NEW ORLEANS, La. — In a record that was hard to beat, Saints quarterback, Drew Brees, set a new NFL record passing touchdowns in 48 consecutive games, breaking the long standing touchdown record held by legendary quarterback Johnny Unitas at 47 set 52 years ago.

Drew Brees embraces Devery Henderson who caught the record breaking TD pass in an NFL-record 48th consecutive game previously held by the late Johnny Unitas at 47 as the Saints defeated the Chargers at home 31-24 in a Sunday Night Football game on October 7, 2012 .