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Recalling the 49ers' tackle of '5-foot' Saints QB Drew Brees that upended the 2013 NFL season

This Sunday, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees will face the San Francisco 49ers for the 11th time in his storied career.

It's not easy to pass double-digits in starts against a nondivision opponent, unless you've played in the NFL since 2001, as Brees has. He's also been quite successful against the Niners, sporting a 7-3 record.

Last year's game versus San Francisco certainly had the most fireworks out of the 10 Brees-49ers meetings to date: The Niners won 48-46 in an endlessly entertaining shootout. But the most consequential Brees-49ers contest was in 2013.