
77.3 percent.
Look familiar?
For a Vikings fan heading into a Saints game against Drew Brees, it should.
Yes, that's Brees' league-leading completion percentage in the Saints' 5-1 start this season.
But that's also his completion percentage in the second half of the Saints' 29-24 playoff loss at U.S. Bank Stadium nine months ago.
So, yeah, believe it or not, Brees hasn't cooled off by nary a percentage point since that furious rally turned a 17-0 halftime deficit into a 24-23 lead with 25 seconds left.
He completed 17 of 22 passes for 177 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions as the Saints outscored the Vikings 24-6 before the "Minneapolis Miracle" was born.
Brees had one of the worst halves of his 18-year career before that comeback. He completed 44.4 percent of his passes (8 of 18) for 117 yards, two sacks, two interceptions and a 26.6 passer rating. That's 44.4 percent for the guy who holds the NFL single-season record (72.0), owns three of the top four spots on that list and is threatening to shatter the record again.