before 2020 what qb had the most passing td through first 8 seasons

Before 2020, Peyton Manning had the most passing touchdowns by a quarterback in his first 8 seasons, with 244 touchdowns.

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	NAME	TD	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Peyton Manning P. Manning	244	128	2,769	4,333	63.9	33,189	7.7	259.3	130	93.5	5.6	3.0	156	1,022
2	Dan Marino D. Marino	241	119	2,480	4,181	59.3	31,416	7.5	264.0	136	88.5	5.8	3.3	98	760
3	Russell Wilson R. Wilson	227	128	2,436	3,777	64.5	29,734	7.9	232.3	68	101.2	6.0	1.8	347	2,271
4	Brett Favre B. Favre	213	113	2,318	3,756	61.7	26,803	7.1	237.2	118	89.1	5.7	3.1	232	1,463
5	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	202	126	2,915	4,530	64.3	32,757	7.2	260.0	107	90.9	4.5	2.4	218	1,446
6	Tom Brady T. Brady	197	112	2,294	3,642	63.0	26,370	7.2	235.4	86	92.9	5.4	2.4	203	1,278
7	Andy Dalton A. Dalton	188	120	2,443	3,921	62.3	28,100	7.2	234.2	104	88.8	4.8	2.7	241	1,489
8	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	187	109	2,634	4,285	61.5	30,303	7.1	278.0	108	86.8	4.4	2.5	242	1,563
9	Eli Manning E. Manning	185	121	2,291	3,921	58.4	27,579	7.0	227.9	129	82.1	4.7	3.3	194	1,376
10	Cam Newton C. Newton	182	123	2,321	3,891	59.7	28,469	7.3	231.5	107	86.4	4.7	2.7	285	2,156
11	Jim Kelly J. Kelly	179	118	2,112	3,494	60.4	26,413	7.6	223.8	126	86.0	5.1	3.6	226	1,715
12	Andrew Luck A. Luck	171	86	2,000	3,290	60.8	23,671	7.2	275.2	83	89.5	5.2	2.5	174	1,124
13	Aaron Rodgers A. Rodgers	171	85	1,752	2,665	65.7	21,661	8.1	254.8	46	104.9	6.4	1.7	211	1,312
14	Drew Brees D. Brees	168	107	2,334	3,650	63.9	26,258	7.2	245.4	99	89.4	4.6	2.7	139	1,030
15	Johnny Unitas J. Unitas	168	100	1,489	2,726	54.6	21,491	7.9	214.9	131	81.0	6.2	4.8
16	Carson Palmer C. Palmer	167	107	2,223	3,545	62.7	25,447	7.2	237.8	116	86.3	4.7	3.3	177	1,235
17	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	165	114	2,090	3,313	63.1	26,579	8.0	233.1	100	92.1	5.0	3.0	314	2,090
18	Drew Bledsoe D. Bledsoe	164	122	2,504	4,452	56.2	29,257	6.6	239.8	136	75.9	3.7	3.1	257	1,757
19	Philip Rivers P. Rivers	163	100	1,930	3,037	63.5	24,285	8.0	242.9	78	95.5	5.4	2.6	171	1,076
20	Boomer Esiason B. Esiason	163	115	1,753	3,100	56.5	24,264	7.8	211.0	114	84.0	5.3	3.7	211	1,665
21	Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton	163	112	1,410	2,613	54.0	20,222	7.7	180.6	126	80.0	6.2	4.8
22	Joe Flacco J. Flacco	162	122	2,479	4,070	60.9	28,322	7.0	232.1	102	84.7	4.0	2.5	257	1,833
23	Warren Moon W. Moon	157	115	2,105	3,680	57.2	27,679	7.5	240.7	133	80.3	4.3	3.6	265	2,080
24	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	155	93	2,104	3,146	66.9	24,107	7.7	259.2	71	96.8	4.9	2.3	174	1,315
25	Jay Cutler J. Cutler	155	104	2,020	3,310	61.0	23,937	7.2	230.2	112	84.6	4.7	3.4	218	1,404

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PASS

754

Jones

RUSH

353

Taylor

REC

202

Downs

Team Rankings

PPG

25.5

13th

OPP PPG

26.0

22nd

RUSH YDS/G

109.5

15th

PASS YDS/G

188.5

27th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	.750
Colts	2	2	.500
Titans	0	4	.000
Texans	0	4	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	IND	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	TEN	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	IND	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	IND	@	JAX	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DAL	@	IND	1:00 PM

Last Game

Colts

2 - 2

Final

Commanders

1 - 3

Sun 4 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,381

Prescott

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

507

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

29.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

76.1

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

36.6

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

48

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Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-4

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000