Saints vs Falcons LIVE UPDATES: Drew Brees Chases Dan Marino's Passing Record

Saints vs Falcons LIVE

Atlanta Falcons (9-5, NFC South)
vs.
New Orleans Saints (11-3, NFC South)
Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana
8:30 p.m. EST

Although the Packers win over the Bears on Christmas clinched a playoff berth for the Atlanta Falcons, there is still plenty on the line in this NFC South match up on "Monday Night Football." The Falcons arrive at the Superdome in New Orleans with hopes of overtaking the Saints for their second straight division crown. To do so, Matt Ryan and company needs a win tonight and then some help during Week 17.

On the other sideline, the Saints are going for a first-round bye and as well as place in the history books. If the Saints can run their six-game winning streak to seven games then they'll clinch the NFC South crown. Judging the team's recent triumphs, a Saints win likely means that the NFL has a new all-time single-season passing yards leader.

Brees enters this game tonight needing 305 yards to break Dan Marino's longstanding single-season passing yards mark of 5,084 yards that he set in 1984. In the past five weeks, Brees has thrown for totals of 412, 337, 342, 363, 322.

Can Brees break the record? Or can the Falcons' defense push off decisions on the record and the division until next week?

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