Ken Anderson's completion % record is in trouble

[CTBengalsFan]

Kenny's record is 70.55% for an entire season, Brees is currently sitting at 70.62%. Go Panthers D!

[|Elflocko|]

Amen!

[AmishBengalFan]

Anderson's 1982 mark was 218 for 309, while Brees is currently 363 for 514. If anyone plans to watch the NO game, here's how you can track whether Brees breaks Kenny's record or not. The chart below shows the minimum number of completions he will need based on his total attempts to break the record:

2 for 2 = 70.74% (Miss 1 = 70.54%)
2 for 3 = 70.6% (Miss 1 = 70.41%)
3 for 4 = 70.66% (Miss 1 = 70.46%)
4 for 5 = 70.71% (Miss 1 = 70.52%)
4 for 6 = 70.58% (Miss 1 = 70.38%)
5 for 7 = 70.63% (Miss 1 = 70.44%)
6 for 8 = 70.69% (Miss 1 = 70.5%)
6 for 9 = 70.55% (Miss 1 = 70.36%)
7 for 10 = 70.61% (Miss 1 = 70.42%)
8 for 11 = 70.67% (Miss 1 = 70.48%)
9 for 12 = 70.72% (Miss 1 = 70.53%)
9 for 13 = 70.59% (Miss 1 = 70.4%)
10 for 14 = 70.64% (Miss 1 = 70.45%)
11 for 15 = 70.7% (Miss 1 = 70.51%)
11 for 16 = 70.57% (Miss 1 = 70.38%)
12 for 17 = 70.62% (Miss 1 = 70.43%)
13 for 18 = 70.68% (Miss 1 = 70.49%)
14 for 19 = 70.73% (Miss 1 = 70.54%)
14 for 20 = 70.6% (Miss 1 = 70.41%)
15 for 21 = 70.65% (Miss 1 = 70.47%)
16 for 22 = 70.71% (Miss 1 = 70.52%)
16 for 23 = 70.58% (Miss 1 = 70.39%)
17 for 24 = 70.63% (Miss 1 = 70.45%)
18 for 25 = 70.69% (Miss 1 = 70.5%)
18 for 26 = 70.56% (Miss 1 = 70.37%)
19 for 27 = 70.61% (Miss 1 = 70.43%)
20 for 28 = 70.66% (Miss 1 = 70.48%)
21 for 29 = 70.72% (Miss 1 = 70.53%)
21 for 30 = 70.59% (Miss 1 = 70.4%)
22 for 31 = 70.64% (Miss 1 = 70.46%)
23 for 32 = 70.7% (Miss 1 = 70.51%)
23 for 33 = 70.57% (Miss 1 = 70.38%)
24 for 34 = 70.62% (Miss 1 = 70.44%)
25 for 35 = 70.67% (Miss 1 = 70.49%)
26 for 36 = 70.73% (Miss 1 = 70.545%)
26 for 37 = 70.6% (Miss 1 = 70.42%)
27 for 38 = 70.65% (Miss 1 = 70.47%)
28 for 39 = 70.71% (Miss 1 = 70.52%)
28 for 40 = 70.58% (Miss 1 = 70.4%)

The % column shows what Brees' final season passing % will be if he achieves the completion rate indicated this Sunday. The "Miss 1" column shows his final % if he falls one completion short of the indicated threshold. Anderson's mark is 70.55%

[Scoutforlife591]

[quote name='AmishBengalFan' date='01 January 2010 - 11:28 AM' timestamp='1262359715' post='850226']
Anderson's 1982 mark was 218 for 309, while Brees is currently 363 for 514. If anyone plans to watch the NO game, here's how you can track whether Brees breaks Kenny's record or not. The chart below shows the minimum number of completions he will need based on his total attempts to break the record:

