By Pat Yasinskas

You can make a case that New Orleans’ Drew Brees is the best quarterback in the NFL. But some people are going to blur that argument by bringing up Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady. But there’s one specific — and very important — area where Brees unquestionably is the best in the business.

That’s third-down passing. Brees’ stats in that department are far and away the best in the NFL.

According to ESPN Stats & Information. Brees has attempted 54 third-down passes and completed 42 of them. That’s a 77.8 completion percentage, which is the best in the league. On third downs, Brees has thrown for 566 yards, No. 1 in the league. He’s also thrown for a league-high seven touchdowns and has not been intercepted.

Read the rest of Pat’s story here.

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