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| Drew Brees |
Brees, who came to 5087 yards, three more than the mark he had been in possession Marino for 27 years, completed 23 of 39 passes for 307 yards, four submissions were scoring, and intercepted two others.
The star quarterback also helped the Saints (12-3) to get the seventh straight win and claimed the title of the Southern Division of the National Conference (NFC), where the Falcons (9-6) also qualify for the phase the end.
Brees did last shipment of nine yards scoring running back Darren Sproles that imposed the new brand with 2:51 minutes left, but would be the pass that allowed him to beat the 5084 mark for yards achieved Marino Miami Dolphins .
The celebration was not expecting anything more than Sproles did the score and the fans who filled the Superdome dedicated to him a standing ovation, while his companions followed him back to retire the side.
Brees Marino congratulated by owning the record, via Twitter, writing, "Congratulations to @ drewbrees. Great job for such a special player."
The four touchdown passes gave him 276 Brees for life, placing him ahead of Joe Montana (273) and Vinny Testeverde (275) for ninth place on the career list.
It is also the first passer in NFL history to surpass the 5,000 yards twice already achieved after 5069 in the 2008 season.
The first touchdown pass from Brees was 8 yards to wide receiver Marques Colston and the second was 9 yards to tight end Jimmy Graham.
The recording of Graham was the tenth of the campaign, a new franchise record for tight ends. In the third quarter, Brees connected with wide receiver Robert Meachem for a 24-yard touchdown that put a partial score 28-10.
Brees could have achieved the mark in the third period, had it not been for the kickoff return of 92 yards Sproles, who prepared a field goal 29 yards from the kicker John Kasay.
While Brees also was intercepted twice in the game, including once in the end zone, not tarnished his great individual performance because the Saints were always higher and were always partial advantage of 7-10 after the end of the first quarter of the game.
The exhibition of the Saints became beating when rookie wide receiver in July Jones was stripped of the ball, "linebacker" Scott Shanle and "safety" Malcolm Jenkins returned it 30 yards for a touchdown, putting in a partial 38-16 the fourth quarter.
The 70,086 fans present Saints in the Superdome was already celebrating, but had to wait until late in the fourth quarter for Brees had the opportunity to establish the new brand will not be the last because next Sunday can also get more passes annotation on fields covered.
Quarterback Matt Ryan completed 34 of 52 passes for 373 yards, made a shipment of 21 to Jones touchdown and does not intersect any ball.
