Sunday was a big night for one Tom Brady. As if seeing his ex, er ... former coach for the first time since bidding farewell to the New England Patriots in favor of playing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers wasn't nerve-racking enough, he entered the game on the cusp of achieving an all-but-inevitable milestone.
And achieve it he did. Brady didn't let the 68 yards that stood between him and former New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees' record (80,291 yards) as the NFL's all-time leading passer linger for long.
The 44-year-old surpassed the mark on the 12th offensive play of the game with six minutes remaining in the first quarter -- finding wide receiver Mike Evans for a 28-yard gain on a crossing route -- and ended the night with 80,560 career passing yards to his name.