which nfl player had the most passing touchdowns before age 40

Peyton Manning has the most career passing touchdowns by a quarterback younger than 40, with 539 touchdowns.

NAME TD GP CMP ATT PCT YDS AVG YDS/G INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Peyton Manning
P. Manning
539
266
6,125
9,380
65.3
71,940
7.7
270.5
251
96.5
5.7
2.7
303
1,953
2 Drew Brees
D. Brees
520
264
6,586
9,783
67.3
74,437
7.6
282.0
233
97.7
5.3
2.4
395
2,813
3 Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
475
231
5,001
7,661
65.3
59,055
7.7
255.6
105
103.6
6.2
1.4
531
3,606
4 Brett Favre
B. Favre
472
277
5,805
9,405
61.7
65,964
7.0
238.1
311
85.7
5.0
3.3
478
3,160
5 Tom Brady
T. Brady
456
237
5,244
8,224
63.8
61,582
7.5
259.8
152
97.2
5.5
1.8
417
2,596
6 Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
421
244
5,277
8,134
64.9
63,440
7.8
260.0
209
95.2
5.2
2.6
465
2,842
7 Dan Marino
D. Marino
420
242
4,967
8,358
59.4
61,361
7.3
253.6
252
86.4
5.0
3.0
270
1,930
8 Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
418
249
5,440
8,443
64.4
64,088
7.6
257.4
211
93.5
5.0
2.5
554
3,670
9 Matt 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
10 Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
377
222
5,174
8,166
63.4
59,809
7.3
269.4
188
91.2
4.6
2.3
502
3,365
11 Eli Manning
E. Manning
366
236
4,895
8,119
60.3
57,023
7.0
241.6
244
84.1
4.5
3.0
411
2,870
12 Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
350
199
3,882
6,001
64.7
46,135
7.7
231.8
111
99.8
5.8
1.8
560
3,683
13 Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
342
246
3,686
6,467
57.0
47,003
7.3
191.1
266
80.4
5.3
4.1
14 John Elway
J. Elway
300
234
4,123
7,250
56.9
51,475
7.1
220.0
226
79.9
4.1
3.1
516
3,785
15 Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
294
182
3,941
6,307
62.5
46,247
7.3
254.1
187
87.9
4.7
3.0
340
2,364
16 Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
288
164
3,768
5,630
66.9
42,979
7.6
262.1
126
97.4
5.1
2.2
332
2,408
17 Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
287
205
2,796
5,110
54.7
39,768
7.8
194.0
246
78.8
5.6
4.8
18 Joe Montana
J. Montana
273
192
3,409
5,391
63.2
40,551
7.5
211.2
139
92.3
5.1
2.6
19 Dave Krieg
D. Krieg
261
211
3,104
5,309
58.5
38,144
7.2
180.8
199
81.5
4.9
3.7
20 Derek 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
21 Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
257
196
4,166
6,751
61.7
45,697
6.8
233.1
162
84.4
3.8
2.4
404
2,882
22 Warren Moon
W. Moon
254
180
3,514
6,000
58.6
43,787
7.3
243.3
208
81.0
4.2
3.5
401
3,037
23 Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
254
181
3,297
5,604
58.8
43,040
7.7
237.8
242
80.2
4.5
4.3
24 Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
253
175
3,514
5,614
62.6
39,500
7.0
225.7
150
87.5
4.5
2.7
355
2,318
25 Drew Bledsoe
D. Bledsoe
251
194
3,839
6,717
57.2
44,611
6.6
230.0
206
77.1
3.7
3.1
467
3,135
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Team Rankings

PPG

22.2

17th

OPP PPG

25.1

24th

RUSH YDS/G

137.1

8th

PASS YDS/G

211.7

27th

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Texans Texans
10
7
0
.588
Colts Colts
8
9
0
.471
Jaguars Jaguars
4
13
0
.235
Titans Titans
3
14
0
.176
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/7
MIA MIA
@
IND IND
1:00 PM
Sun
9/14
DEN DEN
@
IND IND
4:05 PM
Sun
9/21
IND IND
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
IND IND
@
LAR LAR
4:05 PM
Sun
10/5
LV LV
@
IND IND
1:00 PM
Last Game
IND Colts

8 - 9 - 0

26

Final

23

JAX Jaguars

4 - 13 - 0

Sun 5 Jan 2025

NFL 2024 Leaders

NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

NFL 2024 Betting

NFL 2024 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
14
3
0
.824
Commanders Commanders
12
5
0
.706
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
15
2
0
.882
Vikings Vikings
14
3
0
.824
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
10
7
0
.588
Falcons Falcons
8
9
0
.471
NFC West W L T PCT
Rams Rams
10
7
0
.588
Seahawks Seahawks
10
7
0
.588
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
13
4
0
.765
Dolphins Dolphins
8
9
0
.471
AFC North W L T PCT
Ravens Ravens
12
5
0
.706
Steelers Steelers
10
7
0
.588
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
10
7
0
.588
Colts Colts
8
9
0
.471
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
15
2
0
.882
Chargers Chargers
11
6
0
.647

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
10/12
WAS WAS
@
BAL BAL
23-30
Sat
10/12
LAC LAC
@
DEN DEN
23-16
Sat
10/12
PIT PIT
@
LV LV
32-13
Sat
10/12
ATL ATL
@
CAR CAR
38-20
Sat
10/12
DET DET
@
DAL DAL
47-9

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/4
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
8:20 PM
Fri
9/5
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
8:00 PM
Sun
9/7
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
LV LV
@
NE NE
1:00 PM