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Playoff Experience Levels Different for Keenum & Brees, But QBs Have Similar Drive

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Case Keenum has “been a big fan of” Drew Brees for years, keeping track of the fellow Texas native’s success.

Keenum even read the Saints quarterback’s book, Coming Back Stronger: The Hidden Power of Adversity, a few year’s back.

Now he’ll face Brees in Sunday’s Divisional playoff game at U.S. Bank Stadium.

“[He’s] just a guy I admire in how he moves the ball down the field, how he operates, what kind of leader he is,” Keenum said Thursday. “I read his book a long time ago, so I think he’s somebody to learn from.