Yes he did. And now he has distanced himself just a little with the Panthers game. And ironically, Aaron Rodgers is the most likely player to best Brees in this department. His average is 66.0 (Brees is 66.1). But Rodgers has thrown a lot fewer passes and his current success completing passes is obviously having a greater increase on his percentage than Brees is getting from his success.
Brees also poised to surpass both Montana and Unitas in wins by a starting QB. That would put him behind only Favre, Manning, Brady, Elway. Marino and Tarkenton. Brees will easily pass Tarkenton next season, leaving him in 6th place all time.