Philip Rivers revelled in a "special" night after surpassing Dan Marino, whose poster once adorned his wall, to claim fifth place for all-time passing yards in the NFL.
The Indianapolis Colts quarterback went 29 of 39 for 308 yards and a touchdown, overtaking Marino (61,361 yards) as the Tennessee Titans were beaten 34-17.
The result sent the Colts top the AFC South and it was a particularly momentous outing for Rivers, who underlined just how much he looked up to Hall of Famer Marino.
"It's special, it's special," Rivers said. "Those guys up there on that list, I don't know that I'm in their category, and that's okay, but Dan Marino was on my wall.
"He was a poster on my wall as a young boy in Decatur and Athens, Alabama, so it's special.
"[I'm] thankful that I've been able to play long enough, thankful that I've been healthy enough to play over 230 in a row now, and watching Dan Marino, meeting Dan Marino at the Senior Bowl, playing against his teams, it's all special.
"It's all just special and [I'm] thankful that here, at 38, I'm still getting out here and competing and playing the game I love."
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— Indianapolis Colts (@Colts) November 13, 2020
Rivers only needed three yards to climb above Marino and achieved the feat with his first pass of the game, connecting with Jonathan Taylor for 11 yards.
Colts coach Frank Reich lauded Rivers' composure after revealing a decision had been taken to go with a no-huddle approach the day before the game.
"Philip's just, he's in control," he said. "That puts him in the driver's seat, allows him to see everything and get us in the right play when he needs to, which he did with regularity tonight.
"He's just really good in that mode and he was accurate. Good decisions, good checks in the run game, good situational football. So, he was on point tonight, for sure."