DETROIT -- Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford became the fastest player in NFL history to reach 30,000 passing yards on Sunday. He reached the mark in 109 games.

The previous record had been 114 games, held by Dan Marino and Kurt Warner. Stafford threw past the 30,000-yard mark on a 17-yard pass to Golden Tate in the first quarter against the Minnesota Vikings. At the end of the first quarter, Stafford had 30,023 career passing yards.

Stafford also moved past 4,000 passing yards for the sixth straight season Sunday, which ties Peyton Manning for the most 4,000-yard seasons in the first eight seasons of a career. Stafford, Manning, Drew Brees and Matt Ryan are the only quarterbacks in NFL history to have six straight 4,000-yard seasons.

Stafford moved up the all-time passing yards ledger in the first quarter Sunday. He entered the game with 29,956 yards, and in hitting the 30,000-yard mark, he threw past Randall Cunningham for No. 44 on the all-time list. Cunningham had 29,979 career passing yards.