2 for 2 = 70.74% (Miss 1 = 70.54%)
2 for 3 = 70.6% (Miss 1 = 70.41%)
3 for 4 = 70.66% (Miss 1 = 70.46%)
4 for 5 = 70.71% (Miss 1 = 70.52%)
4 for 6 = 70.58% (Miss 1 = 70.38%)
5 for 7 = 70.63% (Miss 1 = 70.44%)
6 for 8 = 70.69% (Miss 1 = 70.5%)
6 for 9 = 70.55% (Miss 1 = 70.36%)
7 for 10 = 70.61% (Miss 1 = 70.42%)
8 for 11 = 70.67% (Miss 1 = 70.48%)
9 for 12 = 70.72% (Miss 1 = 70.53%)
9 for 13 = 70.59% (Miss 1 = 70.4%)
10 for 14 = 70.64% (Miss 1 = 70.45%)
11 for 15 = 70.7% (Miss 1 = 70.51%)
11 for 16 = 70.57% (Miss 1 = 70.38%)
12 for 17 = 70.62% (Miss 1 = 70.43%)
13 for 18 = 70.68% (Miss 1 = 70.49%)
14 for 19 = 70.73% (Miss 1 = 70.54%)
14 for 20 = 70.6% (Miss 1 = 70.41%)
15 for 21 = 70.65% (Miss 1 = 70.47%)
16 for 22 = 70.71% (Miss 1 = 70.52%)
16 for 23 = 70.58% (Miss 1 = 70.39%)
17 for 24 = 70.63% (Miss 1 = 70.45%)
18 for 25 = 70.69% (Miss 1 = 70.5%)
18 for 26 = 70.56% (Miss 1 = 70.37%)
19 for 27 = 70.61% (Miss 1 = 70.43%)
20 for 28 = 70.66% (Miss 1 = 70.48%)
21 for 29 = 70.72% (Miss 1 = 70.53%)
21 for 30 = 70.59% (Miss 1 = 70.4%)
22 for 31 = 70.64% (Miss 1 = 70.46%)
23 for 32 = 70.7% (Miss 1 = 70.51%)
23 for 33 = 70.57% (Miss 1 = 70.38%)
24 for 34 = 70.62% (Miss 1 = 70.44%)
25 for 35 = 70.67% (Miss 1 = 70.49%)
26 for 36 = 70.73% (Miss 1 = 70.545%)
26 for 37 = 70.6% (Miss 1 = 70.42%)
27 for 38 = 70.65% (Miss 1 = 70.47%)
28 for 39 = 70.71% (Miss 1 = 70.52%)
28 for 40 = 70.58% (Miss 1 = 70.4%)

The % column shows what Brees' final season passing % will be if he achieves the completion rate indicated this Sunday. The "Miss 1" column shows his final % if he falls one completion short of the indicated threshold. Anderson's mark is 70.55%
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I'd throw a 100% quick slant to my best possession receiver and take a seat for the rest of the game as the AFC 2 seed.

Is he going for a yardage title too?

[#22]

That record means so little that Drew Brees probably doesn't even know about it. If it meant [i]anything[/i], you'd have to figure that Ken would get at least some consideration for the Hall of Fame. He has a higher career QB Rating than Troy Aikman, Warren Moon, Bart Starr, Fran Tarkenton, John Elway, Dan Fouts, Johnny Unitas, Otto Graham, Bob Griese, Sid Luckman, Terry Bradshaw, etc., but would only be 20th in the league for career QB rating, since the game has changed so dramatically.
Personally, I think that if you are a 5 time NFL Pro-bowler and an MVP, you should get in no matter what you did in the playoffs. That fact that he put up great numbers while he wasn't on the greatest team should help, in my opinion.

[CTBengalsFan]

[quote name='#22' date='01 January 2010 - 12:44 PM' timestamp='1262364282' post='850232']
That record means so little that Drew Brees probably doesn't even know about it.
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[quote]Brees on the doorstep of a record

Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on December 31, 2009 7:38 PM ET
Chris Johnson isn't the only NFL player chasing some history this week.

For the second straight year, Drew Brees has a chance to set a NFL record during the final week of the season. Last season Brees came up just short of breaking Dan Marino's single-season yardage record.

If Brees is accurate against the Panthers, he can set the NFL record for completion percentage. [b]Brees knows the record -- 70.55% by Ken Anderson in 1982 -- down to the decimal point. Brees is currently sitting at 70.62%.

"I know it because when I was a rookie quarterback in San Diego, I looked up all the records," Brees said. "I just wanted to know 'em. And so I knew 'em all by heart there for a while."

Brees told Mike Triplette of the New Orleans Times-Picayune that setting the mark would be a big deal to him. Of course, ending the Saints two-game losing streak would be even bigger.[/b]

Neither accomplishment will be easy against a Panthers defense that is peaking late in the season.[/quote]

[Randle P McMurphy]

Could have swore I heard on ESPN last night that Brees isn't even
playing and that Brunell will start. So there goes Kenny's record.

[oldschooler]

[quote name='Randle P McMurphy' date='02 January 2010 - 09:14 AM' timestamp='1262441676' post='850390']
Could have swore I heard on ESPN last night that Brees isn't even
playing and that Brunell will start. So there goes Kenny's record.
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Yeah, you did.

