Peyton Manning breaks NFL’s all-time touchdown record

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DENVER — Peyton Manning now stands alone as the NFL’s all-time touchdown king.

The Denver Broncos’ 38-year-old quarterback threw touchdown No. 509 of his career Sunday night against the San Francisco 49ers to break Brett Favre’s career record.

The record-breaker went to receiver Demaryius Thomas, at 7:42 p.m. Mountain Standard Time, with three minutes and nine seconds remaining in the second quarter to give the Broncos a 21-3 lead in a game Denver would go on to win 42-17.

Thomas, fellow receivers Wes Welker, Emmanuel Sanders and tight end Julius Thomas — Manning’s stellar stable of pass catchers — then engaged in a pre-planned game of keep-away with the record-setting ball before finally letting Manning get his hands on it one more time before it heads to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. For a moment, it appeared the NFL’s best prankster had been punked on his own big night.

“I can’t believe they actually did it,” Manning said. “We sort of joked about it during the week. I’m a little bit hurt by the fact that they could do that, that they’re kind of picking on me.”.. see more

source: usatoday

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