Between the 1940 and 2015 seasons, Peyton Manning had the most passing touchdowns, with 539 touchdowns.
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most passing touchdowns by a player from 1940 to 2015| NAME | TD | GP | CMP | ATT | PCT | YDS | AVG | YDS/G | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 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 |
| 2 |  | B. Favre | 508 | 302 | 6,300 | 10,169 | 62.0 | 71,838 | 7.1 | 237.9 | 336 | 86.0 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 525 | 3,487 |
| 3 |  | D. Brees | 428 | 217 | 5,365 | 8,085 | 66.4 | 60,903 | 7.5 | 280.7 | 205 | 95.8 | 5.3 | 2.5 | 331 | 2,363 |
| 4 |  | T. Brady | 428 | 225 | 4,953 | 7,792 | 63.6 | 58,028 | 7.4 | 257.9 | 150 | 96.4 | 5.5 | 1.9 | 402 | 2,509 |
| 5 |  | D. Marino | 420 | 242 | 4,967 | 8,358 | 59.4 | 61,361 | 7.3 | 253.6 | 252 | 86.4 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 270 | 1,930 |
| 6 |  | F. Tarkenton | 342 | 246 | 3,686 | 6,467 | 57.0 | 47,003 | 7.3 | 191.1 | 266 | 80.4 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 274 | 2,337 |
| 7 |  | J. Elway | 300 | 234 | 4,123 | 7,250 | 56.9 | 51,475 | 7.1 | 220.0 | 226 | 79.9 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 516 | 3,785 |
| 8 |  | E. Manning | 294 | 185 | 3,695 | 6,227 | 59.3 | 44,187 | 7.1 | 238.8 | 199 | 83.5 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 307 | 2,137 |
| 9 |  | W. Moon | 291 | 208 | 3,988 | 6,823 | 58.4 | 49,325 | 7.2 | 237.1 | 233 | 80.9 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 458 | 3,415 |
| 10 |  | J. Unitas | 290 | 211 | 2,830 | 5,186 | 54.6 | 40,239 | 7.8 | 190.7 | 253 | 78.2 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 74 | 590 |
| 11 |  | P. Rivers | 281 | 164 | 3,462 | 5,339 | 64.8 | 41,447 | 7.8 | 252.7 | 135 | 95.5 | 5.3 | 2.5 | 326 | 1,990 |
| 12 | | V. Testaverde | 275 | 233 | 3,787 | 6,701 | 56.5 | 46,233 | 6.9 | 198.4 | 267 | 75.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 417 | 2,992 |
| 13 |  | J. Montana | 273 | 192 | 3,409 | 5,391 | 63.2 | 40,551 | 7.5 | 211.2 | 139 | 92.3 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 313 | 2,095 |
| 14 |  | B. Roethlisberger | 272 | 171 | 3,476 | 5,423 | 64.1 | 42,995 | 7.9 | 251.4 | 147 | 94.0 | 5.0 | 2.7 | 439 | 2,867 |
| 15 | | D. Krieg | 261 | 213 | 3,105 | 5,311 | 58.5 | 38,147 | 7.2 | 179.1 | 199 | 81.5 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 494 | 3,794 |
| 16 |  | C. Palmer | 259 | 160 | 3,413 | 5,443 | 62.7 | 40,036 | 7.4 | 250.2 | 166 | 88.1 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 278 | 1,933 |
| 17 |  | A. Rodgers | 257 | 126 | 2,633 | 4,047 | 65.1 | 32,399 | 8.0 | 257.1 | 65 | 104.1 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 306 | 1,917 |
| 18 | | S. Jurgensen | 255 | 218 | 2,433 | 4,262 | 57.1 | 32,224 | 7.6 | 147.8 | 189 | 82.6 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 94 | 748 |
| 19 |  | D. Fouts | 254 | 181 | 3,297 | 5,604 | 58.8 | 43,040 | 7.7 | 237.8 | 242 | 80.2 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 319 | 2,304 |
| 20 | | 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 |
| 21 |  | T. Romo | 247 | 155 | 2,826 | 4,331 | 65.3 | 34,154 | 7.9 | 220.3 | 117 | 97.1 | 5.7 | 2.7 | 248 | 1,672 |
| 22 | | B. Esiason | 247 | 187 | 2,969 | 5,205 | 57.0 | 37,920 | 7.3 | 202.8 | 184 | 81.1 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 318 | 2,438 |
| 23 | | J. Hadl | 244 | 224 | 2,363 | 4,687 | 50.4 | 33,503 | 7.1 | 149.6 | 268 | 67.4 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 179 | 1,514 |
| 24 | | L. Dawson | 239 | 211 | 2,136 | 3,741 | 57.1 | 28,711 | 7.7 | 136.1 | 183 | 82.6 | 6.4 | 4.9 | 167 | 1,423 |
| 25 |  | J. Kelly | 237 | 160 | 2,874 | 4,779 | 60.1 | 35,467 | 7.4 | 221.7 | 175 | 84.4 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 323 | 2,427 |
StatMuse has season-level data for passing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.
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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 |