NASHVILLE – Last week, Drew Brees took his latest turn writing his name into the NFL record book. Now Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas has grabbed his piece of league history with the most catches in a single season.
For now, those records are mere guideposts to where the New Orleans Saints want to go.
Drew Brees threw for 279 yards and three touchdowns, Alvin Kamara ran for two touchdowns for his first scores since Week 3 and the New Orleans Saints kept their chase of the NFC's No. 1 seed alive by rallying from a 14-point deficit to beat the Tennessee Titans 38-28 Sunday.
Thomas insisted passing Hall of Famer Marvin Harrison's mark of 143 receptions meant nothing. Thomas needed 10 receptions to tie Harrison's mark set with Indianapolis in 2002, and he finished with 12 catches for 136 yards — his last a 2-yard TD with 2 minutes, 10 seconds left for the final margin.
"We got the victory," said Thomas, who also set the NFL record with 270 receptions over back-to-back seasons. "We're trying to play and go to a championship right now. At the end of the season, we'll look up and see all the things we accomplished. But right now we're focused on one common goal, and that's a championship."
The Saints (12-3) had to win after San Francisco beat the Rams 34-31 on Saturday night. They scored 24 consecutive points to keep alive their chance at one of the NFC's top two seeds and a first-round playoff bye going into their regular-season finale at Carolina.
Thomas earned a game ball for his record-setting day. Brees said he didn't know during the game that Thomas had the record.
"I knew I had thrown a lot of balls to him and I knew he needed 11, so I had a feeling he was close to it or eclipsing it or one of those," Brees said.
