Drew Brees And The Worst Games Ever By The Greatest Quarterbacks
November 30, 2012 11:40 am
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Blanda was largely responsible for the AFL's reputation for wide-open, wild gun-slinging football.
He threw a then-record 36 TDs for the Houston Oilers in 1961, and then a record 42 INTs in 1962. He coughed up six INTs in a game three times in his career, including twice in that 1962 season alone.
He threw six INT in the season opener against Buffalo, a game the Oilers actually won, 28-23. He completed 8 of 18 passes with 0 TD and 6 INT in a 31-7 loss to the Dallas Texans.
Blanda also threw 5 INT in a game a record seven times.
Drew Brees is a bona fide future Hall of Fame quarterback. But even Hall of Fame QBs get the statistical blues. Brees was picked off five times at Atlanta Thursday night, the biggest reason the Falcons held on for a 23-13 win over the New Orleans Saints.
It was the first five-pick performance of Brees' career. His record of 54 straight games with a touchdown pass came to an end, too.
Brees is hardly alone among great QBs who produce major-league duds. Here’s a slideshow of some of the most notable meltdowns by the game’s greatest QBs: Unitas, Namath, Marino, Favre, Manning & more.
Read more: Bart Starr, Brett Favre, Dan Marino, Drew Brees, George Blanda, Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame quarterbacks, Johnny Unitas, Len Dawson, New Orleans Saints, NFL, Peyton Manning, Pro Football Hall of Fame, Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterbacks, Terry Bradshaw, Troy Aikman, Warren Moon, Y.A. Tittle
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