most touchdowns thrown in a season after turning 38

Tom Brady has the most passing touchdowns by a quarterback 38 or older in a season, with 43 touchdowns in 2021.

Interpreted as:
most touchdowns thrown by a player in a season after turning 38 years old
NAMETDAgeSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Tom Brady
T. Brady
43
44
2021
TB TB
17
485
719
67.5
5,316
7.4
312.7
12
102.1
6.0
1.7
22
144
2Tom Brady
T. Brady
40
43
2020
TB TB
16
401
610
65.7
4,633
7.6
289.6
12
102.2
6.6
2.0
21
143
3Peyton Manning
P. Manning
39
38
2014
DEN DEN
16
395
597
66.2
4,727
7.9
295.4
15
101.5
6.5
2.5
17
118
4Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
37
38
2021
GB GB
16
366
531
68.9
4,115
7.7
257.2
4
111.9
7.0
0.8
30
188
5Tom Brady
T. Brady
36
38
2015
NE NE
16
402
624
64.4
4,770
7.6
298.1
7
102.2
5.8
1.1
38
225
6Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
33
38
2020
PIT PIT
15
399
608
65.6
3,803
6.3
253.5
10
94.1
5.4
1.6
13
118
7Brett Favre
B. Favre
33
40
2009
MIN MIN
16
363
531
68.4
4,202
7.9
262.6
7
107.2
6.2
1.3
34
247
8Warren Moon
W. Moon
33
39
1995
MIN MIN
16
377
606
62.2
4,228
7.0
264.3
14
91.5
5.4
2.3
38
277
9Drew Brees
D. Brees
32
39
2018
NO NO
15
364
489
74.4
3,992
8.2
266.1
5
115.7
6.5
1.0
17
121
10Tom Brady
T. Brady
32
40
2017
NE NE
16
385
581
66.3
4,577
7.9
286.1
8
102.8
5.5
1.4
35
201
11Tom Brady
T. Brady
29
41
2018
NE NE
16
375
570
65.8
4,355
7.6
272.2
11
97.7
5.1
1.9
21
147
12Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
28
41
2024
NYJ NYJ
17
368
584
63.0
3,897
6.7
229.2
11
90.5
4.8
1.9
40
302
13Tom Brady
T. Brady
28
39
2016
NE NE
12
291
432
67.4
3,554
8.2
296.2
2
112.2
6.5
0.5
15
87
14Brett Favre
B. Favre
28
38
2007
GB GB
16
356
535
66.5
4,155
7.8
259.7
15
95.7
5.2
2.8
15
93
15Drew Brees
D. Brees
27
40
2019
NO NO
11
281
378
74.3
2,979
7.9
270.8
4
116.3
7.1
1.1
12
89
16Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
26
39
2022
GB GB
17
350
542
64.6
3,695
6.8
217.4
12
91.1
4.8
2.2
32
258
17Kurt Warner
K. Warner
26
38
2009
ARI ARI
15
339
513
66.1
3,753
7.3
250.2
14
93.2
5.1
2.7
24
172
18Tom Brady
T. Brady
25
45
2022
TB TB
17
490
733
66.8
4,694
6.4
276.1
9
90.7
3.4
1.2
22
160
19Warren Moon
W. Moon
25
41
1997
SEA SEA
15
313
528
59.3
3,678
7.0
245.2
16
83.7
4.7
3.0
30
192
20Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
25
38
1978
MIN MIN
16
345
572
60.3
3,468
6.1
216.8
32
68.9
4.4
5.6
27
254
21Drew Brees
D. Brees
24
41
2020
NO NO
12
275
390
70.5
2,942
7.5
245.2
6
106.4
6.2
1.5
13
89
22Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
24
39
2020
IND IND
16
369
543
68.0
4,169
7.7
260.6
11
97.0
4.4
2.0
19
118
23Tom Brady
T. Brady
24
42
2019
NE NE
16
373
613
60.8
4,057
6.6
253.6
8
88.0
3.9
1.3
27
185
24Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
23
38
2019
LAC LAC
16
390
591
66.0
4,615
7.8
288.4
20
88.5
3.9
3.4
34
222
25Drew Brees
D. Brees
23
38
2017
NO NO
16
386
536
72.0
4,334
8.1
270.9
8
103.9
4.3
1.5
20
145
StatMuse has season-level data for passing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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AFC NorthWLTPCT
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MIA MIA
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