Through three games, Drew Brees has an 80.6% completion rate on his 129 passing attempts.

The NFL record over the course of a full season is 72%, which is held by Brees, who also leads the league in career percentage.

"I don't see why not," Brees said when asked if his current rate is sustainable. "Listen, it's not easy. ... It's identifying matchups, it's making sure you get positive plays and in just about every case, a completion is a positive play, right?"

Brees also owns the third, fourth, and ninth-best seasons in terms of accuracy.

Through three games, Michael Thomas has 38 catches for 398 yards.

The New Orleans Saints receiver is on pace to smash the NFL records for both catches and receiving yards.

Marvin Harrison holds the single-season record for catches with 143 (2002). Thomas is on pace for 203 receptions.

Calvin Johnson set the mark for yards in 2012 with 1,964. At his current pace, Thomas would have 2,123 yards.

Drew Brees has now completed more passes than any player in NFL history.

Brees broke Brett Favre's record with his 6,301st career completion in the second quarter of Sunday's game between the New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons.

"I hope there's a lot more coming, but I just think about all of the people that had a hand in that," Brees said. "A lot of hands have caught those passes, and a lot of guys have blocked to make those happen. They all are a part of this, absolutely."

Brees is also on track to set the record for career passing yards within the next few weeks.

He is now 417 yards away from Peyton Manning's mark of 71,940 career passing yards, which he is on pace to reach on Monday Night Football in Week 5.

Drew Brees is among those that feel Baker Mayfield has a very bright future in the NFL.

"I think he can be a lot better than me," Brees said on a conference call.

The Cleveland Browns drafted Mayfield with the No. 1 overall pick, but are starting Tyrod Taylor at quarterback. The Browns will face Brees and the New Orleans Saints in Week 2.

"Man, he's got all the tools," Brees said. "He's more athletic. He probably can run around better. He's got a stronger arm."

Brees, who has never met Mayfield, has thrown for 70,884 yards, completed 67 percent of his throws and won a Super Bowl in a 18-year career.

"I followed his college career," Brees said. "Couldn't have been more impressed with what he was able to accomplish, especially last year. Really impressed with the way he plays the game. I think he's a great competitor."

Alvin Kamara had one of the best rookie seasons in NFL history.

Full List of Essential 50

50. Drew Brees

49. Larry Fitzgerald

48. DeForest Buckner

47. Adam Thielen

46. Eric Berry

45. Corey Davis

44. Ali Marpet

43. Sam Darnold

42. Golden Tate

41. Geno Atkins

40. Mitchell Trubisky

39. C.J. Mosley

38. Jameis Winston

37. Landon Collins

36. Vic Beasley Jr.

35. Ryan Tannehill

34. Amari Cooper 

33. Malcolm Jenkins

32. Christian McCaffrey

31. LeSean McCoy

30. Patrick Mahomes

29. Bradley Roby

28. Dalvin Cook

27. DeMarcus Lawrence

26. Russell Wilson

25. Cam Newton

24. Joey Bosa

23. Alex Smith

22. Alvin Kamara

21. Jadeveon Clowney

20. Jarvis Landry

19. David Johnson

18. Ezekiel Elliott 

17. Khalil Mack

16. Myles Garrett

15. Deshaun Watson

14. Carson Wentz

13. Todd Gurley

12. Rob Gronkowski

11. Jalen Ramsey

10. Aaron Rodgers

9. Earl Thomas

8. Aaron Donald

7. Odell Beckham Jr.

6. Ryan Shazier

5. Tom Brady

4. Julio Jones

3. Andrew Luck

2. Jimmy Garoppolo

1. Le'Veon Bell

The New Orleans Saints have signed Mike Gillislee to a one-year contract.

The move helps fill a void while Mark Ingram serves a four-game suspension to begin the season.

Gillislee was released by the New England Patriots on Saturday.