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
227
522
5,149
7,823
65.8
60,755
7.8
267.6
109
105.7
6.7
1.4
512
3,435
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
197
409
4,666
7,284
64.1
54,498
7.5
276.6
166
95.9
5.6
2.3
427
2,879
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
16Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
149
291
3,479
5,151
67.5
39,906
7.7
267.8
104
101.1
5.6
2.0
294
2,123
17Warren 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
18Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
146
290
2,201
3,963
55.5
32,727
8.3
224.2
181
88.1
7.3
4.6
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
156
272
3,519
5,625
62.6
38,961
6.9
249.8
127
89.8
4.8
2.3
312
2,204
22Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
113
267
2,825
4,212
67.1
32,701
7.8
289.4
68
104.7
6.3
1.6
186
1,219
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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TEAMWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
10
2
0
.833
Bills Bills
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4
0
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AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
10
2
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.833
Bills Bills
8
4
0
.667
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Ravens Ravens
6
6
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.500
Steelers Steelers
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6
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.500
AFC SouthWLTPCT
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4
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Colts Colts
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AFC WestWLTPCT
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Chargers Chargers
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.667
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1
.542
NFC NorthWLTPCT
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9
3
0
.750
Packers Packers
8
3
1
.708
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Buccaneers Buccaneers
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5
0
.583
Panthers Panthers
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6
0
.538
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
9
3
0
.750
Seahawks Seahawks
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3
0
.750

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
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DAL DAL
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PHI PHI
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KC KC
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LAC LAC
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Sat
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PIT PIT
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NYJ NYJ
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TB TB
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ATL ATL
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Mon
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NYG NYG
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NE NE
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Thu
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12/7
SEA SEA
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