Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos' come-from-behind victory over the San Diego Chargers on Monday Night Football was just another record in a career packed full of comebacks. Here, in chronological order, are five of the quarterback's finest:

1. Colts beat Jets, 1998

The first of many. In his rookie season, Manning threw for three touchdowns in a 24–23 win against the Jets that featured the first fourth-quarter game-winning drive of his NFL career. Manning secured the victory with 24 seconds left with a touchdown pass to Marcus Pollard.

2. Colts win AFC championship against Patriots, 2007



In the 2007 AFC Championship game against the Patriots, the Colts trailed 14-3; Manning then threw an interception that was returned for a TD by Asante Samuel to give New England a 21–3 lead. But in the second half Manning and the Colts scored 32 points to win 38–34. The final score came late in the fourth quarter as Manning led the Colts on an 80-yard drive to take the lead for the first time in the game. He finished with 349 yards passing and two touchdowns. It was the largest deficit ever overcome in an NFL conference championship game. Two weeks later, Manning and the Colts won Super Bowl XLI, beating the Chicago Bears 29–17. Manning was voted Super Bowl MVP.

3. Colts beat Patriots, 2009



Something about Tom Brady and the Patriots clearly brings out the best in Manning. In this regular-season meeting the Colts were behind all game and with three minutes remaining were still trailing 34-21. A failed fourth-and-two call by the Patriots in the dying seconds gave the Colts the opportunity to seal the comeback, 35-34.

4. Neck surgery, 2011

Some people might think that just being able to move normally after three surgeries on your neck would count as an unbeatable comeback. Manning had fusion surgery on his vertebrae to fix a nerve problem which was affecting his throwing arm. After Manning missed the whole of the 2011 season, Indianapolis decided it could not risk its future on the QB recovering. Manning was determined to return to the big time and shopped his talents around. He decided to join the Denver Broncos, once the home of another comeback specialist, John Elway. The Colts retired Manning's No18 jersey, in honour of his time in Indianapolis.

5. Broncos beat Chargers, 2012

The joint biggest come-from-behind away-from-home victory in NFL history. The Chargers led 24-0 at half-time, before the Broncos scored 35 unanswered points in the second half. Manning is now tied with Dan Marino on top of the record books, with 47 game-winning drives in fourth quarter or overtime.