On Thursday Night Football, Tom Brady became the third quarterback in NFL history to reach 500 career touchdown passes when he hit newly acquired Josh Gordon with a 39-yard bomb.
More importantly, the New England Patriots were able to stay on the winning track after starting the season 1-2 by knocking off the Indianapolis Colts 38-24.
With his 500th TD, Brady joins Peyton Manning (539) and Brett Favre (508) as the only quarterbacks to hit that mark. New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees needs four touchdowns to become the fourth.
Brady is, and will be, the only player to reach the mark while playing for a single team. He also set a record of his own NFL by throwing at least one touchdown pass to 71 different players, breaking a tie with Vinny Testaverde (70) for the most in NFL history.
Emblematic of his willingness to hit the open receiver, Brady spread the ball around to eight receivers last night and threw for a season-high 341 yards.
HISTORY IS MADE!
Tom Brady becomes the 3rd QB ever to throw 500 TD in an NFL career. #INDvsNE pic.twitter.com/ScXyx38lJb
— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) October 5, 2018
“Things like that, milestones and so forth, there’s so many people who contribute,” Brady said after the win. “I just think of all the people who have really worked hard. A quarterback doesn’t throw them to himself. He needs people to catch, and block, and the defense to make plays, and coaches to coach. These are all great team awards. Pretty cool.”
71 different players = Tom Brady TD passes. All time record.
@JOSH_GORDONXII was 10 years old when #TomBrady threw his 1st.
Tonight, Josh Gordon caught #500. @nflnetwork pic.twitter.com/7Lzk03dKcn— Scott Hanson (@ScottHanson) October 5, 2018
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