — Two-Sport Athlete
Deion played in the NFL and MLB simultaneously. He hit a home run and scored a touchdown in the same week. He played in a World Series and a Super Bowl. No other athlete has ever competed at the highest level in two major sports at the same time.
World Series AND Super Bowl. In the same career. While being the best cornerback in football. Deion Sanders was not human.
Back-to-Back Super Bowls — Different Teams
Sanders won back-to-back Super Bowls with two different teams — the 49ers (XXIX) and the Cowboys (XXX). He was the best player on both championship teams. He made winning a Super Bowl look like changing jerseys.
He won a Super Bowl, switched teams, and won another one. With two different franchises. Nobody else has done that.
The Shutdown Corner — "Throw at Me, I Dare You"
Prime Time was so dominant that quarterbacks simply stopped throwing to his side of the field. His interception numbers would have been higher if anyone dared target his receiver. He shut down half the field by himself, changing offensive game plans with his mere presence.
QBs didn't throw at him. Not because they chose not to — because their coaches forbade it. Deion eliminated 50% of the passing game by existing.
Career Numbers
Career Pass Yards
2nd all-time
80358
Career Pass TDs
571
Career INTs
2.35 TD-INT ratio
243
Career Passer Rating
98.7
TD-INT Ratio
571 TD / 243 INT
2.4
Completion %
NFL record at retirement
—
Career Pass Attempts
10551
Career Completions
7142
Yards Per Attempt
7.6
Adj. Net Yards/Attempt
7.1
TD %
—
INT %
—
Yards Per Completion
11.2
Pass Yards/Game
280.1
Career Wins
Regular season
172
Super Bowl Record
Won XLIV
1-0
Playoff Record
9-9
Playoff Pass TDs
37
Playoff Pass Yards
5366
Sack %
—
Times Sacked
376
20+ Yard Completions
715
Career Fumbles
72
Single-Season Pass Yards
2011 — 2nd most ever
5476
Games Played
20 seasons
287
Season Stats · Record Saints (2011)
Engine Attributes
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