Drew Brees Breaks Peyton Manning’sbr Career Touchdown Record.br Drew Brees recently made NFL historybr on Dec. 16 in the New Orleans Saintsbr victory over the Indianapolis Colts.br A five-yard touchdown pass to Josh Hill inbr the third quarter marked the 40-year-oldbr quarterback’s 540th career touchdown. .br Brees now has more touchdown throws, excludingbr playoff games, than Peyton Manning, who previouslybr held the record with 539 touchdowns.br Brees also registered a 96.7br completion percentage during thebr game, breaking the record for bestbr single-game completion percentage. .br When asked about the historic moments followingbr the game, Brees said there was “still work to be done.”.br It's hard to fully reflect on it because I knowbr there's still work to be done. And my focus isbr very much on the goals that this team has setbr for ourselves … But when it's all said and done,br I think I'll be able to look back even more andbr just be so appreciative, Drew Brees, via ESPN.br Tom Brady of the New Englandbr Patriots offered his congratulationsbr to Brees following the game, sayingbr he “couldn’t be more deserving.”.br Congrats drew!! Couldn’t be more deserving.