WATCH: Antonio Gates becomes second TE to catch 100 career TDs

Antonio Gates caught his 100th touchdown pass during the first quarter on Monday.

By Sean Wagner-McGough

Oct 12, 2015 at 8:46 pm ET • 1 min read

Well, that didn't take long. Antonio Gates, playing in his first game since serving his four-game suspension at the beginning of the season, scored his 100th career touchdown on Monday night. It took him just one drive to reach the end zone.

Gates is the second tight end in the history of the NFL to reach 100 receiving touchdowns.

On the Chargers' first offensive series, they went right to Gates, as Philip Rivers targeted him three times. All three led to receptions. And the fifth play of the series ended with the touchdown to Gates.

History made. With this catch, @AntonioGates85 joins @TonyGonzalez88 as the only TEs with 100 TD grabs. #MNF http://t.co/sMz5r0d4u4
— NFL (@NFL) October 13, 2015

Gates is now just 11 touchdowns away from tying Tony Gonzalez's record for the most receiving touchdowns scored by a tight end, and is currently tied for seventh on the all-time list.

Antonio Gates has caught 73 TD passes from Philip Rivers, 23 from @drewbrees and two apiece from @LT_21 & @DougFlutie.
— UTKevinAcee (@UTKevinAcee) October 13, 2015

He's the ninth player to reach 100 receiving touchdowns and leads all active players in that category.