New Orleans
Saints
![Former New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees passes the football.](/media/5260/ap5141646137.jpg?width=685&height=441&quality=85&rnd=133367711350500000)
Drew Brees - QB - 68,010 Passing Yards
AP via D. Ross Cameron
Drew Brees - QB - 68,010 Passing Yards
AP via D. Ross Cameron
New Orleans was awarded the NFL's 16th franchise on November 1, 1966, on All Saints Day. Over a month later, the team was named the "Saints."