If there's one reason to think New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees won't break the all-time passing yardage record on Monday (Oct. 8), it's because Washington has played some of the best defensive football early in the 2018 season.
Washington enters the game allowing just 14.7 points per game, which is second in the NFL, as well as 278 yards per game and 187 passing yards per game, both of which rank third in the NFL.
If Washington (2-1) plays to the averages from its first three games, Brees would come up short of the 201 yards he needs to break Peyton Manning's record, and Washington's players are well aware that the expectation is that Brees will break the record in their nationally televised game at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.