Yesterday Denver Broncos star quarterback Peyton Manning broke the NFL's passing record by throwing for 5,477 yards in a single season.
This is one of many records that Manning and his Broncos have broken this season, among them are most passing touchdowns in a single season (55), most points scored in a single season (606) and most passing touchdowns in a single game (7). All those statistics speak for themselves, and as a Broncos fan, we've almost come to expect them from the great Peyton Manning.
Now for anyone who isn't a Broncos fan, we must seem like the most pretentious bastards in the entire league. But when you have (arguably) the best player to ever play the game at your trigger, it's kind of hard not to set the bar incredibly high.
Last season Broncos fans had to suffer through a heartbreaking loss to the eventual champion Baltimore Ravens in a double overtime thriller. But what did Manning do in the first game of the 2013 season against the defending Super Bowl champs? He put up seven touchdowns and stomped their "stellar" defense into the ground.
There are a lot of skeptics out there who might question Peyton's accomplishments because of his lack of silverware. However, we're talking about a record four-time (about to be five-time) MVP, 13-time Pro Bowl selection, seven-time AFC Offensive Player of the Year, six-time AP All Pro Team selection and four-time NFL passing touchdown champion. Not to mention, he leads the Indianapolis Colts in career wins, passing touchdowns, passing attempts, completions and passing yards. Oh yeah, and he's appeared in two Super Bowls; winning one, along with a Super Bowl MVP.
If Manning can lead his Broncs to a Super Bowl championship this season he will have to be listed amongst the greatest of all-time; no questions, hands down. Some say his brother Eli Manning is better than Peyton...Really? Yes, Eli has two Super Bowl rings to accompany two Super Bowl MVP's, but if you ask anyone who knows a lick about football who the better quarterback is, including Eli himself, I guarantee they all will say Peyton Manning. Also, where are Eli's New York Giants right now? Oh yeah, they're sitting their happy-meal asses at home waiting for the playoffs to start like the rest of us. Eli threw for a measly 18 touchdowns to go along with 27 interceptions this season. Peyton threw for more touchdowns in the first game of the season than Eli threw for in his final seven games combined. Enough said.
There's no doubt that Broncos fans will forever worship Peyton like a god, but until he hoists up another one of these...
He'll be just another Dan Marino.
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