By Associated  Press Reporter PUBLISHED: 19:41 EST, 22 December 2013 | UPDATED: 19:41 EST, 22 December 2013 Peyton Manning has broken Tom Brady's NFL record for most touchdown passes in a season with 51. Denver's Manning did it on a 25-yard pass to Julius Thomas with 4:28 remaining in the game on Sunday against the Texans. Just 2 1-2 minutes earlier, he tied the mark with a 20-yard pass to Eric Decker. 'I really feel like it's a team accomplishment, certainly an offensive accomplishment,' Manning said. 'There's a lot of people that played roles in this.'
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Peyton Manning has broken Tom Brady's NFL record for most touchdown passes in a season
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'It's a team accomplishments, certainly an offensive accomplishment,' the  Denver Broncos' star said afterwards
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Manning's having his best season at age 37, just two years after four neck surgeries that weakened his right triceps and threatened his career
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He had previously established the record by throwing 49 touchdown passes in 2004
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Although he could set several more standards this season, Manning has insisted his only concern is the @placeholder' win-loss record.