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That gives him 510.
Manning reached the milestone in his 246th regular-season game,Cheap NFL Jerseys. Favre needed 302.
In Indy, Manning averaged 1.92 touchdown throws per game. Since joining the Broncos in 2012, he's averaged almost three TD throws a game.
He threw a 3-yard TD pass to Sanders on Denver's first drive and tied the record when Welker took a pass over the middle for 39 yards. Sanders' score was his first in Denver,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, and he became the 47th player to catch a TD pass from Manning.
DENVER (AP) — Peyton Manning broke Brett Favre's NFL record for touchdown passes with No. 509. He didn't stop there, either.
"He's a throwback, a pocket passer, in a mobile quarterback league," Favre said. "Peyton's one of the last guys to play the way he does. And at 38, he's still the best at what he does."
"I know Peyton missed a year. Aside from that year, he's played just like I did. I mean, he's been out there over and over and over again," Favre said.
"He always answered the bell every single Sunday and was always producing," Manning said. "And growing up in the South,Cheap Jerseys From China, both of us, Brett has always said he was a big fan of my dad's, so there's been kind of a mutual respect there from my family to him, as well. And I always enjoyed watching him play. Nobody played the game quite like he did. He's truly a one-of-a-kind quarterback."
Favre played in a QB-record 297 straight regular-season games during his 20-year NFL career,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, plus another two dozen in the playoffs.
Manning threw four TD passes in Denver's 42-17 victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday night, two to Demaryius Thomas, one to Wes Welker and another to Emmanuel Sanders.
Favre sent along his congratulations via a scoreboard video he taped from his home in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
Saying he appreciated Favre's words of encouragement, Manning suggested that of all the men who have ever taken a snap in the 94-year history of the NFL, "nobody's defined longevity and career toughness more than him."
As Manning approached the milestone,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, Favre told The Associated Press he was thrilled "it's Peyton that's doing it. I think a lot of Peyton. I know him well. I know his family well. His dad was one of my idols."
With the top pick and Andrew Luck there for the taking, the Colts and Manning had a tearful goodbye. And Manning landed in Denver, where he rejuvenated both his stellar career and a foundering franchise.
Favre, who grew up in the Gulf Coast watching Archie Manning and the New Orleans Saints, sent along his well wishes last week to Manning, the only player in NFL history with more MVP awards (five) than his three.
Manning went into the game with 506 and needed just four drives to break Favre's record.
The record-breaker was an 8-yarder to Thomas with 3:09 left in the first half.
The veneration is mutual.
Manning's receivers played keep-away with the milestone memento before Manning got the ball and congratulations from his teammates.
Manning's 208-game starting streak ended when he sat out the 2011 season following neck fusion surgery.
Favre said he enjoys pulling up a chair at his home and watching Manning go to work.
Manning added a 40-yard TD throw to Thomas in the second half.
Favre said that were it not for Manning's neck problems at the tail end of his tenure in Indianapolis, Manning might very well have gone on to eclipse his most hallowed mark, the consecutive games streak,Wholesale NBA Jerseys, and certainly would have obliterated his career touchdowns mark by now. |
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