ENGLEWOOD Colo. History is getting a second look.
Peyton Manning's stat line from the Denver Broncos' 34 14 win Sunday over the Oakland Raiders was 25 of 28 passing for 266 yards and four touchdowns. The four TD passes gave him 55 for the season extending his record total to five more than Tom Brady's former mark. The yardage total gave Manning 5 477 one more than Drew Brees' 2011 record.
Two GoodThe Broncos' Peyton Manning became the fourth quarterback in NFL history to set league records for passing yards and passing TDs in the same season.
The league's record keepers were taking another look at things Monday as is customary each week in the season. At issue according to sources is a 7 yard completion from Manning to Eric Decker with just over a minute remaining in the first quarter.
Manning set the mark on the last play from scrimmage for the Broncos before halftime a 5 yard touchdown pass to Demaryius Thomas. He did not play in the second half.
In one camera angle the pass to Decker looks like a lateral which would make it a running play. Another angle from above shows Decker receiving the ball at the Broncos' 48 yard line with Manning slightly deeper than that.
If the play stands Manning would keep the record. If it is eventually ruled a run he would be credited with 259 yards Sunday and 5 470 this season. The 5 470 would be the second highest season total in league history and still easily be Manning's career best.
In recent weeks Manning has said the touchdown record was more significant because it represented the result of an offense scoring points as it tried to win games. Even Sunday after he'd set the yardage record he replied to a question about that mark with I don't really have much to say about it to tell you the truth.
Plays are routinely reviewed throughout the season by Elias Sports Bureau which keeps the league's statistical records and teams are often notified in the days following games of corrections in items such as sacks or rushing and passing yardage.
Recommend0 Tweet0 Comments0Email Print Subscribe Jeff LegwoldESPN Denver Broncos reporterFollowArchive Covered Broncos for nine years for Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News Previously covered Steelers Bills and Titans Member of Pro Football Hall of Fame Board of Selectors since 1999
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