Dan Marino vs Drew Brees

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Dan Marino and Drew Brees compared on their NFL careers: Dan Marino played 17 seasons, 1983 to 1999, Drew Brees 20 seasons, 2001 to 2020. Dan Marino has 61,361 passing yards to Drew Brees's 80,358. Drew Brees won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Drew Brees leads in 3 of the 3 lines, Dan Marino in 0. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Dan Marino and Drew Brees career totals

242	GP	287
61,361	YDS	80,358, better
420	TD	571, better
7.3	AVG	7.6, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Dan Marino and Drew Brees postseason

18	GP	18
4,510	YDS	5,366, better
32	TD	37, better
6.6	AVG	7.4, better

Where each stands all time

Dan Marino and Drew Brees all-time places

10th (61,361)	Passing yards	2nd (80,358), better
8th (420)	Passing touchdowns	2nd (571), better

Among the NFL players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Dan Marino and Drew Brees titles and awards

—	Championships	1, better
1, better	MVP	—
1	Offensive Player of the Year	2, better
1, better	Comeback Player of the Year	—
—	Super Bowl MVP	1, better

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Dan Marino and Drew Brees season by season

1st	1983	2,210, better	20, better	6	2001	221	1	0, better
2nd	1984	5,084, better	48, better	17	2002	3,284	17	16, better
3rd	1985	4,137, better	30, better	21	2003	2,108	11	15, better
4th	1986	4,746, better	44, better	23	2004	3,159	27	7, better
5th	1987	3,245	26, better	13, better	2005	3,576, better	24	15
6th	1988	4,434, better	28, better	23	2006	4,418	26	11, better
7th	1989	3,997	24	22	2007	4,423, better	28, better	18, better
8th	1990	3,563	21	11, better	2008	5,069, better	34, better	17
9th	1991	3,970	25	13	2009	4,388, better	34, better	11, better
10th	1992	4,116	24	16, better	2010	4,620, better	33, better	22
11th	1993	1,218	8	3, better	2011	5,476, better	46, better	14
12th	1994	4,453	30	17, better	2012	5,177, better	43, better	19
13th	1995	3,668	24	15	2013	5,162, better	39, better	12, better
14th	1996	2,795	17	9, better	2014	4,952, better	33, better	17
15th	1997	3,780	16	11	2015	4,870, better	32, better	11
16th	1998	3,497	23	15	2016	5,208, better	37, better	15
17th	1999	2,448	12	17	2017	4,334, better	23, better	8, better
18th	—	—	—	—	2018	3,992	32	5
19th	—	—	—	—	2019	2,979	27	4
20th	—	—	—	—	2020	2,942	24	6

What the columns mean: INT