most passing tds by a broncos qb 1978 to 2020

Between the 1978 and 2020 seasons, John Elway had the most passing touchdowns by a Broncos quarterback, with 300 touchdowns.

NAMETDGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1John 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
2Peyton Manning
P. Manning
140
58
1,443
2,170
66.5
17,112
7.9
295.0
53
101.7
6.5
2.4
72
470
3Jake Plummer
J. Plummer
71
59
944
1,596
59.1
11,631
7.3
197.1
47
84.3
4.4
2.9
69
409
4Brian Griese
B. Griese
71
53
1,044
1,678
62.2
11,763
7.0
221.9
53
84.1
4.2
3.2
116
793
5Craig Morton
C. Morton
60
58
776
1,340
57.9
9,966
7.4
171.8
57
78.5
4.5
4.3
149
1,082
6Jay Cutler
J. Cutler
54
37
762
1,220
62.5
9,024
7.4
243.9
37
87.1
4.4
3.0
51
307
7Kyle Orton
K. Orton
49
34
720
1,194
60.3
8,434
7.1
248.1
28
85.7
4.1
2.3
72
451
8Trevor Siemian
T. Siemian
30
26
495
835
59.3
5,686
6.8
218.7
24
79.9
3.6
2.9
64
407
9Drew Lock
D. Lock
23
18
354
599
59.1
3,953
6.6
219.6
18
79.1
3.8
3.0
24
149
10Steve DeBerg
S. DeBerg
22
33
314
546
57.5
3,819
7.0
115.7
24
74.3
4.0
4.4
48
398
11Case Keenum
C. Keenum
18
16
365
586
62.3
3,890
6.6
243.1
15
81.2
3.1
2.6
34
235
12Tim Tebow
T. Tebow
17
23
167
353
47.3
2,383
6.8
103.6
9
75.1
4.8
2.5
39
251
13Brock Osweiler
B. Osweiler
16
27
283
477
59.3
3,214
6.7
119.0
11
81.2
3.4
2.3
35
223
14Gary Kubiak
G. Kubiak
14
119
173
298
58.1
1,920
6.4
16.1
16
70.6
4.7
5.4
31
236
15Gus Frerotte
G. Frerotte
12
14
168
280
60.0
2,084
7.4
148.9
8
85.5
4.3
2.9
15
98
16Bubby Brister
B. Brister
10
10
96
160
60.0
1,121
7.0
112.1
6
86.5
6.3
3.8
7
49
17Steve Beuerlein
S. Beuerlein
8
12
101
180
56.1
1,314
7.3
109.5
10
70.9
4.4
5.6
21
138
18Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
6
8
171
262
65.3
1,822
7.0
227.8
5
85.1
2.3
1.9
26
194
19Tommy Maddox
T. Maddox
6
29
67
122
54.9
758
6.2
26.1
9
59.4
4.9
7.4
10
60
20Ken Karcher
K. Karcher
6
4
62
114
54.4
756
6.6
189.0
4
78.0
5.3
3.5
5
45
21Norris Weese
N. Weese
5
29
108
184
58.7
1,454
7.9
50.1
8
74.9
2.7
4.3
25
180
22Paxton Lynch
P. Lynch
4
5
79
128
61.7
792
6.2
158.4
4
76.7
3.1
3.1
18
93
23Jeff Driskel
J. Driskel
3
3
35
64
54.7
432
6.8
144.0
2
78.4
4.7
3.1
11
98
24Brandon Allen
B. Allen
3
3
39
84
46.4
515
6.1
171.7
2
68.3
3.6
2.4
9
59
25Hugh Millen
H. Millen
3
8
107
171
62.6
1,090
6.4
136.3
3
79.3
1.8
1.8
13
98
StatMuse has season-level data for passing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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PASS YDS/G

220.1

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TEAMWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
9
2
0
.818
Chargers Chargers
7
4
0
.636
Chiefs Chiefs
6
5
0
.545
Raiders Raiders
2
9
0
.182
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11/30
DEN DEN
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WAS WAS
8:20 PM
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12/7
DEN DEN
@
LV LV
4:05 PM
Sun
12/14
GB GB
@
DEN DEN
4:25 PM
Sun
12/21
JAX JAX
@
DEN DEN
4:05 PM
Thu
12/25
DEN DEN
@
KC KC
8:15 PM
Last Game
KC Chiefs

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19

Final

22

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
10
2
0
.833
Bills Bills
7
4
0
.636
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Ravens Ravens
6
5
0
.545
Steelers Steelers
6
5
0
.545
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
8
3
0
.727
Jaguars Jaguars
7
4
0
.636
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
9
2
0
.818
Chargers Chargers
7
4
0
.636
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
3
0
.727
Cowboys Cowboys
5
5
1
.500
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears
8
3
0
.727
Packers Packers
7
3
1
.682
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
5
0
.545
Panthers Panthers
6
6
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
9
2
0
.818
Seahawks Seahawks
8
3
0
.727

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
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NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
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ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
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NE NE
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Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
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Thu
11/27
KC KC
@
DAL DAL
4:30 PM
Thu
11/27
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BAL BAL
8:20 PM
Fri
11/28
CHI CHI
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PHI PHI
3:00 PM
Sun
11/30
JAX JAX
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM