Monday Nuggets: Week 5

The Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Mission is to: Honor the Heroes of the Game, Preserve its History, Promote its Values & Celebrate Excellence EVERYWHERE. We found many samples from Week 5 that align with our Mission, Vision, and Values!

Brees'in By

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees passed for a season-high 371 yards and two touchdowns in the team’s thrilling 37-31 overtime win against the Tampa Buccaneers on Sunday. In doing so, Brees reached a career milestone.

.@DrewBrees becomes fastest QB in @NFL history to reach 40,000 career passing yards with one team http://t.co/roWno6edAO #TBvsNO

— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) October 5, 2014

Only seven quarterbacks in the NFL have reached this milestone.

Quarterback	Team	Yards	Years
Brett Favre	Green Bay Packers	61,655	1992-2007
Dan Marino	Miami Dolphins	61,361	1983-1999
Peyton Manning	Indianpolis Colts	54,828	1998-2011
John Elway	Denver Broncos	51,475	1983-1998
Tom Brady	New England Patriots	50,232	2000-2014
Dan Fouts	San Diego Chargers	43,040	1973-1987

Brees was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in 2001. After a five-year stint with team, the Saints signed him as a free agent in 2006.

Drew Brees - New Orleans Saints
		Passing
Season	G	Comp	Att	Yds	TD
2014	5	150	218	1,574	9
2013	16	446	650	5,162	39
2012	16	422	670	5,177	43
2011	16	468	657	5,476	46
2010	16	448	658	4,620	33
2009	15	363	514	4,388	34
2008	16	413	635	5,069	34
2007	16	440	652	4,423	28
2006	16	356	554	4,418	26
Total	133	2,506	5,208	40,307	292

Comeback Cleveland

The Cleveland Browns mounted the largest road comeback in NFL history when they defeated the Tennessee Titans 29-28 yesterday. The Browns, who played sluggishly at the start of the game, found themselves down 28-3 near the end of the first half. Cleveland went on to score 26 unanswered points to win the contest and earn a place in the NFL’s record book.

 

Great team win yesterday! Definitely worth dancing for. On to Pittsburgh!

— Brian Hoyer (@bhoyer6) October 6, 2014

The comeback rally was the greatest in the Browns' history. Cleveland's previous greatest comeback was on Dec. 4, 1966 vs. the New York Giants when they fell behind 20 points.

Gold Jacket Leroy Kelly recorded 126 rushing yards on 13 carries and scored three rushing touchdowns. The Browns outscored the Giants 35-9 in the second half en route to a 49-40 victory.

Manning Continues to Climb

Peyton Manning continues to move up all the  NFL’s major all-time passing lists. This time, on Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals, Manning threw his 500th career TD pass. The Denver Broncos’ quarterback threw four touchdown passes in all and brought his all-time total to 503. Manning joined Brett Favre (508) as the only quarterbacks in NFL history with 500 career touchdown passes. Manning also passed for a career-high 479 yards in the Broncos’ 41-20 win against previously-undefeated Arizona (3-1).


The performance marked Manning’s 13th career 400-yard passing game, tying Gold Jacket Dan Marino for the most in NFL history.

500 career passing TDs. Congratulations to Peyton Manning! #AZvsDEN pic.twitter.com/pO8XKvVGff

— NFL (@nfl) October 5, 2014

Tight Record

Dallas Cowboys tight end Jason Witten has proven he’s one of the best players to ever play his position. Witten became the third tight end with 10,000 career receiving yards (10,014) after his performance on Sunday against the Houston Texans. He finished the game with four receptions for 59 yards in his team’s 20-17 overtime win.

Jason Witten is second fastest tight end to 10,000-yard milestone, doing so in 180 games. Tony Gonzalez reached 10k in his 177th game.

— Gil Brandt (@Gil_Brandt) October 6, 2014

The only other tight ends to achieve this feat were Tony Gonzalez (15,127) and Gold Jacket Shannon Sharpe (10,060).