He's truly a one-of-a-kind quarterback."įavre 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, and certainly would have obliterated his career touchdowns mark by now. Nobody played the game quite like he did. "And growing up in the South, 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. "He always answered the bell every single Sunday and was always producing," Manning said.
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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."įavre played in a QB-record 297 straight regular-season games during his 20-year NFL career, plus another two dozen in the playoffs. His dad was one of my idols."įavre, 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. Favre needed 302.Īs Manning approached the milestone, Favre told The Associated Press he was thrilled "it's Peyton that's doing it. Manning reached the milestone in his 246th regular-season game. Sanders' score was his first in Denver, and he became the 47th player to catch a TD pass from Manning. He threw a 3-yard TD pass to Emmanuel Sanders on Denver's first drive and tied the record when Wes Welker took a pass over the middle for 39 yards.
Manning went into the game with 506 and needed just four drives to break Favre's record. Manning's receivers played keep-away with the milestone memento before Manning got the ball and congratulations from his teammates.įavre sent along his congratulations via a scoreboard video he taped from his home in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The record-breaker was an 8-yarder to Demaryius Thomas with 3:09 left in the first half that gave Denver a 21-3 lead over San Francisco on Sunday night. DENVER (AP) - Peyton Manning broke Brett Favre's NFL record for touchdown passes with his 509th.
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