Peyton Manning cemented himself in the NFL record books Sunday night as he passed Brett Favre to become the all-time leader in touchdown passes in the NFL.
Manning tossed an 8-yard touchdown pass to Demaryius Thomas with 3:09 remaining in the first half to give him the record and give the Broncos a 21-3 lead against the San Francisco 49ers. Manning was then showered in applause from fans and congratulations from his teammates.
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Manning spoke after the game and said that he didn’t believe the record was possible as of a few years ago.
"I've discussed with some family and friends recently that [I] certainly didn't think this would even be a possibility a couple of years ago," Manning said after the game. " ... I'm really enjoying playing here, playing for this organization.”
Manning ended the night with four touchdown passes and currently sits at 510, 109 of the touchdowns coming as a member of the Broncos. The ball that Manning broke the all-time record with will be transported to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio and will be on display Monday.
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Manning and the Broncos will take on the San Diego Chargers on Thursday Night Football this week and will attempt to improve to 6-1 on the season.
Well deserved Peyton. Congratulations on breaking my record. #Onto600 https://t.co/MEeffAlmeP
— Brett Favre (@Favre4Official) October 20, 2014
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