Drew Brees understood what breaking a record set by Dan Marino would mean to the Saints. So coming up 15 yards short was disappointing to the quarterback, who won The Associated Press NFL Offensive Player of the Year award, as reported by the AP on Tuesday. Brees threw for 5,069 yards, 15 fewer than Marino?s 1984 mark and only the second time someone has eclipsed 5,000 yards passing in a season.