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Indianapolis Colt quarterback Peyton Manning moved within four touchdown passes of tying Dan Marino’s single-season NFL record of 48 after throwing three touchdowns Sunday against Tennessee. A look at Manning’s next four games and where each team ranks in the NFL defensively (statistics are through Week 12):

Most touchdown passes in a season and how their teams finished (* active):

*--* DATE OPPONENT SITE PASS YARDS POINTS REC. Sunday AT HOUSTON Reliant Stadium 252.5 (29) 23.6 (24) 5-7 Dec. 19 BALTIMORE RCA Dome 173.1 (4) 14.9 (1) 7-5 Dec. 26 SAN DIEGO RCA Dome 234.5 (27) 20.1 (13) 9-3 Jan. 2 AT DENVER Invesco Field 200.8 (12) 17.5 (7) 7-5

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*--* PLAYER TEAM YEAR TD FINISH DAN MARINO Miami 1984 48 Lost in Super Bowl XIX PEYTON MANNING* Indianapolis 2004 44 -- DAN MARINO Miami 1986 44 Missed the playoffs KURT WARNER St. Louis 1999 41 Won Super Bowl XXXIV

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