Drew Brees Breaks NFL Single-Season Passing Record
ANDERSON: You're watching CONNECT THE WORLD live from London. I'm Becky Anderson, welcome back. Now, speed, accuracy, and power. This man has combined all three to touch down in the history books. You're watching the moment the New Orleans Saints' quarterback, Drew Brees, broke a 27-year-old record for the most passing yards in a single season of the NFL. Now, the pass from Monday night's clash against Atlanta pushed Brees's tally to 5087 yards, a feat he's managed to accomplish in just 15 games, and the season isn't over yet. I'm joined by Pedro Pinto. Good, talk us through what is the most extraordinary record, I've got to say. This used to be my team when I lived in the States. I'm very excited about this.</s>PEDRO PINTO, CNN SPORTS CORRESPONDENT: Really?</s>ANDERSON: Well, absolutely.</s>PINTO: I didn't know that.</s>ANDERSON: How big a deal is this, though?</s>PINTO: This is a huge deal.</s>ANDERSON: Yes?</s>PINTO: You're talking about the former holder of this record being Dan Marino, a legend --</s>ANDERSON: Sure.</s>PINTO: -- of the game. He set that record back in 1984. We're both too young to remember that, right?</s>PINTO: But anyway, this stood for so many years, and you've had so many premier quarterbacks since then. I mean, I'm talking about quarterbacks like Peyton Manning, like Tom Brady, and none of them were able to reach this accolade. What this man has done, especially playing for a team that isn't considered to be a -- a regular title contender --</s>ANDERSON: Sure.</s>PINTO: -- is phenomenal. What's curious, Becky, is that he is from a small market, but New Orleans isn't really one of the big cities in the NFL. So, his approach to the record kind of went under the radar if you weren't following the NFL week in and week out.</s>ANDERSON: For those who don't watch it, very briefly, for those who don't know too much about NFL, to have scored that many yards in so few games in what is a really physical game is something that I think is quite remarkable.</s>PINTO: His completion ratio percentage is also incredible. We're talking about a guy who completes over 70 percent of his passes, and it's not like he's doing it with a lot of time.</s>ANDERSON: Yes.</s>PINTO: He's got, basically, seven-foot monsters chasing him every time he has the ball, right?</s>ANDERSON: By the aggressive pace of the game.</s>PINTO: Exactly, which is -- which makes it so impressive. And when he did it yesterday, I was actually following the countdown to the game, they were talking about, is he going to do it, is he not going to do it? There could be another two quarterbacks who make it past the 5,000 yard mark this year, Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers. Rodgers is the favorite for the MVP award, even with Brees beating this record, because the Green Bay Packers, his team --</s>ANDERSON: Sure.</s>PINTO: -- has a 14 and 1 record, which is the best in the league, obviously. They were undefeated for a long time. It's curious that even with this record and this season, Brees might not get the MVP. It just shows how high the standard in the league is right now.</s>ANDERSON: It sure is.</s>PINTO: Yes.</s>ANDERSON: Good stuff. And Pedro, back with you with that and more --</s>PINTO: A lot more.</s>ANDERSON: Premier League action --</s>PINTO: Yes.</s>ANDERSON: -- tonight in an hour. "World Sport," stick with us for that, coming up. Tortured by the Gadhafis. A woman who looked after the Libyan leader's grandchildren nearly died at the hand of his family. We want to take you back to that story and show you just how she is doing. That is up next in a very special edition of CONNECT THE WORLD. Stay with us.