New Orleans Saints’ victory over Washington Redskins was paused to celebrate quarterback Drew Brees breaking the record for career passing yards.
Brees, 39, needed 201 yards to overtake Peyton Manning’s benchmark (71,940) and did so in the second quarter when he found Tre'Quan Smith for a 62-yard touchdown.
The game was stopped and a jubilant Brees was given the record breaking-ball.
He tossed 363 yards in the 43-19 win over the Redskins as he took his career yards total to 72,103 yards.