Indianapolis Colts quarterback Philip Rivers passed Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino to become fifth on the all-time passing yards list during Thursday night’s game against the Tennessee Titans.
Rivers achieved the stat on a pass to running back Jonathan Taylor in the flat. Marino had 61,361 career passing yards. In his 17th season, Rivers has been moving up on the career passing stats list.
Here’s what the list looks like now:
Philip Rivers just surpassed Dan Marino for 5th most passing yards in NFL history:
1. Drew Brees: 79,536
2. Tom Brady: 76,969
3. Peyton Manning: 71,940
4. Brett Favre: 71,838
5. Philip Rivers: 61,374
6. Dan Marino: 61,361— Field Yates (@FieldYates) November 13, 2020
Rivers is also sixth on the NFL’s all-time passing touchdowns list with 407. The next person up on that list is Marino with 420.
