Peyton Manning threw for his 507, 508, 509, and 510 career touchdowns on Sunday, placing his name two touchdown passes above Brett Favre’s on the all-time list. Manning’s Denver Broncos played the San Francisco 49ers in Mile High Stadium in Denver. The Broncos went on to rout the ‘9ers 42-17.

“I was doing homework when I checked the score on my phone,” Sophomore Som Singh said. “I ran downstairs to watch, and he threw the record-breaking touchdown on the second play I saw.”

Manning’s first of his four touchdowns came with 8:43 left in the first quarter on a three-yard fade route to Emmanuel Sanders. The record-tying touchdown was a 39-yard toss-and-go to Wes Welker with 3:05 remaining in the first quarter. Touchdown 509 came on an out-route to Demaryius Thomas from eight yards away with 3:09 left in the first half of play. It put the Broncos up 21-3 over the 49ers at halftime. Manning’s last touchdown, and last play of the game, was a 40-yard fly route, again to Thomas. He was then replaced with Brock Osweiler as a reward for a job well-done.

“I really liked it because I don’t like Brett Favre,” Senior Daniel Livingstone said, “and I think that Manning is a much better quarterback than Favre ever was.”

The win on Sunday gave the Broncos a 5-1 record, and placed them atop the AFC West by one half of a game over the San Diego Chargers. The Broncos host the Chargers this Thursday with hopes of gaining a big win on their way to another Super Bowl appearance for their veteran quarterback. Manning is 38, and he is not getting younger. He has acknowledged this, and he has entertained the thought of retiring soon, possibly after this season. He has said that retirement “isn’t far off” for him, but one cannot deny that he has cemented his place as one of the best ever.

“It was pretty cool that he made history, adding to all his records,” Singh said. “He’s got to be in contention for being the best ever.”