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Peyton Manning Surpasses 70,000 Career Passing Yards

September 17, 2015 / 8:44 PM MDT / CBS Colorado

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (CBS4) - Peyton Manning has done something only one other quarterback has done in NFL history.

Manning exceeded 70,000 passing yards in the third quarter of the Denver Broncos game against the Chiefs on Thursday Night Football.

History is made.
Watch Peyton Manning join Brett Favre as the only players to ever throw for over 70,000 yards. #TNF http://t.co/4zLU3x0c0b
— NFL (@NFL) September 18, 2015

Brett Favre is the only other player to reach the milestone.

Manning's 70,000 yards is almost 40-miles.
— Steve Cox (@SteveCoxDenver) September 18, 2015

Peyton Manning Surpasses 70,000 Career Passing Yards

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