BALTIMORE – A new milestone for Drew Brees.

The Saints quarterback has joined the exclusive 500-pass club for career touchdowns – joining Peyton Manning, Brett Favre and Tom Brady – sneakily with a one-meter pass for a fake card to play.

Ben Watson enters the books as a history recipient, joining brands such as Colston Brands, Reggie Bush, Devery Henderson, Darren Sproles, C.J. Spiller and Freddie Jones to win a major Brees TD pass.

Jones? It is the tight Chargers player who conceded his first career goal in 2001.

The strike that struck Sunday, scoring a goal to score 75 minutes at halfway, was one of the markers that Brees, 39, was seeking to reach at M & T Bank Stadium. while his best season is probably his best

The Ravens are the only team Brees has ever beaten in the NFL's 18-year career. Maybe the touched 500th will have a role in another type of story … or maybe not. TD's pass gave the Saints a 7-3 lead, but the Ravens responded quickly with a 75-yard personal practice that was limited by a Lamar Jackson touchdown to allow Baltimore to lead 10-7 at half-time. .

With the number 500, Brees joined Brady – who raised his total to 504 with three touchdowns in Chicago – in a race to break Manning's record with 539 assists. But first, they are well placed to overtake the 508 of Favre.

Two weeks ago, Brees beat Favre and Manning to become the NFL's all-time leader in passing.

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