While New England Patriots star quarterback Tom Brady may own the unofficial “GOAT” status in the NFL for winning six Super Bowls, New Orleans Saints gunslinger Drew Brees is now ahead of the beloved Boston signal-caller in the heated race to dethrone Peyton Manning for career regular-season touchdown passes.
Per John Sigler in USA Today Sports' Saints Wire, Brees, throwing five touchdowns on Sunday in the narrow home defeat to the San Francisco 49ers, has eclipsed Brady (perhaps for now) at 537 touchdown passes. Brady has one less, although, of course, both aging quarterbacks are still in the league with plenty of moxie to keep playing beyond 2019.
For the 40-year-old Brees, who has clinched the NFC South division title but still searches leading New Orleans to the top seed in the conference, the Saints have three games left against the Indianapolis Colts, Tennessee Titans, and Carolina Panthers. Brady and the Patriots, meanwhile, play the Cincinnati Bengals—currently accusing New England of videotaping coaches' signals during their matchup with the Browns yesterday—Buffalo Bills, and Miami Dolphins.
Manning, a two-time Super Bowl champion, five-time league MVP, and future Hall of Famer holds the NFL career passing touchdowns record at 539—surely to be surpassed by one, if not both, of Brees and/or Brady this season.
The question will be who, though; and who will be on top?
Along with 17 touchdown passes this season, Brees also leads the league in completion percentage (73.6). Brady, however, leads the NFL in pass attempts at 522. Besides the competitive races in the respective conferences for the top seeds—coincidentally, both of Brees and Brady's teams suffered home losses against playoff-bound clubs on Sunday—Manning's record also stands as a race to be watched until the clock runs out of the 2019 season.
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