Peyton Manning broke Brett Favre's NFL record for touchdown passes with No. 509. He didn't stop there, either.
Manning threw four touchdown 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.
That gives him 510.
The record-breaker was an 8-yarder to Thomas with 3:09 left in the first half.
Favre sent along his congratulations via a scoreboard video he taped from his home in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
Manning went into the game with 506 and needed just four drives to break Favre's record.
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, and he became the 47th player to catch a TD pass from Manning.
Manning added a 40-yard TD throw to Thomas in the second half.
Manning reached the milestone in his 246th regular-season game. Favre needed 302.
Favre thrilled
As Manning approached the milestone, 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."
Additionally Favre tweeted out his congratulations Sunday night.
The veneration is mutual.
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."
Favre played in a QB-record 297 straight regular-season games during his 20-year NFL career, plus another two dozen in the playoffs.
"He always answered the bell every single Sunday and was always producing," Manning said.
Rebounded after injury
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, and certainly would have obliterated his career touchdowns mark by now.
"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.
Manning's 208-game starting streak ended when he sat out the 2011 season following neck fusion surgery.
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.
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.
Favre said he enjoys pulling up a chair at his home and watching Manning go to work.
"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."
Many fans took to Twitter to share similar sentiments.
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