Peyton Manning eclipses Brett Favre as all-time passing yards leader

— -- DENVER -- Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning was on the brink of another career milestone last Sunday when time ran out.

Manning entered Sunday's game against the Kansas City Chiefs just 3 yards short of Brett Favre's all-time mark of 71,838 career passing yards. With his 4-yard pass to Ronnie Hillman in the first quarter, Manning became the NFL's all-time leader in passing yardage.

With a win Sunday, Manning also would become the league's all-time winningest quarterback. He entered the game tied with Favre at 184 career wins. It was Manning's 265th regular-season start and 57th start with the Broncos since signing in Denver in 2012.

Manning was denied a chance to set either record last Sunday in Indianapolis against the Colts -- the team that selected him No. 1 in the 1998 draft and where he played 14 seasons -- when Broncos cornerback Aqib Talib poked Colts tight end Dewayne Allen in the right eye in the game's closing minutes.

As a result, the Broncos did not get the ball back for one last possession.

Since signing with the Broncos in 2012, Manning has gone 45-11 as a starter in the regular season and set the NFL records for single-season passing yardage (5,477 yards), single-season touchdowns (55) and career touchdown passes (530 going into Sunday's game).

In addition to Manning and Favre, Dan Marino is the only other quarterback in league history to have topped 60,000 career passing yards.