vmax Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 That's what it's become. Look at these final stats and records... Drew Brees finishes with a league-record 5,476 passing yards, extending the record he set in Week 16 after breaking Dan Marino's 27-year-old record; Brees also finished with a league-high 46 TD passes, beating Aaron Rodgers (who was inactive Sunday) by one That wasn't all for Brees -- his 468 completions are also the most ever in one season, and his 71.2% completion rate surpasses the previous record (70.6%) he set two years ago Rodgers did finish with a 122.5 passer rating which is 1.4 points better than Peyton Manning's previous single-season mark from 2004 Prior to the 2011 season, the 5,000-yard passing barrier had been exceeded twice (Marino - 1984, Brees - 2008); this season Brees, Tom Brady (5,235 yards) and Matthew Stafford (5,038) all exceeded it with Stafford going off for 520 yards Sunday to reach the plateau Playing in place of resting Rodgers, Matt Flynn became the unlikely answer to some Packers trivia questions, throwing for team records with 480 yards and six TDs in a 45-41 win vs. the Lions; expect Flynn, who will likely hit the free agent market, to be a sought-after commodity in a few months With a 244-yard day, Lions WR Calvin Johnson wins the receiving title with 1,681 yardshttp://content.usatoday.com/communities/thehuddle/post/2012/01/saints-qb-drew-brees-boosts-passing-record-jaguars-rb-maurice-jones-drew-wins-rushing-crown-vikings-de-jared-allen-narrowly-misses-strahans-sack-record/1 Jaguars RB Maurice Jones-Drew won his first NFL rushing title (1,606 yards) Sunday. CAPTIONBy Matt Stamey, US Presswire[/right] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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