According to oddsmakers from online sports book BetDSI, Brees is a 3/1 favorite to lead the NFL in passing yards in 2017. Tom Brady has the next-best odds at 6/1, followed by Aaron Rodgers, Derek Carr and Matt Ryan, who are all 10/1, respectively.

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Brees finished the season with 364 completions, 489 attempts, 3,992 passing yards, 32 passing touchdowns and five interceptions over 15 games. He sat out the season finale after the Saints had clinched the NFC's #1 seed the week prior. 2 in all-time passing yards (79,204) and No. 1 in all-time passing touchdowns (581). Ryan Gaydos is the sports editor for FoxNews.com. Follow him on social media @Gaydos Coronavirus.

The Saints QB's highest single-season passing yards total is 5,476 yards, which he achieved in 2011, the same season Brady threw for his career high (5,235). However, while Brady has accumulated fewer passing yards, he averages more passing yards per completion (11.7) than Brees (11.3). Latest on New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees including complete game-by-game stats on ESPN.

Will Saints quarterback Drew Brees lead the league in passing this upcoming NFL season?

According to oddsmakers from online sports book BetDSI, Brees is a 3/1 favorite to lead the NFL in passing yards in 2017. Tom Brady has the next-best odds at 6/1, followed by Aaron Rodgers, Derek Carr and Matt Ryan, who are all 10/1, respectively. Andrew Luck, Kirk Cousins and Matthew Stafford are all 15/1, respectively.

Before making a prediction for this prop bet, let's continue to look at the odds. Jameis Winston and Philip Rivers are 20/1, respectively, while Ben Roethlisberger and Eli Manning are 30/1, respectively. Some of the other long shots include Carson Palmer, Joe Flacco and Russell Wilson, who are 40/1, respectively.

Some of the deep long shots, meanwhile, are Andy Dalton, Carson Wentz and Marcus Mariota, who are all 50/1, respectively. Blake Bortles, Dak Prescott and Ryan Tannehill are 60/1, respectively. Cam Newton and Sam Bradford are 75/1, respectively, while Alex Smith and Tyrod Taylor are 100/1, respectively, to lead the NFL in passing.

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NFL Passing Yards Leader Prediction: I'm not taking the easy way out by choosing the favorite…Brees still offers great value at 3/1 despite being the favorite. He's the only quarterback in the league that could throw for over 5,000 yards. Brady and Roethlisberger would be my next choices, followed by Ryan, who is surrounded by some of the best weapons in the league.

If you're looking for a true long shot, Cousins is a sneaky play at 15/1. Washington lost DeSean Jackson and Pierre Garcon in free agency but still have a quality stable of receivers thanks to free agent addition Terrelle Pryor, as well as 2016 and 2015 draft selections Josh Doctson and Jamison Crowder. The Redskins will put the ball in the air plenty in 2017.

Saints quarterback Drew Brees should have made it to the Pro Bowl as part of the original roster. He didn’t. He now has.

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The team has announced that Brees will replace Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan in the Pro Bowl. Ryan has a date with a slightly bigger game in Houston one week later.

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It will be the 10th trip to the Pro Bowl for Brees and his ninth with the Saints. He generated more than 5,200 passing yards in 2017, the fifth time in his career he has broken that barrier. (There have been only four other 5,000-yard seasons in league history.) Brees also set an NFL record with 471 completions.

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Brees has been performing at a high level for so long that his talents often get taken for granted. In a league that doesn’t have nearly enough great quarterbacks, the quarterback who recently turned 38 definitely will be missed when he’s gone.

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The other NFC Pro Bowl quarterbacks are Kirk Cousins (who has replaced Aaron Rodgers) and Dak Prescott.