most passing touchdowns 1998 to 2020

Between the 1998 and 2020 seasons, Tom Brady had the most passing touchdowns, with 581 touchdowns.

Interpreted as:
most passing touchdowns by a player 1998 to 2020
NAMETDGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Tom Brady
T. Brady
581
301
6,778
10,598
64.0
79,204
7.5
263.1
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
539
266
6,125
9,380
65.3
71,940
7.7
270.5
251
96.5
5.7
2.7
303
1,953
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
9Brett Favre
B. Favre
326
205
4,329
6,964
62.2
49,247
7.1
240.2
241
84.5
4.7
3.5
331
2,247
10Carson 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
11Matthew 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
12Russell 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
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
14Donovan McNabb
D. McNabb
234
167
3,170
5,374
59.0
37,276
6.9
223.2
117
85.6
4.4
2.2
410
2,626
15Jay 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
16Joe 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
17Ryan 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
18Andy 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
19Matt Hasselbeck
M. Hasselbeck
212
209
3,222
5,330
60.5
36,638
6.9
175.3
153
82.4
4.0
2.9
360
2,260
20Kurt Warner
K. Warner
208
124
2,666
4,070
65.5
32,344
7.9
260.8
128
93.7
5.1
3.1
260
1,669
21Alex 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
22Kirk 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
23Cam 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
24Ryan 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
25Andrew 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
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