Tom Brady has the most career passing touchdowns by a quarterback as a starter, with 649 touchdowns.
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highest average passing passing touchdowns by a player per start all-time| NAME | TD | AVG | GP | CMP | ATT | PCT | YDS | YDS/G | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | T. Brady | 649 | 7.4 | 333 | 7,747 | 12,037 | 64.4 | 89,162 | 267.8 | 212 | 97.2 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 565 | 3,576 |
| 2 |  | D. Brees | 570 | 7.6 | 286 | 7,127 | 10,524 | 67.7 | 80,137 | 280.2 | 243 | 98.7 | 5.4 | 2.3 | 418 | 2,979 |
| 3 |  | P. Manning | 539 | 7.7 | 265 | 6,120 | 9,371 | 65.3 | 71,871 | 271.2 | 251 | 96.5 | 5.8 | 2.7 | 302 | 1,953 |
| 4 |  | A. Rodgers | 526 | 7.6 | 257 | 5,661 | 8,684 | 65.2 | 65,945 | 256.6 | 122 | 102.4 | 6.1 | 1.4 | 591 | 4,018 |
| 5 |  | B. Favre | 506 | 7.1 | 298 | 6,270 | 10,112 | 62.0 | 71,476 | 239.9 | 333 | 86.2 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 515 | 3,416 |
| 6 |  | P. Rivers | 424 | 7.8 | 243 | 5,318 | 8,196 | 64.9 | 63,836 | 262.7 | 211 | 95.1 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 466 | 2,853 |
| 7 |  | M. Stafford | 423 | 7.4 | 239 | 5,562 | 8,763 | 63.5 | 64,516 | 269.9 | 196 | 92.4 | 4.8 | 2.2 | 525 | 3,515 |
| 8 |  | B. Roethlisberger | 413 | 7.6 | 247 | 5,406 | 8,390 | 64.4 | 63,533 | 257.2 | 208 | 93.4 | 4.9 | 2.5 | 551 | 3,651 |
| 9 |  | D. Marino | 400 | 7.3 | 231 | 4,794 | 8,062 | 59.5 | 59,151 | 256.1 | 246 | 86.0 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 260 | 1,850 |
| 10 |  | M. Ryan | 381 | 7.4 | 234 | 5,551 | 8,464 | 65.6 | 62,792 | 268.3 | 183 | 93.6 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 488 | 3,267 |
| 11 |  | E. Manning | 366 | 7.0 | 234 | 4,892 | 8,110 | 60.3 | 56,957 | 243.4 | 244 | 84.1 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 410 | 2,867 |
| 12 |  | R. Wilson | 353 | 7.7 | 202 | 3,947 | 6,111 | 64.6 | 46,913 | 232.2 | 114 | 99.4 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 567 | 3,731 |
| 13 |  | K. Cousins | 294 | 7.6 | 167 | 3,882 | 5,809 | 66.8 | 44,129 | 264.2 | 127 | 97.2 | 5.1 | 2.2 | 341 | 2,445 |
| 14 |  | C. Palmer | 294 | 7.3 | 181 | 3,933 | 6,286 | 62.6 | 46,131 | 254.9 | 184 | 88.2 | 4.7 | 2.9 | 340 | 2,364 |
| 15 |  | F. Tarkenton | 292 | 7.3 | 204 | 3,167 | 5,532 | 57.2 | 40,134 | 196.7 | 218 | 81.2 | 5.3 | 3.9 | ||
| 16 |  | W. Moon | 287 | 7.2 | 203 | 3,955 | 6,762 | 58.5 | 48,956 | 241.2 | 232 | 80.8 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 457 | 3,409 |
| 17 |  | J. Elway | 275 | 7.1 | 207 | 3,785 | 6,608 | 57.3 | 47,202 | 228.0 | 197 | 81.0 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 463 | 3,400 |
| 18 |  | J. Flacco | 269 | 6.7 | 201 | 4,391 | 7,127 | 61.6 | 47,916 | 238.4 | 172 | 84.0 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 419 | 2,980 |
| 19 |  | P. Mahomes | 267 | 7.7 | 126 | 3,093 | 4,673 | 66.2 | 35,939 | 285.2 | 85 | 100.8 | 5.7 | 1.8 | 218 | 1,412 |
| 20 |  | D. Carr | 257 | 7.1 | 169 | 3,765 | 5,785 | 65.1 | 41,245 | 244.1 | 112 | 92.8 | 4.4 | 1.9 | 303 | 1,890 |
| 21 |  | J. Goff | 256 | 7.6 | 151 | 3,440 | 5,224 | 65.8 | 39,622 | 262.4 | 102 | 96.8 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 286 | 2,074 |
| 22 |  | A. Dalton | 251 | 7.0 | 169 | 3,509 | 5,601 | 62.6 | 39,355 | 232.9 | 151 | 87.3 | 4.5 | 2.7 | 360 | 2,340 |
| 23 | | D. Bledsoe | 251 | 6.6 | 193 | 3,831 | 6,701 | 57.2 | 44,515 | 230.6 | 206 | 77.1 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 466 | 3,126 |
| 24 |  | T. Romo | 244 | 7.9 | 127 | 2,810 | 4,304 | 65.3 | 33,892 | 266.9 | 114 | 97.2 | 5.7 | 2.6 | 246 | 1,664 |
| 25 |  | D. Prescott | 243 | 7.6 | 139 | 3,184 | 4,759 | 66.9 | 35,989 | 258.9 | 92 | 98.3 | 5.1 | 1.9 | 287 | 1,737 |
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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 |