Peyton Manning has the most career passing touchdowns by a quarterback younger than 38, with 491 touchdowns.
Interpreted as:
most passing touchdowns by a player before age 38| NAME | TD | GP | CMP | ATT | PCT | YDS | AVG | YDS/G | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 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 |
| 2 |  | 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 |
| 3 |  | 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 |
| 4 |  | M. Stafford | 423 | 239 | 5,562 | 8,763 | 63.5 | 64,516 | 7.4 | 269.9 | 196 | 92.4 | 4.8 | 2.2 | 525 | 3,515 |
| 5 |  | 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 |
| 6 |  | 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 |
| 7 |  | 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 |
| 8 |  | 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 |
| 9 |  | 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 |
| 10 |  | 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 |
| 11 |  | 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 |
| 12 |  | 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 |
| 13 |  | F. Tarkenton | 317 | 230 | 3,341 | 5,895 | 56.7 | 43,535 | 7.4 | 189.3 | 234 | 81.5 | 5.4 | 4.0 | ||
| 14 |  | K. Cousins | 298 | 174 | 3,934 | 5,899 | 66.7 | 44,700 | 7.6 | 256.9 | 131 | 96.8 | 5.1 | 2.2 | 345 | 2,487 |
| 15 |  | 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 |
| 16 |  | J. Unitas | 280 | 184 | 2,616 | 4,777 | 54.8 | 37,715 | 7.9 | 205.0 | 231 | 80.0 | 5.9 | 4.8 | ||
| 17 |  | 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 |
| 18 |  | P. Mahomes | 267 | 126 | 3,093 | 4,673 | 66.2 | 35,939 | 7.7 | 285.2 | 85 | 100.8 | 5.7 | 1.8 | 218 | 1,412 |
| 19 |  | 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 |
| 20 |  | J. Montana | 257 | 178 | 3,110 | 4,898 | 63.5 | 37,268 | 7.6 | 209.4 | 130 | 93.1 | 5.2 | 2.7 | ||
| 21 |  | J. Goff | 256 | 151 | 3,440 | 5,224 | 65.8 | 39,622 | 7.6 | 262.4 | 102 | 96.8 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 286 | 2,074 |
| 22 |  | 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 |
| 23 |  | D. Fouts | 254 | 181 | 3,297 | 5,604 | 58.8 | 43,040 | 7.7 | 237.8 | 242 | 80.2 | 4.5 | 4.3 | ||
| 24 | | 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 |
| 25 | | D. Krieg | 251 | 191 | 2,916 | 4,996 | 58.4 | 36,247 | 7.3 | 189.8 | 190 | 81.9 | 5.0 | 3.8 | ||
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |