Broncos' Peyton Manning breaks all-time NFL passing TD record
After throwing his third touchdown of Sunday night's game against the San Francisco 49ers, Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning stands alone atop the list of the NFL's all-time passers.
With an eight-yard strike to Demaryius Thomas, Manning tallied the 509th passing touchdown of his career, breaking the record of 508 set by former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre.
Manning's historic mark comes in his 246th career start, compared to the 298 it took Favre to accomplish his feat.
Favre and many others, including NBA stars LeBron James and Kevin Durant, took to Twitter to pass along their congratulations:
Well deserved Peyton. Congratulations on breaking my record. #Onto600 http://t.co/MEeffAlmeP
— Brett Favre (@Favre4Official) October 20, 2014
Congrats on the GREAT Peyton Manning on breaking the All-Time TD record!! #Legend #OneOfTheGreats
— LeBron James (@KingJames) October 20, 2014
Congrats to the great Peyton Manning! We take him for granted because he's so consistent but we are witnessing a living legend!
— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) October 20, 2014
Following the game, Manning spoke about the accomplishment as one not only belonging to him, but to the team as a whole: "It's special because of the way our team played ... It's a team effort, a team record," he said.