most career passing tds by qbs before turning 39

Peyton Manning has the most career passing touchdowns by a quarterback younger than 39, with 530 touchdowns.

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most career passing tds by qbs before turning 39 years old
NAMETDGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Peyton Manning
P. Manning
530
256
5,927
9,049
65.5
69,691
7.7
272.2
234
97.5
5.9
2.6
287
1,858
2Drew Brees
D. Brees
488
249
6,222
9,294
66.9
70,445
7.6
282.9
228
96.7
5.3
2.5
378
2,692
3Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
470
225
4,905
7,510
65.3
58,042
7.7
258.0
102
103.9
6.3
1.4
522
3,525
4Brett Favre
B. Favre
454
261
5,464
8,882
61.5
62,590
7.0
239.8
292
86.0
5.1
3.3
449
2,965
5Tom Brady
T. Brady
428
225
4,953
7,792
63.6
58,028
7.4
257.9
150
96.4
5.5
1.9
402
2,509
6Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
423
239
5,562
8,763
63.5
64,516
7.4
269.9
196
92.4
4.8
2.2
525
3,515
7Dan Marino
D. Marino
420
242
4,967
8,358
59.4
61,361
7.3
253.6
252
86.4
5.0
3.0
270
1,930
8Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
415
240
5,198
8,017
64.8
62,534
7.8
260.6
207
95.1
5.2
2.6
459
2,805
9Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
396
233
5,050
7,838
64.4
60,348
7.7
259.0
201
94.0
5.1
2.6
516
3,438
10Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
381
234
5,551
8,464
65.6
62,792
7.4
268.3
183
93.6
4.5
2.2
488
3,267
11Eli Manning
E. Manning
366
236
4,895
8,119
60.3
57,023
7.0
241.6
244
84.1
4.5
3.0
411
2,870
12Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
353
205
3,951
6,120
64.6
46,966
7.7
229.1
114
99.3
5.8
1.9
570
3,749
13Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
342
246
3,686
6,467
57.0
47,003
7.3
191.1
266
80.4
5.3
4.1
14John Elway
J. Elway
300
234
4,123
7,250
56.9
51,475
7.1
220.0
226
79.9
4.1
3.1
516
3,785
15Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
298
174
3,934
5,899
66.7
44,700
7.6
256.9
131
96.8
5.1
2.2
345
2,487
16Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
294
182
3,941
6,307
62.5
46,247
7.3
254.1
187
87.9
4.7
3.0
340
2,364
17Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
283
197
2,708
4,953
54.7
38,657
7.8
196.2
240
79.0
5.7
4.8
18Joe Montana
J. Montana
273
192
3,409
5,391
63.2
40,551
7.5
211.2
139
92.3
5.1
2.6
19Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
267
126
3,093
4,673
66.2
35,939
7.7
285.2
85
100.8
5.7
1.8
218
1,412
20Dave Krieg
D. Krieg
261
202
3,092
5,288
58.5
37,946
7.2
187.9
199
81.5
4.9
3.8
21Derek Carr
D. Carr
257
169
3,765
5,785
65.1
41,245
7.1
244.1
112
92.8
4.4
1.9
303
1,890
22Jared Goff
J. Goff
256
151
3,440
5,224
65.8
39,622
7.6
262.4
102
96.8
4.9
2.0
286
2,074
23Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
254
179
3,539
5,651
62.6
39,793
7.0
222.3
151
87.5
4.5
2.7
363
2,372
24Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
254
181
3,297
5,604
58.8
43,040
7.7
237.8
242
80.2
4.5
4.3
25Drew Bledsoe
D. Bledsoe
251
194
3,839
6,717
57.2
44,611
6.6
230.0
206
77.1
3.7
3.1
467
3,135
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8
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8
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.471
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11
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