most passing tds 2001 to 2016 nfl

From 2001 through 2016, Drew Brees had the most passing touchdowns, with 465 touchdowns.

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  • Data note: Passing Touchdowns: player season data complete from 1921
NAMETDGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Drew Brees
D. Brees
465
233
5,836
8,758
66.6
66,111
7.5
283.7
220
96.3
5.3
2.5
358
2,547
2Tom Brady
T. Brady
456
236
5,243
8,221
63.8
61,576
7.5
260.9
152
97.2
5.5
1.8
417
2,596
3Peyton Manning
P. Manning
454
218
5,111
7,701
66.4
59,653
7.7
273.6
193
98.9
5.9
2.5
247
1,597
4Eli Manning
E. Manning
320
201
4,072
6,825
59.7
48,214
7.1
239.9
215
83.7
4.7
3.2
328
2,279
5Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
314
180
3,811
5,917
64.4
45,833
7.7
254.6
156
94.7
5.3
2.6
362
2,178
6Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
301
185
3,804
5,932
64.1
46,814
7.9
253.0
160
94.1
5.1
2.7
456
3,008
7Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
297
142
3,034
4,657
65.1
36,827
7.9
259.3
72
104.1
6.4
1.5
341
2,163
8Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
285
175
3,777
6,040
62.5
44,269
7.3
253.0
180
88.0
4.7
3.0
318
2,214
9Brett Favre
B. Favre
253
157
3,303
5,238
63.1
37,132
7.1
236.5
179
86.0
4.8
3.4
225
1,565
10Tony Romo
T. Romo
248
156
2,829
4,335
65.3
34,183
7.9
219.1
117
97.1
5.7
2.7
248
1,672
11Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
240
142
3,288
5,064
64.9
37,701
7.4
265.5
114
93.6
4.7
2.3
255
1,681
12Matt Hasselbeck
M. Hasselbeck
210
177
3,209
5,301
60.5
36,493
6.9
206.2
153
82.4
4.0
2.9
358
2,249
13Jay Cutler
J. Cutler
208
139
2,782
4,491
61.9
32,467
7.2
233.6
146
85.7
4.6
3.3
302
1,881
14Donovan McNabb
D. McNabb
205
139
2,734
4,589
59.6
32,963
7.2
237.1
97
87.7
4.5
2.1
337
2,160
15Matthew 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
16Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
182
138
2,915
4,742
61.5
32,639
6.9
236.5
117
84.5
3.8
2.5
290
2,076
17Ryan Fitzpatrick
R. Fitzpatrick
166
127
2,315
3,876
59.7
25,888
6.7
203.8
133
79.7
4.3
3.4
224
1,190
18Alex Smith
A. Smith
157
141
2,536
4,108
61.7
27,846
6.8
197.5
91
85.3
3.8
2.2
353
1,996
19Kurt Warner
K. Warner
146
96
2,102
3,213
65.4
24,523
7.6
255.4
97
91.0
4.5
3.0
211
1,353
20Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
142
93
1,920
3,060
62.7
22,214
7.3
238.9
81
89.1
4.6
2.6
181
1,077
21Cam Newton
C. Newton
136
93
1,710
2,928
58.4
21,772
7.4
234.1
78
86.1
4.6
2.7
221
1,701
22Matt Schaub
M. Schaub
133
145
2,093
3,274
63.9
24,867
7.6
171.5
90
89.1
4.1
2.7
178
1,226
23Michael Vick
M. Vick
133
143
1,807
3,217
56.2
22,464
7.0
157.1
88
80.4
4.1
2.7
316
1,879
24Andrew Luck
A. Luck
132
70
1,570
2,651
59.2
19,078
7.2
272.5
68
87.3
5.0
2.6
156
990
25Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
127
80
1,476
2,281
64.7
18,193
8.0
227.4
45
99.6
5.6
2.0
205
1,275

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