most passing touchdowns by a player in first 3 games played

Tom Brady played in 291 games in his career.

Interpreted as:
most passing touchdowns by a player in first 3 regular-season games played
NAMEGPTDCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Tom Brady
T. Brady
291
649
6,949
10,643
65.3
80,492
7.6
276.6
182
101.2
6.1
1.7
473
2,969
2Drew Brees
D. Brees
250
571
6,419
9,374
68.5
73,182
7.8
292.7
196
103.3
6.1
2.1
358
2,522
3Peyton Manning
P. Manning
233
539
5,548
8,409
66.0
65,969
7.8
283.1
222
100.1
6.4
2.6
269
1,782
4Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
226
521
5,140
7,808
65.8
60,639
7.8
268.3
109
105.7
6.7
1.4
511
3,424
5Brett Favre
B. Favre
249
508
5,361
8,506
63.0
62,387
7.3
250.6
256
92.5
6.0
3.0
426
2,761
6Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
209
421
4,621
7,014
65.9
56,307
8.0
269.4
169
100.4
6.0
2.4
389
2,347
7Dan Marino
D. Marino
203
420
4,321
7,164
60.3
54,048
7.5
266.2
211
91.1
5.9
2.9
226
1,633
8Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
214
418
4,783
7,353
65.0
57,011
7.8
266.4
169
98.0
5.7
2.3
444
2,976
9Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
194
402
4,608
7,193
64.1
53,852
7.5
277.6
164
95.8
5.6
2.3
424
2,853
10Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
202
381
4,874
7,351
66.3
55,441
7.5
274.5
150
97.5
5.2
2.0
381
2,525
11Eli Manning
E. Manning
193
366
4,142
6,791
61.0
49,023
7.2
254.0
199
88.7
5.4
2.9
316
2,232
12Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
173
353
3,417
5,218
65.5
41,331
7.9
238.9
89
105.1
6.8
1.7
483
3,193
13Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
187
342
3,005
5,108
58.8
39,696
7.8
212.3
201
89.4
6.7
3.9
14John Elway
J. Elway
166
300
3,124
5,302
58.9
40,381
7.6
243.3
148
90.1
5.7
2.8
348
2,648
15Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
152
294
3,431
5,391
63.6
40,547
7.5
266.8
159
92.3
5.5
2.9
274
1,871
16Warren Moon
W. Moon
165
291
3,364
5,659
59.4
42,308
7.5
256.4
186
86.2
5.1
3.3
344
2,559
17Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
146
290
2,201
3,963
55.5
32,727
8.3
224.2
181
88.1
7.3
4.6
18Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
147
288
3,442
5,095
67.6
39,473
7.7
268.5
103
101.1
5.7
2.0
289
2,093
19Vinny Testaverde
V. Testaverde
170
275
3,074
5,321
57.8
38,300
7.2
225.3
211
80.9
5.2
4.0
314
2,264
20Joe Montana
J. Montana
132
273
2,679
4,185
64.0
32,917
7.9
249.4
107
99.3
6.5
2.6
21Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
154
270
3,477
5,548
62.7
38,579
7.0
250.5
125
90.1
4.9
2.3
310
2,187
22Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
111
262
2,773
4,133
67.1
32,164
7.8
289.8
67
104.8
6.3
1.6
180
1,174
23Dave Krieg
D. Krieg
142
261
2,422
4,051
59.8
30,730
7.6
216.4
141
90.5
6.4
3.5
342
2,684
24Derek Carr
D. Carr
140
257
3,209
4,912
65.3
36,144
7.4
258.2
95
96.6
5.2
1.9
246
1,529
25Sonny Jurgensen
S. Jurgensen
127
255
2,050
3,513
58.4
28,190
8.0
222.0
146
91.0
7.3
4.2
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9
2
0
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Bills Bills
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3
0
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12/28
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AFC EastWLTPCT
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9
2
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.818
Bills Bills
6
3
0
.667
AFC NorthWLTPCT
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.444
AFC SouthWLTPCT
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Jaguars Jaguars
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4
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AFC WestWLTPCT
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.700
NFC EastWLTPCT
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7
2
0
.778
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5
1
.389
NFC NorthWLTPCT
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6
3
0
.667
Bears Bears
6
3
0
.667
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
3
0
.667
Panthers Panthers
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5
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Seahawks Seahawks
7
2
0
.778
Rams Rams
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2
0
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NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

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DAL DAL
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LAC LAC
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TB TB
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11/16
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1:00 PM
Sun
11/16
CAR CAR
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ATL ATL
1:00 PM