most passing tds first 7 seasons by qb until 2011 starter

Peyton Manning had the most passing touchdowns by a quarterback as a starter in his first 7 seasons, with 216 touchdowns.

NAMETDGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Peyton Manning
P. Manning
216
112
2,464
3,880
63.5
29,442
7.6
262.9
120
92.3
5.6
3.1
139
941
2Dan Marino
D. Marino
200
92
2,001
3,354
59.7
25,643
7.6
278.7
119
88.7
6.0
3.5
73
590
3Brett Favre
B. Favre
180
93
1,941
3,148
61.7
22,229
7.1
239.0
92
89.8
5.7
2.9
184
1,169
4Jim Kelly
J. Kelly
161
102
1,824
3,024
60.3
23,031
7.6
225.8
108
86.9
5.3
3.6
201
1,544
5Eli Manning
E. Manning
156
103
1,929
3,323
58.0
22,580
6.8
219.2
113
80.3
4.7
3.4
165
1,174
6Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
154
97
2,024
3,217
62.9
22,694
7.1
234.0
100
86.9
4.8
3.1
160
1,116
7Tom Brady
T. Brady
147
94
1,890
3,051
61.9
21,512
7.1
228.9
78
88.5
4.8
2.6
182
1,150
8Drew Bledsoe
D. Bledsoe
147
105
2,184
3,905
55.9
25,870
6.6
246.4
123
75.7
3.8
3.1
211
1,484
9Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
142
98
1,754
2,780
63.1
22,326
8.0
227.8
84
92.6
5.1
3.0
272
1,805
10Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
135
80
1,547
2,425
63.8
19,513
8.0
243.9
57
97.5
5.6
2.4
137
852
11Daunte Culpepper
D. Culpepper
135
80
1,678
2,607
64.4
20,162
7.7
252.0
86
91.5
5.2
3.3
228
1,214
12Donovan McNabb
D. McNabb
134
88
1,696
2,892
58.6
19,267
6.7
218.9
65
84.8
4.6
2.2
222
1,389
13Warren Moon
W. Moon
134
99
1,701
3,025
56.2
22,989
7.6
232.2
112
79.9
4.4
3.7
242
1,906
14Drew Brees
D. Brees
133
90
1,906
2,988
63.8
20,968
7.0
233.0
82
87.9
4.5
2.7
124
926
15Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
131
62
1,346
2,054
65.5
17,037
8.3
274.8
37
105.0
6.4
1.8
151
949
16Trent Green
T. Green
127
83
1,664
2,761
60.3
21,004
7.6
253.1
81
87.1
4.6
2.9
184
1,141
17Jim Everett
J. Everett
126
91
1,639
2,856
57.4
21,088
7.4
231.7
103
80.4
4.4
3.6
160
1,152
18Jeff Garcia
J. Garcia
125
86
1,662
2,730
60.9
18,753
6.9
218.1
67
86.5
4.6
2.5
125
652
19Aaron Brooks
A. Brooks
121
90
1,659
2,941
56.4
20,074
6.8
223.0
91
78.4
4.1
3.1
232
1,428
20Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
120
64
1,006
1,855
54.2
14,505
7.8
226.6
102
78.5
6.5
5.5
21Jay Cutler
J. Cutler
117
78
1,541
2,521
61.1
18,283
7.3
234.4
86
84.5
4.6
3.4
161
1,022
22Marc Bulger
M. Bulger
117
87
1,829
2,924
62.6
21,345
7.3
245.3
87
85.6
4.0
3.0
240
1,778
23Tony Romo
T. Romo
115
61
1,310
2,043
64.1
16,388
8.0
268.7
59
95.7
5.6
2.9
104
652
24Neil Lomax
N. Lomax
112
80
1,443
2,474
58.3
17,801
7.2
222.5
69
84.1
4.5
2.8
284
2,099
25Daryle Lamonica
D. Lamonica
111
55
826
1,623
50.9
12,291
7.6
223.5
75
79.6
6.8
4.6
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