Monday, January 2, 2012

Front Pages Of New Orleans Times-Picayune.



NFL INDIVIDUAL RECORDS SET
Passing yards, season: Drew Brees, 5,467 (beats Marino)
Seasons, 400 completions: Brees, 4, 2007-2008, 2010-2011.
300-yard passing games, season: Brees, 13.
350-yard passing games, season: Brees, 8.
Games with 30 completions, season: Brees, 9.
Consecutive games, 20 or more completions: Brees, 36.
Consecutive seasons, 350 completions: Brees, 6, 2006-2011
Games with 20 completions, season: Brees, 16. (ties his own record)
Highest completion percentage, season: Brees, (468/657) 71.23% (beats his old record)
Completions, season: Brees, 468. (beats Manning)
Consecutive games, 300 or more yards passing: Brees, 7. (beats Young,Warner,Gannon)
All-purpose yards, season: Darren Sproles, 2,696 (beats Mason)
Number of seasons throwing over 5,000 yards: Brees 2 (2008 and 2011)
NFL TEAM RECORDS SET
Touchbacks, season: 68.
Yards gained, season: 7,474. (beats St. Louis, 2000)
First downs, season: 417. (beats Kansas City, 2004)
First downs passing, season: 280. (beats San Diego, 1985)
Passing completions, season: 472. (beats Indianapolis, New Orleans, 2010)
Net passing yards gained, season: 5,347 (beats St. Louis, 2000)
Completion percentage, season: 71.3% (482/662). (beats Cincinnati, 1982)
Most points scored at home: 329
Fewest fumbles in a season: 6 (beats Kansas City, 2002)
3rd down conversion: 56.7% (unofficial record since 91, beats Colts)

BEST RECORD OF ALL:
Undefeated at home for the first time in franchise history!

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