New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Month for December, the fifth time he’s earned this recognition in his long NFL career. He’s just the seventh quarterback in NFL history to reach that milestone, having most recently earned Player of the Month honors last November.
In four games during December, Brees went 104-of-138 (75.4%) for 1,188 passing yards, scoring fifteen touchdowns against zero interceptions. That’s an average of 297 passing yards per game and a passer rating of 132.2 in this span. Yeah, not bad, considering he played the NFL’s best pass defense (the San Francisco 49ers) and left the warmth of the Superdome for two fearsome road games in December. The way some analysts talk about him would suggest he can’t do that, but he just did. Makes you think.
Two of Brees’ teammates with the Saints won this recognition earlier this season. The only Saints player remaining from the 2009 Super Bowl-winning team besides Brees, punter Thomas Morstead, was named the NFC Special Teams Player of the Month for September. Brees’ favorite target, wide receiver Michael Thomas, preceded him as NFC Offensive Player of the Month for November.
