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FRO's 2009 Drew Brees Watch

Found November 07, 2009 on SBS - The Business of the NFL:
PLAYERS: Drew Brees
TEAMS: San Diego Chargers,  New Orleans Saints

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Brees-ing Past Marino's Mark? FRO's 2009 Drew Brees Watch-By Jon Wagner for Football Reporters OnlineOne year after passing for the second most yards (5,069) in an NFL season, only 15 yards behind Hall Of Fame quarterback Dan Marino's single-season record of 5,084 yards in 1984, New Orleans Saints' quarterback Drew Brees is again poised to take aim at Marino's record. FRO follows Brees' prusuit of Marino each week, throughout the season:Brees’ 2009 Avg. Yards Per Game: 286.57Avg. Yards Needed To Pass Marino: 342.11WEEK DATE OPP/RESULT COMP-ATT % TD-INT YARDS REMAINING 1 Sun 9/13 vs DET W, 45-27 26-34 76.5 6-1 358 4,727 2 Sun 9/20 at PHI W, 48-22 25-34 73.5 3-1 311 4,416 3 Sun 9/27 at BUF W, 27-7 16-29 55.2 0-0 172 4,244 4 Sun 10/4 vs NYJ W, 24-10 20-32 62.5 0-0 190 4,054 5 Bye 6 Sun 10/18 vs NYG W, 48-27 23-30 76.7 4-0 369 3,685 7 Sun 10/25 at MIA W, 46-34 22...
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