71,968 yards and counting.
That’s 40.87 miles.
If you started at the 50 yard line at Ross-Ade Stadium and started throwing towards Indianapolis in a straight line 40.87 miles would take you to about a mile short of exit 133 in Whitestown, just northwest of Indianapolis. That’s past Lebanon, the home of another Purdue legend in Rick Mount.
It is also the passing yardage total of Drew Brees, as he broke the NFL all-time passing yardage record tonight against the Washington Indigenous Persons on a 62 yard TD pass to Tre’Quan Smith. I picked the direction of Indianapolis because Peyton Manning was the previous record holder at 71,940 yards.