Peyton Manning and Tom Brady are forever connected. And as Manning set the record for NFL career touchdown passes, Brady offered up his thoughts on Manning and the record during this weekly interview with Boston sports radio station WEEI on Monday morning.

“It’s pretty incredible,” Brady said. “It’s hard to throw touchdown passes and he -- even in the last two years -- I’ve never seen anything like it. It’s pretty incredible. It’s a great record. It’s incredible to do. He’s been very durable. He’s been very consistent. He’s just a spectacular player.”

Manning threw four touchdown passes in front of a national audience and now sits atop the all-time list with 510 passing touchdowns. Brady has 372 career passing touchdowns.

Brady said he watched the 49ers-Broncos game and a few other games on his day off Sunday. When Manning set the record, Brady sent him a congratulatory text message.

“He has great recognition, great instincts,” Brady said. “Everything that you think you would see, that’s what he is. I’ve never been in a meeting room with him, I’m sure a lot of receivers have been, but he’s certainly got great command. He’s really a field general. I think that’s the best description. I think that’s kind of the thing that comes to mind when you think about him. He has great command out there.

“He’s been a great player for a long time. He was great at the Colts and obviously come to Denver and he’s had an incredible run there. It’s been incredible to watch. He makes throwing four touchdown passes look incredibly easy, which of course as we know is not.”

Because Brady and Manning have careers that are intertwined, the debate of who has had the better career came back to the forefront during the interview.

“Peyton has an incredible career,” Brady said. “I’ve been very fortunate. To think that I would have had the opportunity to do that when I was starting out is crazy to think. And I am still part of a great team that has a great opportunity to achieve even more.

“And certainly the winning, that’s what separates our team apart from the other teams -- has been our ability to win on a consistent basis, year in, year out no matter what the circumstances or situations. To be a part of an organization where that’s been what we have been able to accomplish, that’s just been unbelievable. I’m a lucky guy that it’s still going.”

Brady was asked if Manning has had it easier than him in his career since Manning was a four-year college starter and the first overall pick in 1998.

“I wouldn’t change anything that I’ve ever done,” Brady said. “I certainly wouldn’t change my career with anybody. To have the opportunity to play in five Super Bowls, to play for one organization is -- you can’t envision those things. And like I said, it’s still going. I think hopefully the best is yet to come.”