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Brees and Unitas streak comparison
11/30/2012
Legendary quarterback
Johnny Unitas
registered an incredible streak of 47 straight games with a touchdown pass. The mark was long regarded as pro football’s “unbreakable record” as it was never even remotely challenged for a half century. That was, until New Orleans Saints Drew Brees embarked on a string in 2009 that he has managed to keep alive until Week 13 of the 2012 season. Brees tied Unitas four weeks into the 2012 campaign and extended the streak to an incredible 54 straight games. Here is a comparison of the two streaks.
54
47
Drew Brees
Johnny Unitas
Span
Oct. 18, 2009-Nov. 25, 2012
Dec. 9, 1956-Dec. 4, 1960
Streak Details
Game-by-Game
Game-by-game
Win-Loss Record
38-16-0
31-16-0
Longest Winning Streak
9 games
8 games
Streak Broken By
Atlanta Falcons
Los Angeles Rams
Attempts
2,142
1,298
Completions
1,468
696
Yards
16,789
10,645
TD
135
102
INT
56
61
Passer Rating
102.0
83.7
TD Targets
Marques Colston (29)
Raymond Berry
(38)
Jimmy Graham (24)
Lenny Moore
(27)
Lance Moore (22)
Jim Mutscheller (25)
Robert Meacham (19)
Alan Ameche (4)
Darren Sproles (11)
L.G. DuPre (3)
Devery Henderson (5)
Alex Hawkins (3)
Pierre Thomas (5)
Jerry Richardson (2)
Jed Collins (4)
Reggie Bush (4)
Jeremy Shockey (4)
David Thomas (3)
Joe Morgan (2)
Darnell Dinkins (1)
Heath Evans (1)
John Gilmore (1)
Unitas, Johnny