New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees turned in a stunning performance in prime-time against the Indianapolis Colts, and his efforts earned recognition as the NFC Offensive Player of the Week.
Brees passed several milestones during Monday night’s game, including the all-time career touchdown passes record and the single-game completion percentage record. He completed 29 of 30 passes (96.7%) for 307 yards through the air, scoring four touchdowns along the way and raising his career total to 541. If those sky-high numbers for both efficiency and volume don’t encapsulate everything that makes Brees great, nothing will.
It’s the 25th time Brees has received this award. His Saints teammates have been recognized for these weekly awards on five different occasions in 2019:
- Week 1: Wil Lutz, Special Teams Player of the Week
- Week 3: Thomas Morstead, Special Teams Player of the Week
- Week 6: Thomas Morstead, Special Teams Player of the Week
- Week 13: Cameron Jordan, Defensive Player of the Week
- Week 15: Drew Brees, Offensive Player of the Week
Additionally, Brees is up for consideration in the fan voting for the FedEx Air and Ground Awards. He’s up against some quality competition, with quarterbacks who either threw more touchdown passes (Lamar Jackson) or passed for more yards (Jameis Winston) crowding the Week 15 ballot. Saints fans can vote for Brees on NFL.com at this link.
Drew Brees' historic performance leads to another honor:
NFC Offensive Player of the Week!#Saints pic.twitter.com/0GneJrv4P9
— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) December 18, 2019
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