Peyton Manning breaks Brett Favres TD record

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broke the NFL's all-time touchdown record just like he's played the quarterback position for 17 seasons, with cold-blooded efficiency and a minimum of drama.Manning entered the game needing three scores to break the record. He did that by halftime, and wound up sitting out the entire fourth quarter in a rout by the over San Francisco. Manning connected with for in the second quarter against the for his , pa sing Brett Favre to set the all-time record. (Favre on Twitter.) Gorman Thomas Jersey  "Well it's quite an honor," Mannning said immediately following Sunday Night Football, "and like you said, I do have great appreciation for the quarterbacks that have played this game throughout the years, and so I'm honored just to play the position."It's very humbling. It's taken a lot of hard work. A lot of people have helped me to this point."It was a fitting record-breaker. The ball wobbled just a bit, but it was perfectly placed to Thomas, who dragged his feet for six. Manning reached the mark in his 246th game, which is 56 games faster than Favre. Manning later extended the record by connecting with Thomas again for No. 510 on a .Manning's touchdowns showed off his varied skillset, which only seems to improve as his arm strength diminishes. caught on Denver's first drive, and got deep for on the third play of Denver's second drive. Like , Manning's throw to Welker was preceded by a pump fake. Niners cornerback bit, letting Welker get deep. Manning finished with just as many touchdowns (four) as incompletions on the night, racking up 318 yards on only 26 attempts. Three years removed from a lost season due to a neck injury that appeared career-threatening, Manning has to sed 19 touchdowns and three interceptions on the season. On Thursday night, he'll face ' in a between two top quarterbacks. If Manning wins again, we'll start hearing about him as a leading MVP candidate. That is, unle s voters are too bored of voting for him every other year.The latest Around The NFL Podcast recaps every Week 7 game, and breaks down . Find more Around The NFL content on .  Elijah Dale Jersey