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When Drew Brees threw an 18-yard touchdown strike to Marques Colston in the fourth quarter Sunday, it marked the 64th time the two have connected for touchdowns. That moved them into 7th place all-time in NFL history, surpassing the Johnny Unitas/Raymond Berry tandem for the Baltimore Colts.

Some other stats and records from Sunday's game:
•The Saints did not commit a turnover in the game. The team is 26-0 under Sean Payton when playing games without a turnover.
•The next pass that Pierre Thomas catches will put him first among all running backs in Saints history. His 295th catch will break a tie with Reggie Bush.
•Brandin Cooks now has 18 receptions in his first three games. Only four other players in NFL history have had more through three games in their rookie seasons: Anquan Boldin (23), Earl Cooper (21), Sid Blanks (19) and Bush (19).
•For the 30th time in his career, Drew Brees completed at least 75 percent of his passes (27 of 35, 293 yards, two touchdowns, 120.3 QBR). The Saints are 26-4 when he is over that benchmark.
•Josh Hill's 34-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter was the greatest play of his career. Before that play, Hill's longest catch was 9 yards. He had another catch Sunday for 14 yards, and finished with a career-best 48 yards receiving.
•It was the first time the Saints did not allow a touchdown since a 41-0 shellacking of Tampa Bay in 2012.

Brees-to-Colston TD hook-up surpasses Unitas-to-Berry; and other notable facts from Sunday's game | NOLA.com

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