Drew Brees' "Big Easy Savior" Career Highlights! | NFL Legends

[Music] with the first election in the second round number 32 overall san diego chargers have selected quarterback drew brees obviously i want to help this team right away if that means that by some weird scenario that i end up starting that's what's going to happen and the high second round pick out of purdue and a heisman finalist a year ago drew brees will be taking his first nfl snaps late stages of the third quarter to fake the tomlinson here comes the rush going oh he's got a wide open receiver and that's graham at the kansas city 25 on the kansas city 20 ninth play of the drive first and ten brees going deep to the end zone caught for a touchdown drew brees just threw his first touchdown pass as an nfl quarterback that's what he's completing 13 to 17. 76 now bree's on a rollout and for the sideline he throws and he connects freeze play fake gonna go deep curtis conway got it touchdown chargers now on offense drew brees right on the button two wide receivers near side shotgun brees steps and throws cut conway at the three-yard line freeze to the end zone touchdown chargers drew brees coming of age before your eyes early stages second quarter freeze play action punk fake and a throw sideline toss top by boston third down and the long six the throwback debris and he's at the 10. he dives for the pylon did he make it yeah like he's breaking kneecaps brees throwing up in the air caught eric parker touchdown san diego you know just the throws he makes there's only a few quarterbacks that you tagged the term throw a guy open drew brees is definitely one of those guys what breeze makes everybody look good third and 14 at the 19 threes into the end zone concord did he get in yes touchdown san diego some big names aren't here this year play action threes in the end zone mcardell touchdown second and goal at the five play action breeze it up in the air touchdown again how great has drew brees been he just is scanning the field his accuracy has been amazing this year well the penalty takes him all the way down to the 12-yard line on first down brees to throw and touchdown antonio gates you've got to look around find out where your blocker is and you're not going to last too long brees going for a bundle has parker wide open and he will go to the end zone touchdown san diego greens throwing deep to the end zone caught for a touchdown drew brees comeback player of the year in the nfl second down long pass end zone mccardell got it under center drew brees mccarran in motion breeze back pressure fires the end zone touchdown gates touched it 31 seconds it's a touchdown again san diego plays 75 yards one yard touchdown lg drew brees down the slot gates the touchdown end on the left side the pump fake and deep down the middle wide open touchdown mccardell breeze did find mccardell for 29 yards on a good setup faking the short pass the last possession he's looking long again going deep for parker he's got it inside the 25 yard line brees going deep has a man wide open it's mccardell and keenan mark heidel is inside the colts 40-yard line standing on the goal line i think drew brees got hurt on that play going for that fumble [Applause] i didn't know if i was gonna be able to play football again i thought my dream was getting ripped away from me oh that arm gets hyper extended in a very scary position but a guy i got another chance to play for the newer site freeze throws a comeback to colston and colston scores marcus colston and drew brees their first touchdowns as saints brees pump and go henderson great play touchdown saints saw horn set up on the right side and here's the pitch back to brees but his deep man is covered or is he it's horn he's got it and horn will score first down play for brees down the middle complete this is to copper for a touchdown and this is not your father's sink no it's not this is a good football team to make anything substantial here freeze going back and he's going to go for a deep [Applause] for the turn by copper first down breeze looks like the footing is tough here today as brees airs it out and it's henderson dragging it down for the catch breeze lost it behind the defense it's reggie bush and bush is into the open field showing his speed reggie bush to the end zone touchdown no flags [Music] the x9r eric johnson the man in motion play action and all day for brees the deep ball and a wide open target it's complete to david patton [Music] jump ball into the corner of the end zone for marcus colston touchdown new orleans bush is in the slot to the left and a quarterback draw called by brees touchdown new orleans he's very effective colston working in the middle of the field first and ten pass going deep it's caught touchdown david patton they come out with three wide receivers david patton is the third bruce puts it freeze puts it up deep for henderson and he's got it behind the secondary third down great protection for brees looking towards the corner touchdown david peck you got marcus poster going you got a free shot here and down the sideline caught by henderson and he is into the end zone the big draw brees wants to go to the end zone he's got lance moore touchdown one second and three everybody out three wants to go deep downfield he's got robert beacham touchdown on second down goes back on the fleet flicker breeze waits throws deep for robert mitchum and he holds on everybody out freeze wants to go deep he's got debris henderson and henderson is going all the way no he was tripped up at the last second [Applause] from the 16 on first down brees to the end zone touchdown seven stepping up on the run it is caught in stride by marcus colston will he beat winston yes touchdown [Applause] [Music] [Applause] free steps up down the middle colston with a catch and a