Purdue great Drew Brees becomes NFL's all-time passing yards leader

The way Drew Brees racks up passing yards, it was a near formality that there would be history made on Monday Night Football.

Needing just 201 passing yards to pass Peyton Manning as the NFL's all-time yards leader, the Purdue legend accomplished the feat late in the second quarter of New Orleans' blowout victory vs. Washington.

Brees, who starred at Purdue from 1997-2000 and led the Boilermakers to the 2001 Rose Bowl Game, also owns the NFL record for career completions and career completion percentage, among several others.

Drew Brees Sets NFL's All-Time Passing Record