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Drew Brees on verge of passing 50,000-yard mark

Dec 08, 2013 at 03:00 AM

With 287 passing yards on Sunday night against the Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees would become the fifth player in NFL history to reach 50,000 career passing yards.

The top five players in passing yards:
Brett Favre 71,838
Peyton Manning* 63,612
Dan Marino 61,361
John Elway 51,475
Drew Brees* 49,713
*active

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