[|Elflocko|]

[quote name='Randle P McMurphy' date='02 January 2010 - 07:14 AM' timestamp='1262441676' post='850390']
Could have swore I heard on ESPN last night that Brees isn't even
playing and that Brunell will start. [b]So there goes Kenny's record.[/b]
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Isn't the record over 16 games? If he only plays 15 games does he still get the record?


Would suck if he does...

[BengalsOwn]

[quote]218 for 309, while Brees is currently 363 for 514[/quote]

Wow, that's impressive...

[ctfan73]

[quote name='Elflocko' date='02 January 2010 - 12:38 PM' timestamp='1262450297' post='850417']
Isn't the record over 16 games? If he only plays 15 games does he still get the record?


Would suck if he does...
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It's not based on games, it's based on having a certain # of pass attempts, which Brees does. By the way, Anderson's record was set during a 9 game strike shortened season.

[CatScratchFever]

[quote name='#22' date='01 January 2010 - 12:44 PM' timestamp='1262364282' post='850232']
That record means so little that Drew Brees probably doesn't even know about it. If it meant [i]anything[/i], you'd have to figure that Ken would get at least some consideration for the Hall of Fame. He has a higher career QB Rating than Troy Aikman, Warren Moon, Bart Starr, Fran Tarkenton, John Elway, Dan Fouts, Johnny Unitas, Otto Graham, Bob Griese, Sid Luckman, Terry Bradshaw, etc., but would only be 20th in the league for career QB rating, since the game has changed so dramatically.
Personally, I think that if you are a 5 time NFL Pro-bowler and an MVP, you should get in no matter what you did in the playoffs. That fact that he put up great numbers while he wasn't on the greatest team should help, in my opinion.
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It may not mean anything now, but the moment a non-Bengal holds the record, it'll be the most important statistic in all of football.

[gatorclaws]

Even if Brees sits, he still deserves it. Better % in over 200 more pass attempts than Anderson. wow.

[oldschooler]

[b][size="5"]Brees surely is upset about clinching completion-percentage record by sitting[/size][/b]
Posted by Mike Florio on January 2, 2010 3:31 PM ET

Quarterback [url="http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/player_main.aspx?sport=NFL&id=591"]Drew Brees[/url] knows that he's on pace to set the single-season completion-percentage record. As Rosenthal pointed out the other day, Brees knows this because [url="http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/12/31/brees-on-the-doorstep-of-a-record/"]he looked up all the records[/url] when he was a rookie with the Chargers.

With Brees at 70.62 percent and former Bengals coach (and current Steelers quarterbacks coach) Ken Anderson holding the all-time mark at 70.55 percent, Brees will break the 27-year-old record by not playing on Sunday.

Brees undoubtedly is upset by the decision to put him at No. 3, behind [url="http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/player_main.aspx?sport=NFL&id=108"]Mark Brunell[/url] and Chase Daniel, against the Panthers. As a reader points out, Brees wears No. 9 [url="http://www.latimes.com/sports/football/nfl/wire/sns-ap-fbn-saints-brees-record,0,1230731.story"]in honor of Ted Williams[/url], who opted to play on the final day of the 1941 baseball campaign, putting his .400 batting average at risk. (Williams finished with a mark of .406.)

Brees recently said that he intends to approach the single-season completion-percentage record in the same way Williams stayed above .400.

Barring a couple of torn ACLs to Brunell and Daniel, Brees won't get a chance to put his numbers at risk.

But don't look for Brees to spark a schism for the Saints. Earlier this week, he made clear his intention to defer to the coaching staff, and we assume that he won't gripe about the fact that Sean Payton and company have exercised their discretion in a manner that allows Brees to etch his name in the NFL history books for something other than being the quarterback who was drafted by the Chargers after San Diego traded away the pick used to acquire Mike Vick.

[i]UPDATE[/i]: As a commenter astutely points out, Anderson set the record in a strike-shortened season; he completed 218 of 309 passes in nine games. Second place is held by Sammy Baugh, who completed 70.33 percent of his passes (128 of 182) in 1945. Steve Young completed 70.28 percent (257 of 428) in 1994. So even without playing on Sunday, Brees already has thrown more passes (514) and completed more passes (363) than the next three on the list.






[url="http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/01/02/brees-surely-is-upset-about-clinching-completion-percentage-record-by-sitting/"]http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/01/02/brees-surely-is-upset-about-clinching-completion-percentage-record-by-sitting/[/url]

[Cricket]

At least it's going to a Boilermaker.