passing touchdown leaders 2005 to 2016

Between the 2005 and 2016 seasons, Drew Brees had the most passing touchdowns, with 409 touchdowns.

NAMETDGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Drew Brees
D. Brees
409
190
5,034
7,449
67.6
57,339
7.7
301.8
182
98.6
5.5
2.4
293
2,046
2Tom Brady
T. Brady
359
173
4,001
6,206
64.5
47,657
7.7
275.5
100
100.4
5.8
1.6
287
1,809
3Peyton Manning
P. Manning
323
154
3,661
5,500
66.6
42,498
7.7
276.0
131
99.4
5.9
2.4
164
1,012
4Eli Manning
E. Manning
314
192
3,977
6,628
60.0
47,171
7.1
245.7
206
84.6
4.7
3.1
315
2,196
5Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
313
178
3,806
5,909
64.4
45,800
7.8
257.3
156
94.7
5.3
2.6
361
2,168
6Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
297
142
3,034
4,657
65.1
36,827
7.9
259.3
72
104.1
6.4
1.5
341
2,163
7Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
284
171
3,608
5,637
64.0
44,193
7.8
258.4
149
93.9
5.0
2.6
426
2,795
8Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
267
162
3,514
5,608
62.7
41,372
7.4
255.4
162
88.9
4.8
2.9
293
2,036
9Tony Romo
T. Romo
248
150
2,829
4,335
65.3
34,183
7.9
227.9
117
97.1
5.7
2.7
248
1,672
10Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
240
142
3,288
5,064
64.9
37,701
7.4
265.5
114
93.6
4.7
2.3
255
1,681
11Jay Cutler
J. Cutler
208
139
2,782
4,491
61.9
32,467
7.2
233.6
146
85.7
4.6
3.3
302
1,881
12Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
187
109
2,634
4,285
61.5
30,303
7.1
278.0
108
86.8
4.4
2.5
242
1,563
13Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
182
138
2,915
4,742
61.5
32,639
6.9
236.5
117
84.5
3.8
2.5
290
2,076
14Ryan Fitzpatrick
R. Fitzpatrick
166
127
2,315
3,876
59.7
25,888
6.7
203.8
133
79.7
4.3
3.4
224
1,190
15Alex Smith
A. Smith
157
141
2,536
4,108
61.7
27,846
6.8
197.5
91
85.3
3.8
2.2
353
1,996
16Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
142
93
1,920
3,060
62.7
22,214
7.3
238.9
81
89.1
4.6
2.6
181
1,077
17Matt Hasselbeck
M. Hasselbeck
140
118
2,174
3,574
60.8
24,172
6.8
204.8
105
81.8
3.9
2.9
222
1,454
18Cam Newton
C. Newton
136
93
1,710
2,928
58.4
21,772
7.4
234.1
78
86.1
4.6
2.7
221
1,701
19Andrew Luck
A. Luck
132
70
1,570
2,651
59.2
19,078
7.2
272.5
68
87.3
5.0
2.6
156
990
20Brett Favre
B. Favre
132
93
1,994
3,166
63.0
22,104
7.0
237.7
110
83.1
4.2
3.5
146
996
21Matt Schaub
M. Schaub
132
139
2,060
3,204
64.3
24,537
7.7
176.5
86
90.1
4.1
2.7
174
1,212
22Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
127
80
1,476
2,281
64.7
18,193
8.0
227.4
45
99.6
5.6
2.0
205
1,275
23Donovan McNabb
D. McNabb
116
82
1,663
2,788
59.6
20,350
7.3
248.2
60
87.1
4.2
2.2
195
1,276
24Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
106
77
1,653
2,637
62.7
18,455
7.0
239.7
66
86.5
4.0
2.5
213
1,606
25Matt Cassel
M. Cassel
103
103
1,546
2,624
58.9
17,287
6.6
167.8
79
79.2
3.9
3.0
201
1,114
StatMuse has season-level data for passing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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