DENVER -- Peyton Manning broke Brett Favres NFL record for touchdown passes with his 509th. The record-breaker was an 8-yarder to Demaryius Thomas with 3:09 left in the first half that gave Denver a 21-3 lead over San Francisco on Sunday night. Mannings receivers played keep-away with the milestone memento before Manning got the ball and congratulations from his teammates. Favre sent along his congratulations via a scoreboard video he taped from his home in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Manning went into the game with 506 and needed just four drives to break Favres record. He threw a 3-yard TD pass to Emmanuel Sanders on Denvers first drive and tied the record when Wes Welker took a pass over the middle for 39 yards. Sanders score was his first in Denver, and he became the 47th player to catch a TD pass from Manning. Manning reached the milestone in his 246th regular-season game. Favre needed 302. As Manning approached the milestone, Favre told The Associated Press he was thrilled its Peyton thats doing it. I think a lot of Peyton. I know him well. I know his family well. His dad was one of my idols. Favre, who grew up in the Gulf Coast watching Archie Manning and the New Orleans Saints, sent along his well wishes last week to Manning, the only player in NFL history with more MVP awards (five) than his three. The veneration is mutual. Saying he appreciated Favres words of encouragement, Manning suggested that of all the men who have ever taken a snap in the 94-year history of the NFL, nobodys defined longevity and career toughness more than him. Favre played in a QB-record 297 straight regular-season games during his 20-year NFL career, plus another two dozen in the playoffs. He always answered the bell every single Sunday and was always producing, Manning said. And growing up in the South, both of us, Brett has always said he was a big fan of my dads, so theres been kind of a mutual respect there from my family to him, as well. And I always enjoyed watching him play. Nobody played the game quite like he did. Hes truly a one-of-a-kind quarterback. Favre said that were it not for Mannings neck problems at the tail end of his tenure in Indianapolis, Manning might very well have gone on to eclipse his most hallowed mark, the consecutive games streak, and certainly would have obliterated his career touchdowns mark by now. I know Peyton missed a year. Aside from that year, hes played just like I did. I mean, hes been out there over and over and over again, Favre said. Mannings 208-game starting streak ended when he sat out the 2011 season following neck fusion surgery. With the top pick and Andrew Luck there for the taking, the Colts and Manning had a tearful goodbye. And Manning landed in Denver, where he rejuvenated both his stellar career and a foundering franchise. In Indy, Manning averaged 1.92 touchdown throws per game. Since joining the Broncos in 2012, hes averaged almost three TD throws a game. Favre said he enjoys pulling up a chair at his home and watching Manning go to work. Hes a throwback, a pocket passer, in a mobile quarterback league, Favre said. Peytons one of the last guys to play the way he does. And at 38, hes still the best at what he does. David Ross Cubs Jersey .Y. - Geno Smith still thinks of himself as the New York Jets starting quarterback. John Lackey Jersey . According to MMAFighting.com, MacDonald needs an x-ray on his right ankle and doctors clearance to fight or he will be subject to a mandatory medical suspension that will end on August 22, 2014. https://www.cheapcubs.com/270t-kyle-hendricks-jersey-cubs.html . Szabados joined the Southern Professional Hockey League team last week. The 27-year-old goaltender from Edmonton backstopped the Canadian womens hockey team to Olympic gold Feb. Rod Beck Cubs Jersey . Manager Ryan Nelsen has confirmed Brazilian No. 1 Julio Cesar will be rested for Wednesdays first leg of the semifinal. That opens the door for Bendik, who started 33 games for Toronto last season. Rick Sutcliffe Cubs Jersey .Y. -- The "for sale" sign is up at the Buffalo Bills with the hiring of financial and legal advisers who may begin talking with prospective buyers within the next month.(CCA) - Canadas Braden Calvert will be playing for the bronze medal after an extra-end loss to Switzerland in the Page 3-4 playoff on Tuesday at the World Junior Curling Championships in Switzerland. Calvert and his team of Kyle Kurz, Lucas Van Den Bosch, Brendan Wilson, alternate Matt Dunstone and coach Tom Clasper earned their spot in the playoffs by finishing in third place in the round robin with a 6-3 record. "Were a little disappointed right now," said Calvert immediately after the game. "We played a lot better in the second half after getting off to a sluggish start. We didnt really make the other team make too difficult shots." Both teams stuck to defence, and after eight ends the score was tied 3-3. Switzerland scored two in the ninth, but Calvert was able to force the extra end with a perfect draw for two on his last shot of the 10th. In the extra end, Switzerland missed a couple of tick shots, allowing Canada to draw around and lie one. With his last, Calvert drew the front off the four-foot to lie two, and Schwaller elected to try the double take-out.dddddddddddd. His shooter just hung on for the score of one and a ticket to the semifinal. "It was a really, really tough game," said Swiss skip Schwaller. "It was so close in the end, maybe just a few centimetres in it, just crazy. We played really defensively, that was the key to winning. Canadian curling always involves a lot of stones and guards - we wanted to play defensively and not play their game." Tuesday afternoon, Schwaller will play Norways Eirik Mjoeen, who lost to Scotlands Kyle Smith in the Page 1-2 playoff game. Smith goes directly to Wednesdays final, where he will try to defend his 2013 world junior championship title. Canada will face the loser of the semifinal between Norway and Switzerland in the bronze medal game on Wednesday at 7am et/4am pt, and Calvert says the Canadians will be ready. "I think well get rested and fired up to play the bronze medal game," he said. ' ' '