SmashMouth

Having won a Super Bowl now, Drew Brees' ascension to the top of the NFL QB's continues to among those who are already in the NFL HOF. Just for grins and giggles, the following are numbers from Montana and then Brees.

Joe Montana
Joe Montana: Career Stats
Passing
Year Team G Att Comp Pct Att/G Yds Avg Yds/G TD TD% Int Int% Lng 20+ 40+ Sck SckY Rate
1994 Kansas City Chiefs 14 493 299 60.6 35.2 3,283 6.7 234.5 16 3.2 9 1.8 57T 40 5 19 132 83.6
1993 Kansas City Chiefs 11 298 181 60.7 27.1 2,144 7.2 194.9 13 4.4 7 2.3 50T 28 3 12 61 87.4
1992 San Francisco 49ers 1 21 15 71.4 21.0 126 6.0 126.0 2 9.5 0 0.0 17 0 0 1 8 118.4
1991 San Francisco 49ers 0 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.0
1990 San Francisco 49ers 15 520 321 61.7 34.7 3,944 7.6 262.9 26 5.0 16 3.1 78T 0 0 29 153 89.0
1989 San Francisco 49ers 13 386 271 70.2 29.7 3,521 9.1 270.8 26 6.7 8 2.1 95T 0 0 33 198 112.4
1988 San Francisco 49ers 14 397 238 59.9 28.4 2,981 7.5 212.9 18 4.5 10 2.5 96T 0 0 34 223 87.9
1987 San Francisco 49ers 13 398 266 66.8 30.6 3,054 7.7 234.9 31 7.8 13 3.3 57T 0 0 22 158 102.1
1986 San Francisco 49ers 8 307 191 62.2 38.4 2,236 7.3 279.5 8 2.6 9 2.9 48 0 0 12 95 80.7
1985 San Francisco 49ers 15 494 303 61.3 32.9 3,653 7.4 243.5 27 5.5 13 2.6 73 0 0 35 246 91.3
1984 San Francisco 49ers 16 432 279 64.6 27.0 3,630 8.4 226.9 28 6.5 10 2.3 80T 0 0 22 138 102.9
1983 San Francisco 49ers 16 515 332 64.5 32.2 3,910 7.6 244.4 26 5.0 12 2.3 77T 0 0 33 224 94.6
1982 San Francisco 49ers 9 346 213 61.6 38.4 2,613 7.6 290.3 17 4.9 11 3.2 55 0 0 20 166 88.0
1981 San Francisco 49ers 16 488 311 63.7 30.5 3,565 7.3 222.8 19 3.9 12 2.5 78T 0 0 26 193 88.4
1980 San Francisco 49ers 15 273 176 64.5 18.2 1,795 6.6 119.7 15 5.5 9 3.3 71T 0 0 15 100 87.8
1979 San Francisco 49ers 16 23 13 56.5 1.4 96 4.2 6.0 1 4.3 0 0.0 18 0 0 0 0 81.1
TOTAL 192 5,391 3,409 63.2 28.1 40,551 7.5 211.2 273 5.1 139 2.6 96 68 8 313 2,095 92.3


Drew Brees
Drew Brees: Career Stats
Year Team G Att Comp Pct Att/G Yds Avg Yds/G TD TD% Int Int% Lng 20+ 40+ Sck SckY Rate
2009 New Orleans Saints 15 514 363 70.6 34.3 4,388 8.5 292.5 34 6.6 11 2.1 75T 58 11 20 135 109.6
2008 New Orleans Saints 16 635 413 65.0 39.7 5,069 8.0 316.8 34 5.4 17 2.7 84T 66 16 13 92 96.2
2007 New Orleans Saints 16 652 440 67.5 40.8 4,423 6.8 276.4 28 4.3 18 2.8 58 47 8 16 109 89.4
2006 New Orleans Saints 16 554 356 64.3 34.6 4,418 8.0 276.1 26 4.7 11 2.0 86T 61 18 18 105 96.2
2005 San Diego Chargers 16 500 323 64.6 31.2 3,576 7.2 223.5 24 4.8 15 3.0 54 46 4 27 223 89.2
2004 San Diego Chargers 15 400 262 65.5 26.7 3,159 7.9 210.6 27 6.8 7 1.8 79T 40 9 18 131 104.8
2003 San Diego Chargers 11 356 205 57.6 32.4 2,108 5.9 191.6 11 3.1 15 4.2 68T 28 5 21 178 67.5
2002 San Diego Chargers 16 526 320 60.8 32.9 3,284 6.2 205.2 17 3.2 16 3.0 52T 40 4 24 180 76.9
2001 San Diego Chargers 1 27 15 55.6 27.0 221 8.2 221.0 1 3.7 0 0.0 40 4 1 2 12 94.8
TOTAL 122 4,164 2,697 64.8 34.1 30,646 7.4 251.2 202 4.9 110 2.6 86 390 76 159 1,165 91.9



How much longer do you think it will take for Brees to reach Montana's milestone?

An argument could be made that, barring injury, Drew Brees could accomplish as much as or more than Montana. He'll need a couple of more Super Bowls, of course. The WHO DAT nation would LOVE DAT!

SapperSaint

I want to know when Drew is going to get the props that Manning gets????

Peyton has only one SB...... waht makes him so much better that Drew?

CantonLegend

consistancy

from year to year drew is easily better than manning, however the ranking the manning has is due to consistancy

he consistantly pulls out winning seasons and wins their division.....he consistantly wins games almost single handidly

brees has been better over the last few seasons, but manning's resume is just loaded



and comparing brees to montana? ridiculous...i love brees but montana is a top 3 QB of all time

Pete

Dang some detailed stays there! Thanks


Stats LOL

SmashMouth

No argument there for right now ... plus Montana has way fewer fumbles ... but these numbers represent Montana career versus Brees' career who is no where near finished yet. So there is time still. Can Brees catch him? And at Brees' current pace, is it not possible?

PAIN-

He needs three more super bowls and then i'll agree with you.

foreverfan

I think New Orleans fans are in a unique situation having seen Joe Montana play us 2-3 time a season and comparing that to 16-18 games with Brees. Brees reminds all of us of Montana.

I remember when Montana finally retired, I felt great that we wouldn't have to be playing him again, but at the same time, I was happy that we got to play one of the all time greats 2 times a year even if it meant losing. It was special watching him play. When you beat him, the Saints had accomplished something.

Just remember, to be the best, you have to beat the best.
The Saints just wasn't the best. I can accept that.

Thanks for the memories Joe. Glad you're retired.

2019 Death of a Parrot.

Saint_LB

This picture brings back memories. I was in Laughlin, Nevada with the family. We came across one of these booths where you could pick a picture and insert your face. There was a very similar picture of Joe...only he was looking downfield...and that's the one I chose. It came out perfect.

I didn't buy the picture, but I did take a picture of the monitor it was being displayed on. A year or two later I was telling one of my buddies at work that I played for the 49ers when I was younger, and of course he didn't believe it. I really stopped him for a moment or two when I told him about the time I dressed out for a preseason game and my wife got a picture of me from the TV screen...and then I showed him the picture.

Whether you think you can or think you can't...you're right!

breesfan27

What a legend. By far, my all time favorite quarterback. As a kid, I loved Joe Montana. Even when he beat us, I still loved him. My parents thought I was nuts, but he had this "cool" vibe that radiated off of him and I loved watching him play.

strato

Joe Montania can go to hell....lol