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10 NFL Records That Will Be Broken By 2016

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Devin Hester recently surpassed Deion Sanders for most non-offensive career TDs with 20. Peyton Manning already owns a number of individual NFL records. Before the 2015-16 season is over, the first-ballot Hall of Famer will own even more. Starting with the No. 10 slide, the further you read along in the slideshow, the more easily that the record has the potential to be broken.

10. Fastest to 15,000 Yards Passing in a Career

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10. Fastest to 15,000 Yards Passing in a Career

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Matthew Stafford holds the mark at 53 games. On Luck's current pace, he would need to average 376 yards passing in his first four games of the 2015-16 season to set the new mark at 52 games. He's averaging a career high of 331 YPG currently, and is only getting better and more dominant with time. It's an uphill battle, but if anyone can beat Stafford's mark, Luck will be the guy.

9. Most Career Touchdowns by a Tight End

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9. Most Career Touchdowns by a Tight End

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Tony Gonzalez is the mark to beat with 111. He is sixth on the all time list for receiving TDs, but first at his position. Antonio Gates is having his best season yet in that category. Already on pace to eclipse the 13 he scored in 2004, if he manages eight more this season, he will only need a dozen thereafter for the remainder of his career to beat Gonzalez. He is signed through the 2015-16 season with the San Diego Chargers.

8. Franchise Receptions and Receiving Yards Leader as a Colt

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8. Franchise Receptions and Receiving Yards Leader as a Colt

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Marvin Harrison is at the top. He had the privilege of playing almost his entire career with Peyton Manning as his QB. Wayne has had the privilege of playing with Manning, as well as Andrew Luck. Set to be a free agent in 2015, Wayne's knee injury last season hurt his chances. He needs 63 more receptions and 595 yards to become the Indianapolis Colts' franchise leader in both categories. Still, very doable for the three-time All-Pro.

7. Most Career Safeties

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7. Most Career Safeties

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Here's an interesting one. To be in the hunt for this record is a testament to how much a defensive player has wreaked havoc in the opposition's backfield over the years. Jared Allen is tied with two other inactive players at four career safeties. He is signed through the 2017 season by the Chicago Bears. Surely over the next season and a half, Allen can manage a sack or a tackle for a loss in the opposing teams end zone.

6. Yards Passing in a Career

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6. Yards Passing in a Career

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Brett Favre posted 71,838 yards through the air in 302 games played. Peyton Manning at present needs 5,582 more to become No. 1 on the list. Given that he has two years remaining on his contract with the Denver Broncos not including this season, Manning is a safe bet to top this list by 2016. He has played in only 244 career games.

5. Most Career Playoff Touchdown Passes

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5. Most Career Playoff Touchdown Passes

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Joe Montana has the record with 45. There are two active players in the running to set a new mark. Tom Brady needs three more, and Peyton Manning needs nine more. Both will probably surpass Montana, but it will be intriguing to see who sits at No. 1 by the time both Brady and Manning are retired.

4. Most Career Pro Bowls

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4. Most Career Pro Bowls

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Merlin Olsen, Bruce Matthews and Tony Gonzalez are tied for first on the list with 14. If Manning didn't miss all of 2011 due to neck surgery, he would be at 14 as well. As it stands, he has 13 and will likely be voted to his record breaking 15th Pro Bowl before the calendar turns over to 2016.

3. Franchise Passing Yards Leader as a Cowboy

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3. Franchise Passing Yards Leader as a Cowboy

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This one is happening whether Dallas fans like it or not. Troy Aikman represents the glory years for this franchise, but Tony Romo only needs 2,117 yards to be first on the list. Aikman's record will probably fall sometime late in the 2014-15 regular season. Hopefully, someone deserving like Jason Witten will be on the receiving end of the record breaking pass.

2. Most Career Game Winning Drives

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2. Most Career Game Winning Drives

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Peyton Manning is tied with Dan Marino at 51. Although the Broncos don't play many games (save for Super Bowl XLVIII) from behind these days, this record is bound to fall in the coming weeks.

1. Career Passing Touchdowns

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1. Career Passing Touchdowns

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Favre has 508, Manning has 503. This record should easily be Peyton's before the month of October comes to a close. Drew Brees (372) and Tom Brady (365) however, have quite a bit of work to do if they ever plan to catch No. 18.

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