Throwing his 51st touchdown pass of the season, the Denver Broncos' Peyton Manning set a new NFL record on Sunday.
Manning bested Tom Brady's record for most touchdown passes in a single NFL season.
, the record pass was Manning's fourth during a 37-13 win against the Houston Texans. The AP reports:
"Denver's Manning did it on a 25-yard pass to with 4:28 remaining in the game Sunday against the Texans. Just 2 1-2 minutes earlier, he tied the mark with a 20-yard pass to .
"Manning entered the game with 47 and his first touchdown came on a 36-yard pass to in the second quarter, and the second one was a 10-yard throw to Decker earlier in the fourth."
In truth, Manning was just taking back a record he set in 2004 with 49 touchdowns. Brady overtook that record with 50 touchdowns during the 2007 season and now Manning has it again with 51.
, Manning is having an incredible season: During the game he also "eclipsed 5,000 passing yards in a season for the first time in his career." : "Peyton Manning just passed Dan Marino into 4th all-time for passing yards in a season (5,107). He needs 370 to break Drew Brees' record."
Manning began the 2013 season, .
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