![]() But who will be the all-time passing touchdown king when all is said and done? Let’s do a tale of the tape. Records clearly mean a lot to both players, and I can picture both quarterbacks audibling out of rushing plays near the goal line to temporarily seize the historical lead. On Sunday, the NFL’s all-time passing touchdown record will again be up for grabs when Brees’s Saints visit Brady’s Buccaneers. Given that no active pitcher is within 2,500 strikeouts of Ryan, it’s conceivable that he could hold on to that record forever. Ryan finished with 5,714 strikeouts Carlton finished with just 4,136. Meanwhile, Ryan kept pitching until 1993. But eventually Ryan pulled away: Carlton is three years older than Ryan, and was cut and traded a few times in his final seasons before eventually going unsigned in 1989. The two then traded the lead 19 times during the 19 seasons, with one player surging ahead on the day of their start and the other taking the lead back days later. In 1983, Nolan Ryan and Steve Carlton both passed Walter Johnson’s 55-year-old MLB mark for career strikeouts. The best comparison for a series of back-and-forth changes at the top of an all-time statistical leaderboard comes from baseball. ![]() Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are currently tied for the most men’s tennis Grand Slam singles titles, but Nadal has never been ahead of Federer on that list. It’s exceedingly rare for two athletes to simultaneously chase one of their sport’s most meaningful career records. #MNFgraphics /r21kJS6Wl1- Bryan Fischer November 3, 2020 2 spots at least a few more times before season’s end. Fox Sports has apparently decided that every lead change should be treated as “BREAKING NEWS,” even though Brady and Brees will likely move between the no. Still, changes should be expected to happen about once a decade-not every week. Now Brady (561) has a one-touchdown edge over Brees (560). Manning held the record for only five years until Brees passed him last year ( on Monday Night Football, of course). ![]() Favre had only seven years with the record before Peyton Manning (539) set the new mark in 2014. Marino had 12 years on top before he was passed by Brett Favre (508) in 2007. Fran Tarkenton (342) held the record from 1975 until 1995, when he was passed by Dan Marino (420). The NFL’s career passing touchdown list has been more fluid, though, as passing games around the league have continually grown in importance. Drew Brees The Questions That Will Define Each NFL Division Race “The Game Within the Game” NFL Week 9 Will Be Defined by Tom Brady vs. Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith topped the NFL’s all-time receiving and rushing touchdown leaderboards in 19, respectively since no active players are anywhere near either of those marks, Rice and Smith will hold their records for at least another decade-and probably much longer. Aaron then held the record for 33 years until Barry Bonds moved into first place in 2007. Babe Ruth became baseball’s all-time home run king in 1921 and died before Hank Aaron passed him in 1974. Abdul-Jabbar holds the record to this day LeBron James has a chance to catch him in the next three or four years. Wilt Chamberlain set the NBA’s all-time scoring record in 1966 and held it until 1984, when Kareem Abdul-Jabbar passed him. It would be a bit much if officials stopped the game and handed out a laminated certificate every time Brees or Brady overtook the other on the statistical leaderboard.Īll-time career records like most passing touchdowns tend to stand for decades, only to be broken when an aging star finally catches a legend’s mark. Before that, Brady had set the record six days prior, passing for four touchdowns against the Raiders in Week 7 while Brees passed for two against the Panthers. Brees had just set the career passing touchdowns record on Sunday, by throwing for two against the Bears. That’s not because the record isn’t important it’s because Brady may not have the record for long. I wonder if Brees keeps it with his Super Bowl MVP trophy.) But when Tom Brady threw his record-setting 561st career touchdown pass on this week’s Monday Night Football game against the Giants, there was almost no fanfare. (Well, it wasn’t really a plaque-more like a laminated sheet of paper. Officials stopped the action, Brees’s family joined him on the field, and a referee presented him with a plaque commemorating the accomplishment. When Drew Brees broke the NFL’s all-time passing yardage record on Monday Night Football in 2018, he set off a massive in-game celebration.
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