Drew Brees vs Joe Burrow

Drew BreesJoe Burrow

Drew Brees and Joe Burrow compared on their NFL careers: Drew Brees played 20 seasons, 2001 to 2020, Joe Burrow 7 seasons, 2020 to 2026. Drew Brees won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Drew Brees and Joe Burrow career totals
287GP79
80,358YDS—
571TD160
7.6AVG—

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Drew Brees and Joe Burrow postseason
18GP7
5,366YDS1,826
37TD9
7.4AVG7.3

Where each stands all time

Drew Brees and Joe Burrow all-time places
2nd (80,358)Passing yards—
2nd (571)Passing touchdowns60th (160)

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

  • Drew Brees: 1 championship; Offensive Player of the Year ×2, Super Bowl MVP
  • Joe Burrow: 0 championships; Comeback Player of the Year ×2

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.

Drew Brees and Joe Burrow season by season
YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
1st2001221102020—135
2nd20023,28417162021—3414
3rd20032,10811152022—3512
4th20043,1592772023—156
5th20053,57624152024—439
6th20064,41826112025—175
7th20074,42328182026—31
8th20085,0693417————
9th20094,3883411————
10th20104,6203322————
11th20115,4764614————
12th20125,1774319————
13th20135,1623912————
14th20144,9523317————
15th20154,8703211————
16th20165,2083715————
17th20174,334238————
18th20183,992325————
19th20192,979274————
20th20202,942246————

What the columns mean: INT