most passing tds 2001 to 2018 nfl

From 2001 through 2018, Drew Brees had the most passing touchdowns, with 520 touchdowns.

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  • Data note: Passing Touchdowns: player season data complete from 1921
NAMETDGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Drew Brees
D. Brees
520
264
6,586
9,783
67.3
74,437
7.6
282.0
233
97.7
5.3
2.4
395
2,813
2Tom Brady
T. Brady
517
268
6,003
9,372
64.1
70,508
7.5
263.1
171
97.6
5.5
1.8
473
2,944
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
374
212
4,518
7,000
64.5
54,656
7.8
257.8
178
95.6
5.3
2.5
412
2,502
5Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
363
216
4,616
7,168
64.4
56,194
7.8
260.2
190
94.2
5.1
2.7
501
3,313
6Eli Manning
E. Manning
360
232
4,804
7,972
60.3
55,981
7.0
241.3
239
84.1
4.5
3.0
406
2,826
7Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
338
165
3,560
5,492
64.8
42,944
7.8
260.3
80
103.1
6.2
1.5
412
2,684
8Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
295
174
4,052
6,201
65.3
46,720
7.5
268.5
133
94.9
4.8
2.1
321
2,133
9Carson 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
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
12Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
237
141
3,372
5,405
62.4
38,526
7.1
273.2
129
88.4
4.4
2.4
329
2,105
13Jay 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
14Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
212
163
3,499
5,670
61.7
38,245
6.7
234.6
136
84.1
3.7
2.4
333
2,360
15Matt 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
16Donovan 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
17Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
196
112
2,095
3,261
64.2
25,624
7.9
228.8
63
100.3
6.0
1.9
299
1,952
18Alex Smith
A. Smith
193
166
3,082
4,941
62.4
34,068
6.9
205.2
101
87.3
3.9
2.0
410
2,324
19Ryan Fitzpatrick
R. Fitzpatrick
190
141
2,575
4,285
60.1
29,357
6.9
208.2
148
81.1
4.4
3.5
245
1,300
20Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
188
120
2,443
3,921
62.3
28,100
7.2
234.2
104
88.8
4.8
2.7
241
1,489
21Cam Newton
C. Newton
182
123
2,321
3,891
59.7
28,469
7.3
231.5
107
86.4
4.7
2.7
285
2,156
22Andrew Luck
A. Luck
171
86
2,000
3,290
60.8
23,671
7.2
275.2
83
89.5
5.2
2.5
174
1,124
23Kurt 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
24Matt Schaub
M. Schaub
133
148
2,098
3,281
63.9
24,887
7.6
168.2
90
89.1
4.1
2.7
178
1,226
25Michael 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

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.444
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.375
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