New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees threw four touchdown passes against the Indianapolis Colts on Monday evening, passing former Colts and Denver Broncos QB Peyton Manning to become the NFL’s all-time leader in touchdown passes (541).
When Brees broke Manning’s yardage record last year, the quarterback created a playful video “congratulating” the Saints signal-caller with his signature sense or humor.
“Drew, for 1,000 days I’ve held the record for all-time passing yards in the NFL. I’ve gotta tell ya, it’s been the greatest 1,000 days of my life,” Manning said in the video.
“And thanks to you, that’s over now. You’ve ruined that for me. So, thank you very much. [Now] I have nothing left to look forward to except slicing my tomatoes, making dinner for my family, putting together this wedge salad.”
A man off-camera then reminded Manning that Brees was also set to break his TD record, prompting an early congratulations for that record as well.
“Let this serve as the congratulations for the touchdown record, because as you can see, I am very busy,” Manning said. “I don’t have time to keep doing these videos for you, congratulating you.”
The video was in good fun and Manning wrapped it up on a serious note.
“In all seriousness, Drew, congratulations on this record, you’ve done it the right way,” Manning said. “All your hard work and dedication paid off.”