touchdown in 2002 out of miami play action brees looking for six more he's got him what an effort by the new orleans saints still undefeated still have not trailed you always kind of wait for that time when you're going to be tested starting off at miami we get down 24-3 in the second quarter very easily could have just threw in the towel and said hey today's not our day and there's breeze and touchdown to marcus colston's mike bell is the tailback and drew brees getting plenty of time and completes a pass to jeremy shockey and shockey still on his feet and unable to be brought down as shocky pierre thomas had a quarterback sneak and a touchdown for drew brees his second of the game and the saints take their first lead here we are in miami we know it's the host super bowl city and i remember us all looking around as we're celebrating that big comeback victory and uh sean payton just saying hey guys remember this feeling because we plan on being back here feeling the same way important that is to get everybody on the same page we'll get him to the right play port henderson bring it in yes devry henderson first and ten for the saints from their own 25 breeze right now feel wide open is henderson goodbye touchdown momentum has switched to this game darnell dinkins in a tight end as brees loads for a shot downfield for meacham got it new orleans touchdown he's pumping throwing cart for another touchdown brees steps up throwing deep he's got a band him and he goes in touchdown [Applause] on the 44 flea flicker some trickery from sean payton as breeds fires down field and the catch is made by debry henderson for a sage touchdown this is the biggest sporting event in the history of new orleans you know we were both undefeated for a while so as the season went on it was almost like we knew how this thing was going to play out we're going to play the vikings in the nfc championship may the best team win here's a screen that's thomas and pierre has a lane down the sidelines still going how about this start touchdown saints right back to the line of scrimmage on first and goal take the handoff breeze corner the end zone touchdown debri henderson freeze can't find anywhere to go with it now does here's the call revealing the play the receiver broke the blade of the goal line [Applause] sends the saints [Applause] the saints are on their way to the super bowl and from sun life stadium in miami gardens florida side of super bowl 44 the hopes of a city will finally go marching in all season long we've been special right all states in the world we spent right here let's go tonight it's time to finish strong hold up this trophy left unattended and there it is and there's colston breaking a tackle we're getting down to the three and brees spreading that ball all over the field eight different receivers he is in a groove right now [Applause] [Applause] and the touchdown jeremy shockey has a super bowl catch and a score in the seats have the lead the saints are gonna do it the miracle in miami has happened the saints have won the super bowl as we watched the confetti come down i'm telling them we did it little boy we did it we got to be special we got to smell greatness and we got to finish strong the way he just handles that offense it's amazing here we go here we go one plate of time fellas temple and rhythm here we go well he commands his players it's just amazing to watch hurry hurry hurry stop stop hey check that mike five five like five six he's a guy that you aspire to be like and the guy that you look at is just an absolute first ballot hall of famer [Applause] touchdown first down touchdown and this is where drew brings his best total control of this offense and where he wants to go hosting for the touchdown so much time you give him that kind of time and it's a touchdown to robert meacham the super bowl champion saints brees enzo moore touchdown bears had five sacks last week adana j now gets his first bree's going to air it out debris henderson what debris henderson touchdown new orleans on the move throwing to the end zone touchdown breeze steps up looking for colston he's got him again in this first half this is an important play brees under pressure his pass is caught by darren sproles who gets in for the touchdown from the viking 47. three steps up fires and it's caught by lance moore who will go in for the fifth touchdown pass from brees today tonight drew brees averaging just over 340 yards a game this year needs only 305 to break the mourinho record scrolls into the bottom of the screen split wide freeze loves grand down here brees four grand down here touchdown new orleans [Music] 24 degrees moves in the pocket fires and so touchdown this time it's mitchell [Applause] [Music] the all-time single season nfl passing record from the shotgun breeze into the end zone colston on first down play action breeze going deep wide open for the catch is morgan he is still on his feet and in for the touchdown eight in the box here at least for the moment for the chargers and then they back off zone blitzkrieg steps up buys time wide open and there it is true breeze to debris henderson drew brees setting one of those records for the ages throws over the middle catching it on the run as darren sproles in for the touchdown [Music] [Applause] on first down breeze as all that down the field for more a lot of contact in the catch [Applause] down the sideline open for the touchdown [Applause] we haven't talked about jimmy graham yet freeze graham held on touchdown six [Applause] so here is brees from the 43 taking the shot jimmy graham home again up the sideline wide open he hits his man kenny still stills down the sideline for the touchdown caught for a touchdown the superdome where they have not lost goal here alone and then this team that goes on the road down the middle of