Yahoo Sports NFL on Drew Brees
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The final five years of Drew Brees' career were better than most quarterbacks' entire careers. At age 37, during the 2016 season, Brees finished with 5,208 passing yards, 37 touchdowns, and a 70.0% completion percentage. He led the NFL in both passing yards and passing touchdowns. Over the final five years of his career, Drew Brees totaled 19,455 passing yards, 143 touchdowns, and an average passer rating of 108.8.
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Drew Brees' final five seasons (2016–2020) were elite by any standard: 19,455 passing yards, 143 touchdowns, and an average passer rating of 108.8. At age 37 in 2016, he led the NFL in passing yards (5,208) and touchdowns (37) with a 70.0% completion percentage. In 2017 at age 38, he broke his own single-season completion percentage record at 72.0% while throwing for 4,334 yards and 23 touchdowns with only eight interceptions. In 2018, he raised the completion percentage record to 74.4%, led the Saints to the NFC Championship Game, and posted 3,992 yards, 32 touchdowns, and five interceptions. In 2019, despite missing five games with a thumb injury, he posted 74.3% completion (second only to himself), 2,979 yards, 27 touchdowns, and four interceptions while the Saints went 13–3. In 2020, his final season, he missed four games but completed 70.5% of passes for 2,942 yards, 24 touchdowns, and six interceptions. His passer ratings across these five seasons were 101.7, 103.9, 115.7, 116.3, and 106.4 respectively. The source argues that 'the final five years of Drew Brees' career were better than most quarterbacks' entire careers,' demonstrating sustained excellence well into his late 30s.
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