Here are five major individual milestones or records that could be broken or surpassed in the 2018 NFL season, all by players who could be in the twilight of Hall of Fame careers:
1. Drew Brees becomes all-time passing-yards leader
With another 1,496 passing yards, Brees will have surpassed Peyton Manning for the league’s all-time lead — and he’d have 75,000 in his sights, possibly even before the end of this season. Brees is sitting at 70,445 currently and can pass Brett Favre (71,838) prior to the Saints’ Week 6 bye.
Although Brees’ passing yards per game were down to 270.