Saints’ Drew Brees Breaks Touchdown Record of Johnny Unitas [VIDEO]

It's has been a tough season for the New Orleans Saints but there was a highlight for QB Drew Brees during the Saints' matchup with the San Diego Chargers on Sunday.

Drew Brees threw a touchdown pass in his 48th consecutive game on Sunday, this breaks the old record of 47 set by Johnny Unitas for "most consecutive games with a touchdown". He made the pass in the first quarter to game Devery Henderson.

This was Brees' 11th touchdown pass of the season, he has a total of 292 for his career. He also broke an NFL record last year for single season passing yards with a total of 5,476.

Drew Brees' Record Breaking Pass Video.

Via [NFL.com]