TAMPA, Fla. -- When Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady takes the field Sunday at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough to face his former team, the New England Patriots, he'll need just 68 yards to break Drew Brees' NFL career passing yardage record of 80,358 yards.
"I'm a firm believer that records are meant to be broken," said the former New Orleans Saints quarterback, who will be at the game working as an analyst for NBC Sports and has enjoyed a friendship with Brady dating back to 1999.
Brees captured the record, previously held by Peyton Manning, in 2018 in thrilling fashion -- launching a 62-yard touchdown to Tre'Quan Smith at home on Monday Night Football in a 43-19 rout of Washington.