Saints’ Brees sets record, wins fourth consecutive Miami Herald season pass championship
This time, it was a breeze. The Saints’ prolific Drew Brees is The Miami Herald’s 2011 Passer Success System (PASS) champion in record-setting fashion, his fourth consecutive season title concluding the rankings’ 14th year. Brees’ total of 713.80 points shattered the old record of 664.30 set by Tom Brady in 2007. Runner-up Aaron Rodgers sat out the season finale, resting, but could not have caught Brees even if he had played. Only 20 times in 13 previous years had the 500 mark been surpassed, before four quarterbacks did it this season. Brees’ winning margin of 111.95 is second biggest of all-time. The Dolphins’ Matt Moore finished in 20th place. The final top 35 for 2011:
| Rk | Player, Team | LW | Wk17 | Year. |
| 1 | Drew Brees, NO | 1 | 57.45 | 713.80 |
| 2 | Aaron Rodgers, GB | 2 | DNP | 601.85 |
| 3 | Tom Brady, NE | 3 | 38.90 | 598.75 |
| 4 | Matthew Stafford, DET | 4 | 48.00 | 555.90 |
| 5 | Tony Romo, DAL | 5 | 38.45 | 481.20 |
| 6 | Eli Manning, NYG | 7 | 46.30 | 457.50 |
| 7 | Philip Rivers, SD | 8 | 38.50 | 442.20 |
| 8 | Matt Ryan, ATL | 6 | 19.30 | 438.85 |
| 9 | Ben Roethlisberger, PIT | 9 | 22.05 | 414.85 |
| 10 | Ryan Fitzpatrick, BUF | 10 | 21.35 | 361.60 |
| 11 | Alex Smith, SF | 12 | 29.95 | 360.50 |
| 12 | Matt Hasselbeck, TEN | 14 | 34.85 | 355.55 |
| 13 | Cam Newton, CAR | 11 | 12.90 | 347.55 |
| 14 | Joe Flacco, BAL | 13 | 25.50 | 346.50 |
| 15 | Josh Freeman, TB | 16 | 27.70 | 322.60 |
| 16 | Andy Dalton, CIN | 15 | 11.60 | 316.90 |
| 17 | Mark Sanchez, NYJ | 17 | 17.35 | 312.15 |
| 18 | Michael Vick, PHI | 19 | 36.75 | 295.15 |
| 19 | Tavaris Jackson, SEA | 18 | 18.10 | 281.55 |
| 20 | Matt Moore, MIA | 23 | 20.75 | 250.50 |
| 21 | Matt Schaub, HOU | 20 | DNP | 249.95 |
| 22 | Rex Grossman, WAS | 22 | 11.80 | 242.40 |
| 23 | Colt McCoy, CLE | 21 | DNP | 232.65 |
| 24 | Jay Cutler, CHI | 24 | DNP | 218.95 |
| 25 | Carson Palmer, OAK | 25 | 36.85 | 218.55 |
| 26 | Matt Cassel, KC | 26 | DNP | 159.65 |
| 27 | Kyle Orton, KC | 29 | 15.00 | 150.90 |
| 28 | Kris Kolb, ARI | 27 | DNP | 149.75 |
| 29 | John Skelton, ARI | 33 | 22.55 | 143.65 |
| 30 | Blaine Gabbert, JAC | 32 | 15.60 | 140.70 |
| 31 | Sam Bradford, STL | 28 | DNP | 136.85 |
| 32 | Dan Orlovsky, IND | 35 | 24.20 | 127.05 |
| 33 | Christian Ponder, MIN | 30 | -3.60 | 124.15 |
| 34 | Jason Campbell, OAK | 34 | DNP | 117.50 |
| 35 | Tim Tebow, DEN | 31 | -10.00 | 116.45 |
• Last week’s best: Matt Flynn GB 62.00 (31-44, 480, 6-1 in win). Season best: Brees NO 64.60. PASS record: Brady NE 66.00 (2009).
• Last week’s worst: Tebow DEN minus-10.00 (6-22, 60, 0-1 in loss). Season worst: Luke McCown JAC minus-16.05. PASS record: Tim Hasselbeck WAS minus-23.20 (2003).
• Dolphins PASS season record: 439.65, Chad Pennington (2008).
• 2011 weekly titles: 5—Brees NO; 3—Stafford Det; 2—Brady NE, Rodgers GB; 1—Dalton CIN, Flynn GB, Roethlisberger PIT, Romo DAL, Ryan ATL.
• 2011 weeks leading: 7—Brees NO, Rodgers GB; 3—Brady NE.
Yearly Miami Herald PASS champions
Year Player Total
2011Drew Brees, NO713.80
2010Drew Brees, NO557.00
2009Drew Brees, NO565.34
2008Drew Brees, NO535.45
2007Tom Brady, NE664.30
2006Peyton Manning, IND512.85
2005Carson Palmer, CIN487.80
2004Peyton Manning, IND579.85
2003Peyton Manning, IND522.35
2002Rich Gannon, OAK555.45
2001Kurt Warner, STL557.50
2000Peyton Manning, IND467.65
1999Kurt Warner, STL517.95
1998Steve Young, SF462.50
• Note: Our formula, unchanged since its inception in 1998, factors accuracy, yardage, TD/INT ratio and team result. Rankings are cumulative, placing a premium on quarterbacks who are highly productive and avoid injury or benching.
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