MANNING MOVING UP: Denver quarterback PEYTON MANNING completed 27 of 38 passes (71.1 percent) for 301 yards and one touchdown in the Broncos’ 36-14 win at Carolina.
Manning has 420 touchdown passes and tied Pro Football Hall of Famer DAN MARINO for the second-most in NFL history.
The players with the most touchdown passes in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) |
TOUCHDOWN PASSES |
| Brett Favre | Green Bay, N.Y. Jets, Minnesota |
508 |
| Peyton Manning* | Indianapolis, Denver |
420 |
| Dan Marino | Miami |
420 |
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Manning has led the AFC West-leading Broncos to a 6-3 record. The victory over Carolina was the 147th of his career, tying Marino for the third-most regular-season wins as a starter.
The quarterbacks with the most regular-season wins as a starter in NFL history:
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MOST CAREER WINS AS STARTER |
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| PLAYER |
RECORD |
WIN PCT. |
| Brett Favre |
186-112-0 |
.624 |
| John Elway |
148-82-1 |
.643 |
| Peyton Manning* |
147-70-0 |
.677 |
| Dan Marino |
147-93-0 |
.613 |
| Tom Brady* |
130-38-0 |
.774 |
| Fran Tarkenton |
124-109-6 |
.531 |
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TONY FOR 100: In the New Orleans Saints’ 31-27 victory over the Atlanta Falcons, tight ends JIMMY GRAHAM of the Saints had 146 receiving yards with two touchdowns and TONY GONZALEZ of the Falcons had 122 receiving yards with two touchdowns. It marked the first time in NFL history that two tight ends had at least 120 receiving yards and two touchdowns in the same game.
Gonzalez now has 101 career touchdown receptions, the most by a tight end and the sixth-most in NFL history. With his two touchdowns Sunday, Gonzalez broke a tie with Pro Football Hall of Famer DON HUTSON (99) and moved past Hall of Famer STEVE LARGENT (100) and TIM BROWN (100).
The players with 100 career touchdown receptions:
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) |
REC. TOUCHDOWNS |
| Jerry Rice | San Francisco, Oakland, Seattle |
197 |
| Randy Moss* | Minnesota, Oakland, New England, San Francisco |
155 |
| Terrell Owens | San Francisco, Philadelphia, Dallas, Buffalo, Cincinnati |
153 |
| Cris Carter | Philadelphia, Minnesota, Miami |
130 |
| Marvin Harrison | Indianapolis |
128 |
| Tony Gonzalez* | Kansas City, Atlanta |
101 |
| Tim Brown | Los Angles/Oakland, Tampa Bay |
100 |
| Steve Largent | Seattle |
100 |
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Gonzalez now has 13,955 receiving yards and passed CRIS CARTER (13,899) for eighth place on the all-time list.
The players with the most receiving yards in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) |
REC. YARDS |
| Jerry Rice | San Francisco, Oakland, Seattle |
22,895 |
| Terrell Owens | San Francisco, Philadelphia, Dallas, Buffalo, Cincinnati |
15,934 |
| Isaac Bruce | Los Angeles/St. Louis, San Francisco |
15,208 |
| Randy Moss* | Minnesota, Oakland, New England, Tennessee, San Francisco |
15,112 |
| Tim Brown | Los Angles/Oakland, Tampa Bay |
14,934 |
| Marvin Harrison | Indianapolis |
14,580 |
| James Lofton | Green Bay, L.A. Raiders, Buffalo, L.A. Rams, Philadelphia |
14,004 |
| Tony Gonzalez* | Kansas City, Atlanta |
13,955 |
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