most passing tds 2001 to 2017 nfl

From 2001 through 2017, Tom Brady and Drew Brees were tied for the most passing touchdowns, with 488 touchdowns.

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  • Data note: Passing Touchdowns: player season data complete from 1921
NAMETDGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Tom Brady
T. Brady
488
252
5,628
8,802
63.9
66,153
7.5
262.5
160
97.6
5.5
1.8
452
2,797
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
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
4Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
342
196
4,171
6,492
64.2
50,348
7.8
256.9
166
94.8
5.3
2.6
380
2,298
5Eli Manning
E. Manning
339
216
4,424
7,396
59.8
51,682
7.0
239.3
228
83.5
4.6
3.1
359
2,468
6Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
329
200
4,164
6,493
64.1
51,065
7.9
255.3
174
94.0
5.1
2.7
477
3,147
7Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
313
149
3,188
4,895
65.1
38,502
7.9
258.4
78
103.8
6.4
1.6
363
2,331
8Carson 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
9Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
260
158
3,630
5,593
64.9
41,796
7.5
264.5
126
93.4
4.6
2.3
279
1,837
10Brett 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
11Tony 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
12Jay Cutler
J. Cutler
227
153
3,048
4,920
62.0
35,133
7.1
229.6
160
85.3
4.6
3.3
322
2,035
13Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
216
125
3,005
4,850
62.0
34,749
7.2
278.0
118
88.3
4.5
2.4
289
1,850
14Matt 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
15Donovan 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
16Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
200
154
3,267
5,291
61.7
35,780
6.8
232.3
130
84.1
3.8
2.5
317
2,281
17Alex Smith
A. Smith
183
156
2,877
4,613
62.4
31,888
6.9
204.4
96
87.4
4.0
2.1
388
2,203
18Ryan Fitzpatrick
R. Fitzpatrick
173
133
2,411
4,039
59.7
26,991
6.7
202.9
136
79.9
4.3
3.4
231
1,224
19Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
167
109
2,217
3,556
62.3
25,534
7.2
234.3
93
88.7
4.7
2.6
220
1,332
20Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
161
96
1,815
2,834
64.0
22,176
7.8
231.0
56
98.8
5.7
2.0
248
1,597
21Cam Newton
C. Newton
158
109
2,001
3,420
58.5
25,074
7.3
230.0
94
85.3
4.6
2.7
256
1,943
22Kurt 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
23Matt 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
24Michael 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
25Andrew 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

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