most passing td by a qb in first 17l8 seasons

Peyton Manning had the most passing touchdowns by a quarterback in his first 17 seasons, with 539 touchdowns.

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  • Data note: Passing Touchdowns: player season data complete from 1921
NAMETDGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Peyton Manning
P. Manning
539
266
6,125
9,380
65.3
71,940
7.7
270.5
251
96.5
5.7
2.7
303
1,953
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
3Tom Brady
T. Brady
456
237
5,244
8,224
63.8
61,582
7.5
259.8
152
97.2
5.5
1.8
417
2,596
4Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
449
213
4,651
7,118
65.3
55,360
7.8
259.9
93
104.5
6.3
1.3
498
3,338
5Brett Favre
B. Favre
442
257
5,377
8,758
61.4
61,655
7.0
239.9
288
85.7
5.0
3.3
439
2,888
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
7Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
421
244
5,277
8,134
64.9
63,440
7.8
260.0
209
95.2
5.2
2.6
465
2,842
8Dan 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
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
13Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
318
183
4,136
6,214
66.6
47,040
7.6
257.0
139
96.8
5.1
2.2
356
2,551
14Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
317
230
3,341
5,895
56.7
43,535
7.4
189.3
234
81.5
5.4
4.0
247
2,083
15John 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
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
17Warren Moon
W. Moon
291
208
3,988
6,823
58.4
49,325
7.2
237.1
233
80.9
4.3
3.4
458
3,415
18Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
287
206
2,796
5,110
54.7
39,768
7.8
193.0
246
78.8
5.6
4.8
60
494
19Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
281
134
3,270
4,936
66.2
37,976
7.7
283.4
89
100.8
5.7
1.8
229
1,478
20Joe Montana
J. Montana
273
192
3,409
5,391
63.2
40,551
7.5
211.2
139
92.3
5.1
2.6
313
2,095
21Jared Goff
J. Goff
271
159
3,625
5,497
65.9
41,756
7.6
262.6
104
97.2
4.9
1.9
305
2,203
22Dave Krieg
D. Krieg
261
200
3,092
5,288
58.5
37,946
7.2
189.7
199
81.5
4.9
3.8
492
3,779
23Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
259
148
3,402
5,095
66.8
38,370
7.5
259.3
97
98.1
5.1
1.9
301
1,806
24Derek 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
25Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
257
196
4,166
6,751
61.7
45,697
6.8
233.1
162
84.4
3.8
2.4
404
2,882

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