--- description: Peyton Manning became the second quarterback in history to break 70,000 career passing yards. title: Broncos QB Peyton Manning Surpasses 70,000 Passing Yards image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5b9a8381ea91a9c7/6988641bf887dce768e92695/gettyimages-488833912.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Sports](/section/sports/) ## Sports Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Football](/tag/football/) ## Football Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Denver Broncos Quarterback Peyton Manning Surpasses 70,000 Passing Yards by [Mark Rivett-Carnac](/author/mark-rivett-carnac/) ## Mark Rivett-Carnac Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 18, 2015 9:19 AM CUT  Peyton Manning #18 of the Denver Broncos throws a pass during the game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium on Sept. 17, 2015 in Kansas City, Missouri Peyton Manning #18 of the Denver Broncos throws a pass during the game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium on Sept. 17, 2015 in Kansas City, MissouriRonald Martinez—Getty Images by [Mark Rivett-Carnac](/author/mark-rivett-carnac/) ## Mark Rivett-Carnac Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 18, 2015 9:19 AM CUT Peyton Manning [completed](http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/%5F/id/13680867/peyton-manning-denver-broncos-passes-70000-career-yards "undefined") a new milestone on Thursday, becoming the second quarterback in history to break 70,000 career passing yards. The Denver Broncos quarterback threw the record-breaking pass to wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders during the third quarter of Thursday night’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs. The Broncos won the match by 31 points to 24, ESPN reports. Manning threw a total of 256 yards and three touchdowns — two of them in the final minute — at Arrowhead Stadium, bringing his career total to 70,122. Brett Favre still holds the record with 71,838 career passing yards, but it will be a long time before anyone else catches up. Hall of Famer Dan Marino was the only other quarterback in NFL history to surpass the 60,000 mark, with a total of 61,361 career passing yards. \[[_ESPN_](http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/%5F/id/13680867/peyton-manning-denver-broncos-passes-70000-career-yards "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4039891/football-peyton-manning-broncos-brett-favre-chiefs-nfl/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4039891/football-peyton-manning-broncos-brett-favre-chiefs-nfl/"},"headline":"Denver Broncos Quarterback Peyton Manning Surpasses 70,000 Passing Yards","datePublished":"2015-09-18T09:19:27.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T11:03:11.090Z","description":"Brett Favre still holds the record with 71,838 career passing yards","url":"https://time.com/4039891/football-peyton-manning-broncos-brett-favre-chiefs-nfl/","keywords":["Football","NFL","Peyton Manning"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5b9a8381ea91a9c7/6988641bf887dce768e92695/gettyimages-488833912.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Mark Rivett-Carnac","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/mark-rivett-carnac/"}],"articleSection":"Sports","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5b9a8381ea91a9c7/6988641bf887dce768e92695/gettyimages-488833912.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Denver Broncos v Kansas City Chiefs","caption":"Denver Broncos v Kansas City Chiefs","creditText":"Ronald Martinez—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/sports/","name":"Sports"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/football/","name":"Football"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4039891/football-peyton-manning-broncos-brett-favre-chiefs-nfl/","name":"Denver Broncos Quarterback Peyton Manning Surpasses 70,000 Passing Yards"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Wearing a Weapon: The Football Helmet's Dangerous Evolution","description":"The history of how helmets arrived on the football field","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/ArcR8sPL/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-01-28T20:10:52.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/ArcR8sPL.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4039891/football-peyton-manning-broncos-brett-favre-chiefs-nfl/","duration":"PT2M19S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4039891/football-peyton-manning-broncos-brett-favre-chiefs-nfl/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```