the field and that is a touchdown for lance moore ambitions to wanting to tie or break these records he's gonna run it touchdown [Applause] spins away drew brees spins keeps his eyes downfield finds jimmy graham the old power forward who boxes out chris culver stills again left all alone and he will race to the end zone on a third and ten frees with time hits marcus colston inside the 10 touchdown he can make any throw what a throw drew brees puts it right over the shoulder of the defender he's always moving the ball it doesn't matter what defense he's going against surgical precision dropped in beautifully by drew brees seldom used linebacker 56 is in the game and that is caught on the run and out in front is cj spinner and spitter's going to go all the way to end the game and what a way for drew brees to come up with touchdown pass number 400. it looked like a good catch fleet flicker ingram back to [Applause] gonna throw it into the end zone and it's going to be caught there's the veteran ben watson another beautifully thrown ball by brees on second down at eight from the giants nine breeds fires touchdown and drew brees ties an nfl record with his seventh touchdown pass today 1941. here is a fake toss brees backs up down the middle got cooks saints back in at touchdown new orleans and they deactivated an offensive lineman to get him in there he's taking a deep shot down the field for cooks he's got him cooks is in touchdown saints freeze on the run brandon fox it's gonna be 98 yards for a touchdown reeves gets time and ghosty and he's got brandon crux the race is on and crooks wins the race touchdown for the last couple of seasons high tower fake to him breeze with time for brandon cooks he's open and that's gonna be a saints touchdown that looking good but the saints with the lead and breeze cooks has it scoops the low throw puts on the jets and brandon cox is in for a touchdown second and fourth as brees he's going deep over the shoulder caught by thomas and the feet are down second down at eight graves looked right now fires down field pretend give junior and he makes the catch for a saints touchdown they were stripping the ball loose forcing fumbles interceptions now brees trying to put the dagger [Applause] now second and ten for new orleans down the middle deep again caught inside the 30. the former panther touchdown new orleans second down and 10 now brees and joe has a man touchdown michael thomas drew brees is an all-around quarterback whoever it is that needs to get the ball he finds a way to be able to get it done drew bree's been amazing he's been perfect what he's been able to do he's probably playing his best football right now it's pretty incredible to see anytime you think of drew brees you think about the records he had broken how could he have 6 300 completion it's unbelievable small guy out of purdue making big things happen for the saints jonathan williams in a running back freeze throws to michael thomas and there is the record breaker thomas continues to go drew brees now the all-time nfl leader in completions wow and get kamara isolated again to the right brees looking left he's got room across the line of scrimmage he goes into the end zone touchdown drew brees in the backfield and freeze dives over touchdown and the saints have won it it's been that kind of a first half for brees and finds himself 35 yards away from becoming the nfl's all-time leading passer in yardage incredible three let open wide and smith what a way to do it [Music] and that ball is going to be headed to canton ohio a 62-yard touchdown pass is the way that drew brees fittingly goes into the record book in front of these fans and in this city where when he first came here they desperately needed a hero and he needed to be one tears in the crescent city that's how much this man means to these people [Applause] brees end zone he hit it 500 career touchdown passes the nfl's all-time passing yardage leader moves into elite company even further second and twelve brees trying to extend right to the end zone he goes and it goes for a score freeze on third and two goes deep and he connects with ted king rush breeze gonna go right down the middle he's got still on his feet clocked to the end zone touchdown he's got touchdowns today brees on the fake big drop going deep again cooks open again [Applause] touchdown new orleans second and eight breeze history could be coming soon and with that he ties peyton manning 19 straight completions now for drew brees that ties his career high in a game but i think he's searching for another mighty mark will he get it here yes touchdown pass by 4-0 in the 504 19 years 273 games over 76 000 yards and now 540 touchdowns drew brees take a bow [Applause] he's been under a lot of pressure [Music] first and ten from the lions 20-yard line as brees sets throws to the end zone smith his second touchdown today charges rush three brees can step up and throw and complete there's jared cook first down in tent here's brees sideline camaro juggled and caught it was our angle after all here's brees with the deep shots sanders down to the two tackled down by tyron matthew today drew brees begins what is very likely one last playoff run for his legendary career that's big because it's part of the plan chicago had to prepare for and that would eliminate a lot first and ten complete touchdown michael thomas third and four going deep and he's got thomas you don't see guys like this very often second and goal looking around oh and a little hook pass he hooked it for the touchdown to murray ready [Music] [Applause] what a catch what a throw radiant breeze come together for what is likely the final time on a football field and that could be it for the great and future hall of famer drew brees you

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