most touchdowns thrown in a season after turning 40

Tom Brady has the most passing touchdowns by a quarterback 40 or older in a season, with 43 touchdowns in 2021.

Interpreted as:
most touchdowns thrown in a season after turning 40 years old by a player
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
3Brett 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
4Tom 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
5Tom 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
6Aaron 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
7Drew 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
8Tom 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
9Warren 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
10Drew 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
11Tom 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
12Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
20
42
2025
PIT PIT
12
225
344
65.4
2,370
6.9
197.5
7
96.2
5.8
2.0
20
130
13Vinny Testaverde
V. Testaverde
17
41
2004
DAL DAL
16
297
495
60.0
3,532
7.1
220.8
20
76.4
3.4
4.0
34
182
14Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
15
40
2025
TOT
10
247
410
60.2
2,451
6.0
245.1
10
79.2
3.7
2.4
18
118
15Brett Favre
B. Favre
11
41
2010
MIN MIN
13
217
358
60.6
2,509
7.0
193.0
19
69.9
3.1
5.3
22
139
16Warren Moon
W. Moon
11
42
1998
SEA SEA
10
145
258
56.2
1,632
6.3
163.2
8
76.6
4.3
3.1
22
140
17Sonny Jurgensen
S. Jurgensen
11
40
1974
WAS WAS
14
107
167
64.1
1,185
7.1
84.6
5
94.5
6.6
3.0
10
69
18Matt Hasselbeck
M. Hasselbeck
9
40
2015
IND IND
8
156
256
60.9
1,690
6.6
211.3
5
84.0
3.5
2.0
16
101
19Doug Flutie
D. Flutie
9
41
2003
SD SD
7
91
167
54.5
1,097
6.6
156.7
4
82.8
5.4
2.4
8
27
20Vinny Testaverde
V. Testaverde
7
40
2003
NYJ NYJ
7
123
198
62.1
1,385
7.0
197.9
2
90.6
3.5
1.0
6
48
21Warren Moon
W. Moon
7
40
1996
MIN MIN
8
134
247
54.3
1,610
6.5
201.3
9
68.7
2.8
3.6
19
122
22Charlie Conerly
C. Conerly
7
40
1961
NYG NYG
13
44
106
41.5
634
6.0
48.8
8
52.2
6.6
7.5
23Vince Evans
V. Evans
6
40
1995
OAK OAK
9
100
175
57.1
1,236
7.1
137.3
8
71.5
3.4
4.6
11
70
24George Blanda
G. Blanda
6
43
1970
OAK OAK
14
29
55
52.7
461
8.4
32.9
5
79.4
10.9
9.1
4
37
25George Blanda
G. Blanda
6
41
1968
OAK OAK
14
30
49
61.2
522
10.7
37.3
2
120.1
12.2
4.1
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