most touchdowns per start by a qb in nfl history with minimum 50 games played

Tom Brady had the most passing touchdowns by a quarterback as a starter when playing 50+ games, with 649 touchdowns.

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most passing touchdowns per start by a qb in NFL history with minimum 50 games played
NAMETDGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Tom Brady
T. Brady
649
333
7,747
12,037
64.4
89,162
7.4
267.8
212
97.2
5.4
1.8
565
3,576
2Drew Brees
D. Brees
570
286
7,127
10,524
67.7
80,137
7.6
280.2
243
98.7
5.4
2.3
418
2,979
3Peyton Manning
P. Manning
539
265
6,120
9,371
65.3
71,871
7.7
271.2
251
96.5
5.8
2.7
302
1,953
4Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
521
252
5,536
8,496
65.2
64,709
7.6
256.8
122
102.6
6.1
1.4
582
3,968
5Brett Favre
B. Favre
506
298
6,270
10,112
62.0
71,476
7.1
239.9
333
86.2
5.0
3.3
515
3,416
6Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
420
240
5,260
8,104
64.9
63,292
7.8
263.7
208
95.3
5.2
2.6
461
2,816
7Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
413
247
5,406
8,390
64.4
63,533
7.6
257.2
208
93.4
4.9
2.5
551
3,651
8Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
409
234
5,440
8,567
63.5
62,882
7.3
268.7
192
92.2
4.8
2.2
519
3,479
9Dan Marino
D. Marino
400
231
4,794
8,062
59.5
59,151
7.3
256.1
246
86.0
5.0
3.1
260
1,850
10Matt 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
11Eli Manning
E. Manning
366
234
4,892
8,110
60.3
56,957
7.0
243.4
244
84.1
4.5
3.0
410
2,867
12Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
353
202
3,947
6,111
64.6
46,913
7.7
232.2
114
99.4
5.8
1.9
567
3,731
13Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
294
181
3,933
6,286
62.6
46,131
7.3
254.9
184
88.2
4.7
2.9
340
2,364
14Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
292
204
3,167
5,532
57.2
40,134
7.3
196.7
218
81.2
5.3
3.9
15Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
287
162
3,785
5,648
67.0
43,091
7.6
266.0
123
97.6
5.1
2.2
334
2,401
16Warren Moon
W. Moon
287
203
3,955
6,762
58.5
48,956
7.2
241.2
232
80.8
4.2
3.4
457
3,409
17John Elway
J. Elway
275
207
3,785
6,608
57.3
47,202
7.1
228.0
197
81.0
4.2
3.0
463
3,400
18Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
269
201
4,391
7,127
61.6
47,916
6.7
238.4
172
84.0
3.8
2.4
419
2,980
19Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
267
124
3,063
4,612
66.4
35,590
7.7
287.0
81
101.6
5.8
1.8
211
1,379
20Derek 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
21Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
251
169
3,509
5,601
62.6
39,355
7.0
232.9
151
87.3
4.5
2.7
360
2,340
22Drew Bledsoe
D. Bledsoe
251
193
3,831
6,701
57.2
44,515
6.6
230.6
206
77.1
3.7
3.1
466
3,126
23Jared Goff
J. Goff
248
147
3,336
5,058
66.0
38,392
7.6
261.2
99
96.9
4.9
2.0
275
1,995
24Tony Romo
T. Romo
244
127
2,810
4,304
65.3
33,892
7.9
266.9
114
97.2
5.7
2.6
246
1,664
25Vinny Testaverde
V. Testaverde
243
197
3,413
5,985
57.0
41,130
6.9
208.8
234
75.5
4.1
3.9
349
2,449
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