Is Drew Brees better than Tom Brady?

Tom Brady and Drew Brees are both closing in on the NFL record for career passing yards. Which superstar quarterback will end up in the No. 1 spot? Let's debate! read more

3) Drew Brees (2001-present): 66,111 4) Tom Brady (2000-present): 61,582 5) Dan Marino (1983-1999): 61,361. As you can see, Brees and Brady are trending toward eventually holding the top two slots on this list. At 38, Brees is more than a year younger than Brady and holds a 4,529-yard advantage. read more

Brees is maybe more prolific than Brady individually. But success is largely judged by winning, and unfortunately the Saints have but one Super Bowl and only 2 NFC Championship appearances. Brady is playing in his 8th Super Bowl this year. read more

All of Brees’ aforementioned stats are higher than Brady’s, by the way. Both players have similar sample sizes as well, Brady has 242 starts, Brees has 237. So based only on regular-season numbers, Brees is clearly the better quarterback. read more