If nothing else, it is nice to see Manning receive the praise he so richly deserves after rewriting history once again. StatMuse has season-level data for passing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season. Manning would likely trade it all for one more Super Bowl ring, and he definitely has a chance to get one over the next couple seasons, but the records are icing on the cake. Eli Manning had 366 passing touchdowns in his career. After throwing 55 last year, it's clear that there is almost no limit to what the former Super Bowl champion can accomplish.
Even at the age of 38, there doesn't appear to be an end in sight to the University of Tennessee alumnus' dominance.īased on Manning's current form, it isn't outrageous to think that he could realistically surpass 600 touchdown passes in the near future. Not only has he continued to play, but Manning has also enjoyed some of the best seasons of his career. In fact, the record-breaking performance is made even more special by the fact that many wondered if he would ever play again after missing the entire 2011 season with a neck injury.
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Football is the ultimate team game, and so I guess one man kind of has to accept it, but I kind of accept on behalf of a lot of coaches and teammates.Īlthough Manning has seemingly never been one to dwell on his statistical accomplishments, this is obviously a huge milestone for the 13-time Pro Bowler. I do think about how many people have helped throughout my career with something like that and just how grateful I am for that help and support. 18 deflected praise in the direction of others in his typical fashion, per 's Jeff Legwold: Per ESPN Stats and Info, the former Indianapolis Colts great also bested Favre's mark for most touchdowns thrown in the fourth quarter and overtime in a Week 5 win over the Arizona Cardinals:Īfter reaching 500 touchdowns, No. In fact, this isn't the first time this season Manning has topped one of Favre's records. I wish I could hold onto that.' None whatsoever." "I think as far as wanting to hold onto the record, I mean I have no feelings of, 'Oh, my gosh. "I'm not surprised, as well as he's been playing for so many years," said Favre. The Green Bay Packers legend also made it clear he wasn't clinging to the record. "I'm glad it's Peyton that's doing it," said Favre. 1 that he was happy to step aside for a player of his caliber, according to The Associated Press (h/t Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk). While Favre has been knocked down a peg in the record books, he revealed prior to Manning's ascent to No. In surpassing Favre's previous record of 508 touchdown passes, his legacy is cemented, to say the least. It was abundantly clear very early in Manning's career that he was poised to become one of the greatest signal-callers in NFL history. Bleacher Report Peyton Manning’s receivers played keep away with his record-setting ball
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