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Philip Rivers Becomes the 9th Player to Pass For 50,000 Yards

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Former NC State quarterback Philip Rivers achieved a major milestone today, becoming the 9th player in NFL history to pass for over 50,000 yards in a career.

Philip Rivers becomes the 9th QB in @NFLhistory with 50,000 career passing yards! #Chargers pic.twitter.com/mVqCR1MP6h

Here is the company he just joined.

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Rivers was 28 of 37 for 387 yards and three touchdowns.

His 3 touchdowns tied Frank Tarkenton for 6th all-time in NFL history.

With 3 TDs today, Philip Rivers has tied Fran Tarkenton for the 6th most passing TDs in NFL history (342).