"Congratulations to him for breaking the record. "The Broncos were on their game, especially Peyton," said San Francisco coach Jim Harbaugh. The 49ers had a three-game winning streak halted and got more bad news with center Daniel Kilgore reportedly having suffered a suspected broken leg. "This was probably our most complete game to date, both offensively, defensively, as well as the kicking game." "It was pretty special to witness such an accomplishment," Fox said. "I've always been a fan of quarterbacks, whether it's Brett Favre, or Dan Marino, or John Elway, so I'm very honoured and humbled to join a pretty unique club and when you throw in guys like Johnny Unitas and Fran Tarkenton – guys that were my dad's heroes growing up as well - I can put it in some perspective and have a great appreciation for it."ĭenver coach John Fox paid tribute to the lynchpin of his team. I certainly think about how grateful I am for all the team-mates and coaches that I have played with or played for throughout my career, not only in Denver, in Indianapolis, and all the people who have helped me along the way. “I have great appreciation for all the players in the NFL playing now and who have played before us but especially at the quarterback position. It's definitely one I'll always remember. "It was a special night I think certainly more special because of the way the team played and because we got the win with such a team effort. It opened up a lot of things in the passing game, a couple of the touchdowns were all play-action and defensively getting us the ball back with great field position. "The guys up front did a good job and I thought we ran the ball well. I thought our whole team played really well and I was really excited about offensively the way we executed the game plan. Manning said: "It was a great win tonight first and foremost. Manning missed the entire 2011 season with a serious, potentially career-ending neck injury that required multiple surgeries. The Denver Broncos quarterback threw his 509th career passing touchdown on Sunday night against the San Francisco 49ers, passing Favres mark of 508 on the all-time list. It was a special night I think certainly more special because of the way the team played and because we got the win with such a team effort.įavre, now retired, was quick to congratulate Manning, tweeting: "Well deserved Peyton. Peyton Manning is the NFLs new all-time leader in career touchdown passes.
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