
Quite a night for Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints a record and a rout. Brees set the NFL record for yards passing in a season, breaking a mark that Dan Marino had held for 27 years, and the New Orleans Saints clinched the NFC South title with a 45-16 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Monday night. Brees threw for 307 yards and four touchdowns, the last a 9-yard strike to Darren Sproles that set the record with 2:51 to go. "So many people contributed to this, and I'm happy for them," Brees said. It was Brees' final pass of the game and it gave him 5087 yards passing with one game still to play. Marino finished with 5084 yards for the Miami Dolphins in 1984. As Sproles spiked the ball, Brees put his arm over his head and started walking toward midfield while the Superdome crowd went wild and his teammates chased him down. "Obviously it's a special moment for the players, especially Drew," Saints coach Sean Payton said. "I couldn't be more proud of him." Brees' four touchdowns gave him 276 for his career, moving him ahead of Joe Montana and Vinny Testeverde for ninth all-time. He is the first quarterback in NFL history to pass for more than 5000 yards twice he had 5069 in 2008. Brees' first scoring pass went for 8 yards to Marques Colston and the second for 9 yards to Jimmy Graham. Graham's TD catch was his 10th of the season, a new franchise high for a tight end. In the third quarter, Brees hit Robert Meachem for a score from 24 yards, which made it 28-10. The <b>...</b>
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