Peyton Manning accounted for the most touchdowns by a quarterback in his first 8 seasons, with 253 combined passing, rushing, and receiving touchdowns.
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before 2007 what qb has the most passing total td through first 8 seasons| NAME | TOTALTD | GP | CMP | ATT | PCT | YDS | AVG | YDS/G | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | P. Manning | 253 | 128 | 2,769 | 4,333 | 63.9 | 33,189 | 7.7 | 259.3 | 244 | 130 | 93.5 | 5.6 | 3.0 | 156 | 1,022 |
| 2 |  | D. Marino | 246 | 119 | 2,480 | 4,181 | 59.3 | 31,416 | 7.5 | 264.0 | 241 | 136 | 88.5 | 5.8 | 3.3 | 98 | 760 |
| 3 |  | B. Favre | 224 | 113 | 2,318 | 3,756 | 61.7 | 26,803 | 7.1 | 237.2 | 213 | 118 | 89.1 | 5.7 | 3.1 | 232 | 1,463 |
| 4 |  | J. Kelly | 183 | 118 | 2,112 | 3,494 | 60.4 | 26,413 | 7.6 | 223.8 | 179 | 126 | 86.0 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 226 | 1,715 |
| 5 |  | F. Tarkenton | 183 | 112 | 1,410 | 2,613 | 54.0 | 20,222 | 7.7 | 180.6 | 163 | 126 | 80.0 | 6.2 | 4.8 | ||
| 6 |  | J. Unitas | 177 | 100 | 1,489 | 2,726 | 54.6 | 21,491 | 7.9 | 214.9 | 168 | 131 | 81.0 | 6.2 | 4.8 | ||
| 7 | | D. McNabb | 176 | 104 | 1,898 | 3,259 | 58.2 | 22,080 | 6.8 | 212.3 | 152 | 72 | 85.2 | 4.7 | 2.2 | 255 | 1,602 |
| 8 |  | W. Moon | 176 | 115 | 2,105 | 3,680 | 57.2 | 27,679 | 7.5 | 240.7 | 157 | 133 | 80.3 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 265 | 2,080 |
| 9 | | B. Esiason | 168 | 115 | 1,753 | 3,100 | 56.5 | 24,264 | 7.8 | 211.0 | 163 | 114 | 84.0 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 211 | 1,665 |
| 10 | | D. Culpepper | 167 | 85 | 1,759 | 2,741 | 64.2 | 21,091 | 7.7 | 248.1 | 137 | 89 | 90.8 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 249 | 1,364 |
| 11 | | D. Bledsoe | 166 | 122 | 2,504 | 4,452 | 56.2 | 29,257 | 6.6 | 239.8 | 164 | 136 | 75.9 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 257 | 1,757 |
| 12 | | J. Garcia | 160 | 99 | 1,811 | 2,973 | 60.9 | 20,385 | 6.9 | 205.9 | 136 | 73 | 86.4 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 139 | 743 |
| 13 | | T. Green | 156 | 104 | 2,022 | 3,329 | 60.7 | 25,621 | 7.7 | 246.4 | 150 | 92 | 88.3 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 222 | 1,383 |
| 14 | | J. Hadl | 155 | 112 | 1,239 | 2,512 | 49.3 | 19,026 | 7.6 | 169.9 | 143 | 145 | 69.7 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 18 | 190 |
| 15 | | R. Cunningham | 154 | 97 | 1,464 | 2,641 | 55.4 | 18,193 | 6.9 | 187.6 | 126 | 82 | 79.9 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 359 | 2,688 |
| 16 | | D. Lamonica | 154 | 111 | 1,061 | 2,147 | 49.4 | 16,070 | 7.5 | 144.8 | 140 | 110 | 74.8 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 44 | 399 |
| 17 |  | J. Montana | 153 | 111 | 1,818 | 2,878 | 63.2 | 21,498 | 7.5 | 193.7 | 141 | 76 | 91.2 | 4.9 | 2.6 | 163 | 1,162 |
| 18 |  | T. Brady | 150 | 96 | 1,896 | 3,064 | 61.9 | 21,564 | 7.0 | 224.6 | 147 | 78 | 88.4 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 182 | 1,150 |
| 19 |  | J. Elway | 150 | 116 | 1,959 | 3,572 | 54.8 | 24,721 | 6.9 | 213.1 | 135 | 128 | 74.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 250 | 1,900 |
| 20 | | S. Grogan | 148 | 99 | 1,189 | 2,310 | 51.5 | 17,415 | 7.5 | 175.9 | 121 | 144 | 67.9 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 164 | 1,365 |
| 21 | | J. Plummer | 146 | 111 | 2,032 | 3,577 | 56.8 | 23,893 | 6.7 | 215.3 | 132 | 141 | 73.1 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 244 | 1,489 |
| 22 | | J. Everett | 146 | 107 | 1,847 | 3,277 | 56.4 | 23,758 | 7.2 | 222.0 | 142 | 123 | 78.1 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 186 | 1,327 |
| 23 | | N. Lomax | 146 | 108 | 1,817 | 3,153 | 57.6 | 22,771 | 7.2 | 210.8 | 136 | 90 | 82.7 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 362 | 2,700 |
| 24 | | D. Krieg | 140 | 79 | 1,224 | 2,116 | 57.8 | 15,808 | 7.5 | 200.1 | 130 | 88 | 84.6 | 6.1 | 4.2 | 220 | 1,777 |
| 25 | | M. Brunell | 139 | 104 | 1,897 | 3,145 | 60.3 | 22,521 | 7.2 | 216.5 | 125 | 79 | 85.0 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 292 | 1,722 |
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |