Brees completed 21 of 29 passes for 303 yards, three touchdowns and two picks in Sunday's loss to Denver.

EDGE Analysis

If not for a bizarre blocked PAT in the game's closing moments, the story of Sunday's matchup would have been Brees' turnaround in the second half. After being confounded by Denver's tight coverage, tossing two early picks to safety Darian Stewart, Brees took advantage of some Denver miscues to throw three touchdowns in the second half - including a 32-yard strike up the seam to Brandin Cooks that looked to have been the game-winning score late. The dominant second half, in which the Saints mixed and matched its receivers against the Denver defense, showed just how dangerous the veteran is right now. He's thrown for over three touchdowns with 300 yards in four of the Saints' five games since its bye. His best performance, a four-score, 465 yard campaign in Week 6, was against his next opponent - the stumbling Carolina Panthers.