Drew Brees became the NFL’s all-time passing leader on Monday night.
Brees broke Peyton Manning’s record of 71,940 career passing yards with a 62-yard touchdown pass to rookie receiver Tre’Quan Smith in the second quarter of a 43-19 rout over the Washington Redskins in front of both the home crowd in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
The 39-year-old quarterback had one of the best performances of his 18-year career, completing 26 of 29 passes for 363 yards and three touchdowns.
His completion percentage of 89.7 was a career best.
Information from Espn.com contributed to this report.