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Peyton Manning breaks single season touchdown record

I've seen many great individual efforts in my many years as a football fan. None stands taller than Peyton Manning's 2013 campaign.

Thomas Campbell-USA TODAY Sports

It started in Week 1 with a 7 touchdown performance against the defending Super Bowl Champion Baltimore Ravens. From there, it was absolutely clear this would be an historic season.

This is by far the greatest single season effort in the history of modern Quarterbacks in NFL History. Earlier, Peyton surpassed 5K yards passing. He is now the only player in NFL history to pass for 5K yards and 50 touchdown passes in the same season.

Fitting that Manning's 50th TD pass went to Eric Decker. His very first completion as a Bronco went to Decker against the Steelers.

The record breaker went to Julius Thomas, the same man who caught the 1st. A 25-yard strike to Julius Thomas, fittingly in a one-on-one matchup down the sideline.

Simply the Greatest Quarterback of All-Time!!!

The Magnificent 51

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Opponent

1

24 yards to Julius Thomas

BAL

2

23 yards to Julius Thomas

BAL

3

28 yards to Bubba Caldwell

BAL

4

5 yards to Wes Welker

BAL

5

2 yards to Wes Welker

BAL

6

26 yards to Demaryius Thomas

BAL

7

78 yards to Demaryius Thomas

BAL

8

2 yards to Wes Welker

@NYG

9

11 yards to Julius Thomas

@NYG

10

2 yards to Eric Decker

OAK

11

12 yards to Wes Welker

OAK

12

13 yards to Julius Thomas

OAK

13

6 yards to Wes Welker

PHI

14

1 yard to Demaryius Thomas

PHI

15

15 yards to Demaryius Thomas

PHI

16

4 yards to Wes Welker

PHI

17

4 yards to Julius Thomas

@DAL

18

2 yards to Eric Decker

@DAL

19

9 yards to Julius Thomas

@DAL

20

2 yards to Wes Welker

@DAL

21

3 yards to Julius Thomas

JAX

22

20 yards to Wes Welker

JAX

23

17 yards to Eric Decker

@IND

24

12 yards to Julius Thomas

@IND

25

31 yards to Demaryius Thomas

@IND

26

6 yards to Wes Welker

WAS

27

1 yard to Joel Dreessen

WAS

28

35 yards to Knowshon Moreno

WAS

29

35 yards to Demaryius Thomas

WAS

30

74 yards to Julius Thomas

@SD

31

11 yards to Demaryius Thomas

@SD

32

7 yards to Demaryius Thomas

@SD

33

34 yards to Demaryius Thomas

@SD

34

9 yards to Julius Thomas

KC

35

10 yards to Jacob Tamme

@NE

36

11 yards to Demaryius Thomas

@NE

37

41 yards to Eric Decker

@KC

38

3 yards to Knowshon Moreno

@KC

39

37 yards to Eric Decker

@KC

40

15 yards to Eric Decker

@KC

41

1 yard to Eric Decker

@KC

42

1 yard to Wes Welker

TEN

43

9 yards to Julius Thomas

TEN

44

4 yards to Demaryius Thomas

TEN

45

20 yards to Eric Decker

TEN

46

15 yards to Bubba Caldwell

SD

47

5 yards to Bubba Caldwell

SD

48

36 yards to Demaryius Thomas

@HOU

49

10 yards to Eric Decker

@HOU

50

20 yards to Eric Decker

@HOU

51

25 yards to Julius Thomas

@HOU

Can you say M.V.P.?????

GO BRONCOS!!!