most passing tds before 2020

Before 2020, Drew Brees had the most passing touchdowns, with 547 touchdowns.

Interpreted as:
most passing tds by a player before 2020
NAMETDGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Drew Brees
D. Brees
547
275
6,867
10,161
67.6
77,416
7.6
281.5
237
98.4
5.4
2.3
407
2,902
2Tom Brady
T. Brady
541
285
6,377
9,988
63.8
74,571
7.5
261.7
179
97.0
5.4
1.8
500
3,129
3Peyton 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
4Brett Favre
B. Favre
508
302
6,300
10,169
62.0
71,838
7.1
237.9
336
86.0
5.0
3.3
525
3,487
5Dan 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
6Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
397
228
4,908
7,591
64.7
59,271
7.8
260.0
198
95.1
5.2
2.6
446
2,724
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
8Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
364
181
3,913
6,061
64.6
46,946
7.7
259.4
84
102.4
6.0
1.4
448
2,968
9Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
363
218
4,651
7,230
64.3
56,545
7.8
259.4
191
94.0
5.0
2.6
503
3,320
10Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
342
246
3,686
6,467
57.0
47,003
7.3
191.1
266
80.4
5.3
4.1
274
2,337
11Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
321
189
4,460
6,817
65.4
51,186
7.5
270.8
147
94.6
4.7
2.2
369
2,449
12John 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
13Carson 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
14Warren 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
15Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
290
211
2,830
5,186
54.6
40,239
7.8
190.7
253
78.2
5.6
4.9
74
590
16Vinny Testaverde
V. Testaverde
275
233
3,787
6,701
56.5
46,233
6.9
198.4
267
75.0
4.1
4.0
417
2,992
17Joe 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
18Dave Krieg
D. Krieg
261
213
3,105
5,311
58.5
38,147
7.2
179.1
199
81.5
4.9
3.7
494
3,794
19Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
256
149
3,559
5,696
62.5
41,025
7.2
275.3
134
89.3
4.5
2.4
347
2,242
20Sonny Jurgensen
S. Jurgensen
255
218
2,433
4,262
57.1
32,224
7.6
147.8
189
82.6
6.0
4.4
94
748
21Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
254
181
3,297
5,604
58.8
43,040
7.7
237.8
242
80.2
4.5
4.3
319
2,304
22Drew Bledsoe
D. Bledsoe
251
194
3,839
6,717
57.2
44,611
6.6
230.0
206
77.1
3.7
3.1
467
3,135
23Tony 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
24Boomer Esiason
B. Esiason
247
187
2,969
5,205
57.0
37,920
7.3
202.8
184
81.1
4.7
3.5
318
2,438
25John Hadl
J. Hadl
244
224
2,363
4,687
50.4
33,503
7.1
149.6
268
67.4
5.2
5.7
179
1,514
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AFC NorthWLTPCT
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4
1
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Packers Packers
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1
1
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0
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Buccaneers Buccaneers
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2
0
.750
Panthers Panthers
4
4
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Seahawks Seahawks
5
2
0
.714
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2
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Wed
9/3
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9/4
KC KC
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LAC LAC
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9/6
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