most passing tds 2001 to 2020 nfl

Between the 2001 and 2020 seasons, Tom Brady had the most passing touchdowns, with 581 touchdowns.

Interpreted as:
most passing tds by a player 2001 to 2020 NFL
NAMETDGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Tom Brady
T. Brady
581
300
6,777
10,595
64.0
79,198
7.5
264.0
191
97.3
5.5
1.8
521
3,272
2Drew Brees
D. Brees
571
287
7,142
10,551
67.7
80,358
7.6
280.0
243
98.7
5.4
2.3
420
2,991
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
421
244
5,277
8,134
64.9
63,440
7.8
260.0
209
95.2
5.2
2.6
465
2,842
5Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
412
197
4,285
6,587
65.1
51,245
7.8
260.1
89
103.9
6.3
1.4
468
3,150
6Ben 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
7Eli 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
8Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
347
205
4,867
7,443
65.4
55,767
7.5
272.0
158
94.5
4.7
2.1
410
2,706
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
10Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
282
165
3,898
6,224
62.6
45,109
7.2
273.4
144
89.9
4.5
2.3
385
2,496
11Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
267
144
2,820
4,335
65.1
33,946
7.8
235.7
81
101.7
6.2
1.9
394
2,572
12Brett 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
13Tony 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
14Jay 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
15Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
224
176
3,744
6,066
61.7
40,931
6.7
232.6
144
84.1
3.7
2.4
366
2,623
16Ryan Fitzpatrick
R. Fitzpatrick
223
165
3,069
5,054
60.7
34,977
6.9
212.0
169
82.3
4.4
3.3
299
1,574
17Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
218
144
2,973
4,782
62.2
33,764
7.1
234.5
126
87.5
4.6
2.6
302
1,922
18Matt 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
19Donovan 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
20Alex Smith
A. Smith
199
174
3,250
5,193
62.6
35,650
6.9
204.9
109
86.9
3.8
2.1
432
2,463
21Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
190
109
2,453
3,662
67.0
28,372
7.7
260.3
84
97.9
5.2
2.3
213
1,571
22Cam Newton
C. Newton
190
140
2,613
4,348
60.1
31,698
7.3
226.4
118
85.8
4.4
2.7
322
2,394
23Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
178
116
2,345
3,678
63.8
26,995
7.3
232.7
88
92.0
4.8
2.4
303
2,270
24Andrew 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
25Derek Carr
D. Carr
170
110
2,468
3,830
64.4
26,896
7.0
244.5
71
92.1
4.4
1.9
197
1,192
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14
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