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Favre breaks Marino's touchdown passes record

MIAMI
Sun Sep 30, 2007 5:09pm EDT
Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre (L) points to receiver Greg Jennings after Favre throws a 16-yard touchdown pass to set an NFL record for career touchdown passes at 421 during the first quarter of their National Football League game at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, September 30, 2007. REUTERS/Eric Miller (

MIAMI (Reuters) - Brett Favre, the Green Bay Packers quarterback, set a new record for NFL touchdown passes on Sunday when he threw the 421st of his career to break Dan Marino's record.

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Favre set the record during the first quarter of Sunday's game at the Minnesota Vikings with a pass to Greg Jennings.

The 37-year-old, who has been with the Packers since 1992, already owns the record for most career completions and most career victories by a quarterback.

The Packers quarterback claimed the career wins record two weeks ago when he surpassed John Elway's previously held achievement of 148 victories.

Favre was making his 241st consecutive start which is also an NFL record for a quarterback.
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