most passing tds before age 38

Peyton Manning has the most career passing touchdowns by a quarterback younger than 38, with 491 touchdowns.

Interpreted as:
most passing tds by a player before age 38
NAMETDGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Peyton Manning
P. Manning
491
240
5,532
8,452
65.5
64,964
7.7
270.7
219
97.2
5.8
2.6
270
1,740
2Drew 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
3Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
435
208
4,532
6,960
65.1
54,123
7.8
260.2
93
104.0
6.3
1.3
489
3,291
4Brett Favre
B. Favre
423
246
5,162
8,433
61.2
59,027
7.0
239.9
277
85.3
5.0
3.3
433
2,849
5Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
412
235
5,462
8,598
63.5
63,163
7.3
268.8
192
92.3
4.8
2.2
519
3,479
6Dan Marino
D. Marino
410
232
4,778
8,012
59.6
59,128
7.4
254.9
235
87.4
5.1
2.9
261
1,864
7Tom Brady
T. Brady
392
209
4,551
7,168
63.5
53,258
7.4
254.8
143
95.9
5.5
2.0
364
2,284
8Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
391
224
4,806
7,445
64.6
58,090
7.8
259.3
193
95.1
5.3
2.6
438
2,653
9Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
381
234
5,551
8,464
65.6
62,792
7.4
268.3
183
93.6
4.5
2.2
488
3,267
10Ben 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
11Eli 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
12Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
353
205
3,951
6,120
64.6
46,966
7.7
229.1
114
99.3
5.8
1.9
570
3,749
13Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
317
230
3,341
5,895
56.7
43,535
7.4
189.3
234
81.5
5.4
4.0
14Carson 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
15Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
291
170
3,852
5,768
66.8
43,824
7.6
257.8
129
96.9
5.0
2.2
339
2,451
16Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
280
184
2,616
4,777
54.8
37,715
7.9
205.0
231
80.0
5.9
4.8
17John Elway
J. Elway
278
221
3,913
6,894
56.8
48,669
7.1
220.2
216
79.2
4.0
3.1
498
3,650
18Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
267
125
3,077
4,645
66.2
35,750
7.7
286.0
84
101.0
5.7
1.8
213
1,391
19Derek Carr
D. Carr
257
169
3,765
5,785
65.1
41,245
7.1
244.1
112
92.8
4.4
1.9
303
1,890
20Joe Montana
J. Montana
257
178
3,110
4,898
63.5
37,268
7.6
209.4
130
93.1
5.2
2.7
21Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
254
179
3,539
5,651
62.6
39,793
7.0
222.3
151
87.5
4.5
2.7
363
2,372
22Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
254
181
3,297
5,604
58.8
43,040
7.7
237.8
242
80.2
4.5
4.3
23Drew 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
24Dave Krieg
D. Krieg
251
191
2,916
4,996
58.4
36,247
7.3
189.8
190
81.9
5.0
3.8
25Jared Goff
J. Goff
248
147
3,336
5,058
66.0
38,392
7.6
261.2
99
96.9
4.9
2.0
275
1,995
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TEAMWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
9
4
0
.692
Colts Colts
8
5
0
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8
5
0
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11
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SEA SEA
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19

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36

JAX Jaguars

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
2
0
.846
Bills Bills
9
4
0
.692
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
7
6
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.538
Ravens Ravens
6
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.462
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
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4
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.692
Texans Texans
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AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
11
2
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.846
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9
4
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.692
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
5
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.615
Cowboys Cowboys
6
6
1
.500
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
9
3
1
.731
Bears Bears
9
4
0
.692
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
6
0
.538
Panthers Panthers
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6
0
.538
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
10
3
0
.769
Seahawks Seahawks
10
3
0
.769

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

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Sat
9/6
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IND IND
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9/6
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NO NO
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9/6
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DEN DEN
12-20
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9/6
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SEA SEA
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