Sentences with phrase «brees in»

Solid quarterbacking alone might have been enough to deify Brees in New Orleans, so beaten was the city after Katrina and so in need of a rallying force.

The average season for Brees in his 11 years in New Orleans is a preposterous 4,888 yards, 35 touchdowns and 15 interceptions.

Keith Tandy intercepted Brees in the final minute of play to seal the win.

Saints receiver Michael Thomas had caught a pass from Drew Brees in the flat and turned upfield to find only Webster between him and the goal line, with plenty of room to make the cornerback miss and cut the Rams» lead to six.

Not exact matches

Drew Brees is a veteran player who helped his team win the Super Bowl back in 2010.

Nick Foles threw for four touchdowns in one of the best quarterback fantasy performances of the week, outscoring more expensive options, including Tom Brady, Drew Brees, and Matt Ryan.

There, according to her handwritten account of the affair obtained by the New Yorker's Ronan Farrow, she sat in a booth with Brees, the New Orleans Saints quarterback.

As you're cooling off this summer, your So Delicious Dairy Free ice cream purchases can help improve the quality of life of cancer patients and families in need through the Brees Dream Foundation!

Irving will soon be home to a new family - friendly restaurant that's co-owned by NFL star Drew Brees and features a taste of Louisiana served up in a game - day atmosphere.

New Orleans Saints superstar Drew Brees and his wife, Brittany, bought in as co-owners in May 2015.

I'm trying to reserve judgement until the season actually is going but I can't bring myself to optimism going in with the front that let Brees have a good pocket all game and throw for 376 yards.

But Drew Brees clearly still has it, and he's the main reason the Saints beat the Panthers in wild card play.

It's the unlikeliest NFL story in ages: Drew Brees and the Saints, recovery projects both, are one win away from the Super Bowl.

But Brees only threw for more than 300 yards in three games this season.

And Brees posted a nearly flawless passer rating in that half.

On the season, Brady's 111.7 passer rating is tops in the league, with Wentz's 104.0 slightly behind Brees and Alex Smith for fourth best.

He established great chemistry with quarterback Drew Brees en - route to a top - 10 finish in receiving yardage.

And with no line movement thus far, the betting public remains overwhelmingly in favor of Drew Brees and prolific Saints offense escaping Candlestick Park with at least a four - point victory.

Brees has topped 23 points just three times all season and had 14 and 20 points in two matchups with the Panthers.

Brees = superbowl but it's a 99 % chance he resigns in New Orleans.

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees is now the highest paid player in the NFL.

Brees and the Saints have reportedly been embroiled in an ugly negotiation, one that included GM Mickey Loomis calling the Super Bowl - winner and all - time single - season yardage king «very good, not great.»

Bridgewater's 78.3 adjusted completion percentage during the 2014 and 2015 seasons was the second - highest in the league among that time, behind only Drew Brees.

The Saints will pay Brees a reported $ 100 million over five years with a guarantee of $ 40 million in the first year alone.

Brees just needs to keep playing like he is in order to earn that much money.

Only two are superbowl winning QB's Superbowl winners who weren't top ten picks: 2018 Foles, 2017 Brady, 2015 Brady, 2014 Wilson, 2013 Flacco 2011 Rodgers, 2010 Brees Since 2010 the only superbowl winning QB's who were picked in the top ten are the Manning brothers.

Drew Brees and the Saints are reportedly more than $ 10 million apart in guaranteed money in their contract negotiations.

And as far as numbers go, in about a year Drew Brees will have almost identical numbers to Manning.

A 62 - yard interception return for a touchdown by Tashaun Gipson in the second quarter proved to be the undoing of Drew Brees and the Saints.

Drew Brees» 151.4 passer rating is the highest by any player in the first half of a playoff game (min.

Ten years ago in New Orleans, Sean Payton came on as head coach, Drew Brees signed on at quarterback, and the franchise helped lift the spirits of a city devastated by Hurricane Katrina.

Just about every sportsbook in the country had the Saints open up as 3 - point favorites, but the Supercontest lines came out when Drew Brees» status was still up in the air.

It looked like their luck was about to run out when Saints quarterback Drew Brees hit his wide receiver Willie Snead for a 22 - yard gain with just over five minutes left in the second quarter.

Brady became the fifth player in NFL history to reach 55,000 career passing yards, joining the likes of Brett Favre, Peyton Manning, Dan Marino and Drew Brees.

I know it sticks in your ass that Watkins is on the roster (and it does), and is paid what he's paid (and it's too much, I agree)... but he hasn't had Brees or Brady throwing to him like Cooks has.

I'd say Peyton before I'd say Brees, but in fairness it kind of falls into the same category Pads mentioned about Brees.

If there were a QB out there of a Peyton Manning / Drew Brees talent level then I'd hope the Browns would go absolutely all in.

Brees dealt with minor knee problems in 2010 and 2013 and had shoulder and foot injuries in 2015, but for the most part, he's stayed healthy.

NO — Brees 25M Thomas, Ingram, Kamara (actually did terrible in that TD stat you like so much, but I thought they were incredible on offense)

The nation is starting to take notice of what was already common knowledge in the New Orleans» locker room: Drew Brees is the face of the franchise, but the offensive line is powering the resurgent Saints

«It's mind over matter, I think, in a lot of ways,» Brees told NOLA.com.

If he does continue his prolific play, Brees has a strong chance at finishing his career as the NFL's all - time king in passing yardage and passing touchdowns.

Drew Brees will turn 39 in January and, for now, he's set to become a free agent a couple of months after his birthday.

New Orleans will need to start looking for a quarterback of the future, and if Brees takes a step backward, moving on from the passer could be a realistic option in the 2018 or 2019 offseason.

Says NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, «It's hard to point to a relationship in our league, between a player and a city, that's more meaningful than the Saints and Drew Brees.»

No matter when that is, the Saints already have $ 18 million in dead money scheduled to hit the books when Brees departs.

«A lot of people have a foundation just to have a foundation,» says Mark Brunell, an NFL warhorse who was Brees's backup with the Saints in 2008 and»09 and now plays behind Mark Sanchez with the Jets.

So on that February night in Miami, when Brees took a knee to finish the Super Bowl, Tomlinson felt a deep kinship.

Last February in the biggest game of his life, Brees outplayed his surefire Hall of Fame counterpart, the Colts» Peyton Manning.

For precisely that reason Tampa Bay's Olson arranged for his second - year quarterback, Josh Freeman, to spend a week with Brees last summer in San Diego, soaking up the effort (but not discussing schemes, since they play in the same division).