most passing touchdowns before turning 38

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 turning 38 years old
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
5Dan 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
6Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
394
229
5,334
8,408
63.4
61,675
7.3
269.3
190
91.7
4.7
2.3
513
3,434
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
204
3,948
6,113
64.6
46,921
7.7
230.0
114
99.4
5.8
1.9
568
3,736
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
288
166
3,794
5,668
66.9
43,181
7.6
260.1
126
97.3
5.1
2.2
333
2,413
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
262
120
2,967
4,453
66.6
34,451
7.7
287.1
78
102.2
5.9
1.8
198
1,304
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
25Tony 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
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.714
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