editionTier

LEGENDARY

Player Name

Drew Brees

playerFirstName

Drew

playerLastName

Brees

playerPosition

QB

playType

Player Melt

seriesName

Historical (2025 Release)

setName

Playoff Legacies

teamName

New Orleans Saints

awayTeamName

Detroit Lions

awayTeamScore

28

description

Six days removed from guiding New Orleans to more regular-season yards than any offense in NFL history, Drew Brees confirmed during Jan. 7, 2012’s Wild Card Weekend that, even at No. 1, they hadn’t peaked just yet. Eyeing a second Super Bowl over a three-season span, the Saints’ superstar quarterback delivered greatness in nearly every dropback, using a trio of second half touchdowns to escape the Detroit Lions for a 45-28 victory. In spraying out accurate passes — both downfield and in short-yardage sequences — Brees set the path to victory, finishing with 466 yards (on 33-of-43 passing), alongside three touchdowns and a 134.4 passer rating.

editionID

4025

gameDate

01/07/2012