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This was the call (pulled from post-game audio) that put Drew Brees ahead of Peyton Manning for the NFL’s all-time passing record. It’s only fitting that the record-setting pass resulted in a 62-yard touchdown to Saints rookie receiver Tre’Quan Smith. Against the Falcons, the Saints’ divisional rival, Brees broke Dan Marino’s single season passing record on a 9-yard touchdown pass to Darren Sproles in 2011. The following year, Brees surpassed Johnny Unitas’ 50+ year record for consecutive games (47) with a touchdown pass with a 40-yard strike to Devery Henderson against the Chargers, the team that drafted Brees in 2001. Let’s face it, the guy has a flair for the dramatic.



That same flair for the dramatic exists in Sean Payton’s playcalling. The long verbiage of the call shows Payton’s old school, west coast roots and his attention to...