500 CLUB: Denver quarterback PEYTON MANNING passed for a career-high 479 yards and four touchdowns in the Broncos’ 41-20 win against previously-undefeated Arizona (3-1). Manning joined BRETT FAVRE (508) as the only quarterbacks in NFL history with 500 career touchdown passes.
Manning – who now has 503 career touchdown passes – threw his 500th touchdown pass on his 8,573rd attempt in his 244th regular-season game. Favre recorded his 500th career touchdown pass on his 9,924th pass attempt in his 293rd career game.
The performance marked Manning’s 13th career 400-yard passing game, tying Pro Football Hall of Famer DAN MARINO for the most in NFL history.
A look at how quickly Favre and Manning reached each major touchdown pass milestone in terms of games and attempts:
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NUMBER OF GAMES TO REACH MILESTONE TDs |
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PLAYER |
100 |
200 |
300 |
400 |
500 |
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Brett Favre |
62 |
107 |
167 |
228 |
293 |
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Peyton Manning |
56 |
106 |
157 |
209 |
244 |
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NUMBER OF ATTEMPTS TO REACH MILESTONE TDs |
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PLAYER |
100 |
200 |
300 |
400 |
500 |
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Brett Favre |
2,030 |
3,533 |
5,645 |
7,699 |
9,924 |
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Peyton Manning |
1,922 |
3,689 |
5,306 |
7,226 |
8,573 |
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COOL BREES: New Orleans quarterback DREW BREES passed for 371 yards and two touchdowns in the Saints’ 37-31 overtime win against Tampa Bay.
Brees, who has passed for 40,307 yards since joining New Orleans in 2006, is the seventh quarterback in NFL history with 40,000 passing yards with one franchise. Brees accomplished the feat in his 132nd game with the Saints, surpassing DAN MARINO (Miami Dolphins, 153 games) as the fastest quarterback to reach 40,000 passing yards with a team.
The quarterbacks with 40,000 passing yards with one team and the number of games it took each of them to reach the milestone:
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PLAYER |
TEAM |
NO. OF GAMES TO REACH 40,000 PASS YARDS |
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Drew Brees |
New Orleans Saints |
132 |
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Dan Marino |
Miami Dolphins |
153 |
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Peyton Manning |
Indianapolis Colts |
154 |
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Tom Brady |
New England Patriots |
162 |
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Brett Favre |
Green Bay Packers |
164 |
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Dan Fouts |
San Diego Chargers |
168 |
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John Elway |
Denver Broncos |
183 |
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COWBOY WAY: Dallas tight end JASON WITTEN had four catches for 59 yards in the Cowboys’ 20-17 overtime win against Houston. Witten (10,014) is the third tight end in NFL history with 10,000 career receiving yards, joining TONY GONZALEZ (15,127) and Pro Football Hall of Famer SHANNON SHARPE (10,060).
Witten is the second-fastest tight end to reach the milestone (180 games). Gonzalez reached 10,000 yards in his 177th game, while Sharpe did so in his 203rd game.
Running back DE MARCO MURRAY rushed for 136 yards and became the third player in NFL history to rush for at least 100 yards in each of his team’s first five games to start a season, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers JIM BROWN (six games in 1958) and O.J. SIMPSON (five games in 1973 and 1975).
The longest start-of-season streaks in NFL history with at least 100 rushing yards:
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PLAYER |
TEAM |
YEAR(S) |
STREAK |
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Jim Brown |
Cleveland |
1958 |
6 |
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O.J. Simpson |
Buffalo |
1973 |
5 |
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O.J. Simpson |
Buffalo |
1975 |
5 |
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DeMarco Murray |
Dallas |
2014 |
5* |
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* Active streak |
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TOM TERRIFIC: New England quarterback TOM BRADY passed for 292 yards and two touchdowns in the Patriots’ 43-17 win against Cincinnati on Sunday Night Football, becoming the sixth player in NFL history to reach 50,000 career passing yards. In 15 seasons, Brady has passed for 50,232 yards.
The NFL players with the most career passing yards:
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PLAYER |
YEARS |
PASSING YARDS |
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Brett Favre |
1991-2010 |
71,838 |
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Peyton Manning* |
1998-present |
66,257 |
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Dan Marino |
1983-1999 |
61,361 |
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Drew Brees* |
2001-present |
52,655 |
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John Elway |
1983-1998 |
51,475 |
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Tom Brady* |
2000-present |
50,232 |
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* Active |
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