Official: Manning Passing TD (Season) Record Countdown [51]

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#176
This came from SI.com and the gifs came from The Big Lead. It will be nteresting to see if anything comes of this though:

The Elias Sports Bureau reviews game tape and stat sheets for the NFL after every week of games and will occasionally alter all kinds of things, from yardage numbers to sack totals. And it’s possible that when the league reviews the Denver Broncos’ 34-14 win over the Oakland Raiders on Sunday, Peyton Manning’s single-season yardage record could be in a bit of danger.

ith 1:28 left in the first quarter of the game, Manning threw what was called a seven-yard pass to receiver Eric Decker on 1st-and-5 from the Oakland 49-yard line. However, in the video below (H/T to SportsGrid via Reddit NFL), it’s clear that Manning threw the ball backward, which makes it a lateral. With that in mind, Decker should technically be credited with a seven-yard run.

And under those circumstances, Manning didn’t break Drew Brees’ single-season passing yardage record by one yard. He would have 5,470 yards, not 5,477, and Brees would still have the mark with the 5,476 yards he threw for in 2011.

As the stats stand now, Manning threw for 266 yards on 25 completions before he was pulled at the half to preserve him for the playoffs. The game wasn’t competitive and the Broncos were going to wrap up the AFC’s top seed whether Manning finished the game or not. Nobody could criticize head coach John Fox after the fact, but would Manning have come out for the second half with that record still on the line? Given Manning’s keen awareness of NFL history, it’s certainly feasible.

Fox was actually asked that very question on Monday.

“That’s hard to say. What was very positive was I thought we played one of our better halves of football that put us in a position where we could do different things. Number one, all those things are great—those individual accomplishments, team accomplishments—but not at the risk of putting a player at risk. So I don’t know if I’ve answered your question, I’m just kind of telling you what would go through our minds in that situation.”

Even if the yardage record is taken away, Manning still finished the 2013 regular season with a league-record 55 touchdown passes (though, technically, he should have 54), and the Broncos set the NFL’s new pace by scoring 606 points on the season.

But the yardage record? Technically, not so much.
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#177
#177
That'd be funny if they take it away from him. Everyone knows he has it. This is like the time Lebron went for 50, 10, and 10 and they took away his last rebound the next day.
 
#179
#179
The sad thing is Brees is such a class act he's not going to really enjoy being the record-holder on a technicality.

I saw some Steelers fans freaking out about it saying if they can go back and change this why can't they assess the 5 yard penalty on the Chief's FG.
 
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#180
n_huffhines said:
The sad thing is Brees is such a class act he's not going to really enjoy being the record-holder on a technicality.

I saw some Steelers fans freaking out about it saying if they can go back and change this why can't they assess the 5 yard penalty on the Chief's FG.
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I like Brees as well.
 
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#183
n_huffhines said:
I saw some Steelers fans freaking out about it saying if they can go back and change this why can't they assess the 5 yard penalty on the Chief's FG.
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That is absurd. The NFL always reviews stats. Adjusting the record book of a forward pass to a lateral has no bearing on the outcome of the game. They are talking about something completely different.

Anyway, glad they let it stand. I think the yards record will be broken sooner rather than later but it's a nice feather in the cap of this incredible season. (The TD record should stick for years to come).
 
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