Roll back the clock. It's not just fall.Drew Brees failed to throw a touchdown pass.
What seemed to be as close to a guarantee this side of death and taxes, Brees was stifled and harassed to the tune of five picks and no scores by the NFC's best Atlanta Falcons Thursday night.
Atlanta won 23-13.
Brees wasn't without opportunities to extend his NFL record streak, but he could not find the end zone for the first time in 54 games.
Socialists won the national elections in Greece and Brett Favre, off to a 4-0 start, was preparing to face the Green Bay Packers for the first time as a member of rival Minnesota.
The date: Oct. 4, 2009.
That's how long ago it has been since Brees failed to pass to paydirt.
More importantly than the broken streak, Brees' struggled left New Orleans at 5-7 and looking for answers with another tough matchup on the horizon at Metlife Stadium versus the New York Giants.
Ain't that a shame.
