Saints quarterback Drew Brees is the NFL’s new all-time leader in passing yards.



It happened on Monday night of Week 5 inside the Superdome, against Washington, in front of the city that adores him. And it happened in classic Brees style — a 62-yard touchdown pass to rookie Tre’Quan Smith, who, to be fair, even Brees didn’t think would be so wide open.



The 39-year-old celebrated with his teammates, told his wife and children he loved them (and that they can accomplish anything in life if they work for it), and embraced his coach Sean Payton in a giant bear hug for a few seconds, likely thinking over just how far he’s come to get here, and how the coach and the QB have done it all together.



This is just the latest record Brees has broken. Recently he became the man with more completions than anyone who’s ever done it. He’s also behind only Peyton Manning and Brett Favre on the all-time passing TD list —...