most passing touchdowns through first 7 games 2000 to 2023

Between the 2000 and 2023 seasons, Deshaun Watson and Jeff Garcia were tied for the most passing touchdowns in their first 7 games, with 19 touchdowns.

Interpreted as:
most passing touchdowns by a player through first 7 games 2000 to 2023
NAMETDGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Deshaun Watson
D. Watson
19
7
126
204
61.8
1,699
8.3
242.7
8
103.0
9.3
3.9
19
116
2Jeff Garcia
J. Garcia
19
7
149
232
64.2
1,794
7.7
256.3
4
107.9
8.2
1.7
4
28
3Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
18
7
157
247
63.6
2,149
8.7
307.0
5
107.2
7.3
2.0
8
41
4Kurt Warner
K. Warner
18
7
158
230
68.7
2,445
10.6
349.3
10
111.6
7.8
4.3
14
74
5Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
17
7
181
269
67.3
2,146
8.0
306.6
5
104.7
6.3
1.9
14
82
6Trent Green
T. Green
16
7
139
230
60.4
1,948
8.5
278.3
5
101.9
7.0
2.2
23
138
7Brian Griese
B. Griese
16
7
167
262
63.7
2,085
8.0
297.9
2
105.5
6.1
0.8
15
121
8Elvis Grbac
E. Grbac
16
7
127
221
57.5
1,651
7.5
235.9
4
97.7
7.2
1.8
12
58
9Peyton Manning
P. Manning
15
7
161
247
65.2
2,150
8.7
307.1
7
101.1
6.1
2.8
7
36
10Marc Bulger
M. Bulger
14
7
138
214
64.5
1,826
8.5
260.9
6
101.5
6.5
2.8
12
102
11Daunte Culpepper
D. Culpepper
14
7
119
191
62.3
1,671
8.7
238.7
7
99.6
7.3
3.7
19
83
12Marcus Mariota
M. Mariota
13
7
147
224
65.6
1,795
8.0
256.4
6
98.3
5.8
2.7
20
136
13Kelly Holcomb
K. Holcomb
12
7
117
190
61.6
1,515
8.0
216.4
7
92.3
6.3
3.7
6
45
14Mason Rudolph
M. Rudolph
11
7
131
203
64.5
1,330
6.6
190.0
4
93.0
5.4
2.0
9
59
15Mike Glennon
M. Glennon
11
7
154
248
62.1
1,535
6.2
219.3
4
87.7
4.4
1.6
17
139
16Jay Cutler
J. Cutler
11
7
127
209
60.8
1,574
7.5
224.9
8
85.7
5.3
3.8
16
99
17Derek Anderson
D. Anderson
11
7
99
178
55.6
1,305
7.3
186.4
10
76.2
6.2
5.6
9
78
18Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
11
7
107
155
69.0
1,316
8.5
188.0
5
105.2
7.1
3.2
9
60
19Vinny Testaverde
V. Testaverde
11
7
128
238
53.8
1,428
6.0
204.0
9
71.6
4.6
3.8
6
21
20Sam Howell
S. Howell
10
7
156
233
67.0
1,669
7.2
238.4
7
89.5
4.3
3.0
37
226
21Daniel Jones
D. Jones
10
7
135
216
62.5
1,466
6.8
209.4
7
84.4
4.6
3.2
21
158
22Gardner Minshew II
G. Minshew II
10
7
139
226
61.5
1,697
7.5
242.4
2
95.7
4.4
0.9
16
104
23Nick Mullens
N. Mullens
10
7
153
241
63.5
1,995
8.3
285.0
7
91.2
4.1
2.9
14
109
24Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
10
7
159
265
60.0
1,768
6.7
252.6
7
81.5
3.8
2.6
22
154
25Sam Darnold
S. Darnold
10
7
124
221
56.1
1,552
7.0
221.7
10
74.3
4.5
4.5
16
99
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