![]() ![]() Wondrous feats are being washed away by a rising tide. As Joe Namath says, “the game has evolved.” Jameis Winston, Matthew Stafford and Kirk Cousins have each thrown for more yards in a single season than Unitas, Montana or Brett Favre ever did. There are, however, few stats that recognize old-time greatness anymore. Unitas in his day was worlds better than Flacco in his. Marino, in his day, was better than Rivers in his day. The other is about the game they’ve played – which is different than the game Marino played, which was different than the game Unitas played. One is about an unparalleled generation of quarterbacks. The upended leaderboards tell two stories actually. Last month, Joe Flacco passed Johnny Unitas on this same career passing leaderboard. And he isn’t alone flooding record books at startling heights. Rivers will be the third to equal or top a Marino mark this week. Active quarterbacks touched two others on Sunday. But since, countless records have fallen. He was widely regarded as the NFL’s quarterbacking GOAT. Marino retired after the 1999 season atop that list and many others. He’ll ascend into fifth place, barring the 20th century from the top five forever. ![]() With his first or second completion of a prime-time showdown between the Indianapolis Colts and Titans, he’ll leapfrog Dan Marino on the NFL’s all-time passing yardage leaderboard. NFL footage © NFL Productions LLC.Barring something catastrophic, on Thursday night in Tennessee, Philip Rivers will step into an exclusive club. All other NFL-related trademarks are trademarks of the National Football League. NFL and the NFL shield design are registered trademarks of the National Football League.The team names, logos and uniform designs are registered trademarks of the teams indicated.
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