Denver quarterback Peyton Manning made NFL history on Sunday night when he broke Brett Favre's record for career touchdown passes by throwing his 509th scoring pass during the second quarter of the Broncos' game against the San Francisco 49ers. Manning went into the Sunday night showdown two TDs shy of Favre's record of 508 and finished with four touchdown passes on 22-of-26 passing for 318 yards in just three quarters of work. He surpassed Favre with an eight-yard pass that was caught in the end zone by wide receiver Demaryius Thomas just before halftime in the Broncos' emphatic 42-17 thrashing of the San Francisco 49ers.
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Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning made NFL history on Sunday
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His four touchdown passes against the 49ers took his career total to 510 - a new record
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The future Hall Of Famer surpasses Brett Favre who'd previously held the record with 508 throws
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Favre needed 302 games to set his record in 2010 playing for the Minnesota Vikings - Manning broke the record after 246 games
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NBA star LeBron James offered his congratulations and tweeted: 'Legend. OneOfTheGreats'
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