who has the most seasons as the passing touchdown leader

Tom Brady and Vinny Testaverde played 21 years in their careers.

NAMESEASTDGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Tom Brady
T. Brady
21
649
333
7,745
12,036
64.3
89,132
7.4
267.7
212
97.2
5.4
1.8
565
3,576
2Drew Brees
D. Brees
20
571
287
7,142
10,551
67.7
80,358
7.6
280.0
243
98.7
5.4
2.3
420
2,991
3Peyton Manning
P. Manning
17
539
266
6,125
9,380
65.3
71,940
7.7
270.5
251
96.5
5.7
2.7
303
1,953
4Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
18
527
258
5,681
8,711
65.2
66,163
7.6
256.4
122
102.4
6.0
1.4
593
4,032
5Brett Favre
B. Favre
19
508
300
6,300
10,165
62.0
71,838
7.1
239.5
334
86.1
5.0
3.3
524
3,476
6Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
17
425
245
5,323
8,204
64.9
63,869
7.8
260.7
211
95.1
5.2
2.6
467
2,863
7Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
17
423
239
5,562
8,763
63.5
64,516
7.4
269.9
196
92.4
4.8
2.2
525
3,515
8Dan Marino
D. Marino
17
420
242
4,967
8,358
59.4
61,361
7.3
253.6
252
86.4
5.0
3.0
270
1,930
9Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
17
418
247
5,405
8,381
64.5
63,737
7.6
258.0
210
93.7
5.0
2.5
552
3,663
10Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
15
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
16
366
236
4,895
8,119
60.3
57,023
7.0
241.6
244
84.1
4.5
3.0
411
2,870
12Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
14
353
205
3,951
6,120
64.6
46,966
7.7
229.1
114
99.3
5.8
1.9
570
3,749
13Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
18
342
246
3,686
6,467
57.0
47,003
7.3
191.1
266
80.4
5.3
4.1
274
2,337
14John Elway
J. Elway
16
300
234
4,123
7,250
56.9
51,475
7.1
220.0
226
79.9
4.1
3.1
516
3,785
15Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
14
298
174
3,934
5,899
66.7
44,700
7.6
256.9
131
96.8
5.1
2.2
345
2,487
16Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
14
294
182
3,941
6,307
62.5
46,247
7.3
254.1
187
87.9
4.7
3.0
340
2,364
17Warren Moon
W. Moon
16
291
207
3,987
6,820
58.5
49,305
7.2
238.2
233
80.9
4.3
3.4
458
3,415
18Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
18
290
211
2,830
5,186
54.6
40,239
7.8
190.7
253
78.2
5.6
4.9
74
590
19Vinny Testaverde
V. Testaverde
21
275
233
3,787
6,701
56.5
46,233
6.9
198.4
267
75.0
4.1
4.0
417
2,992
20Joe Montana
J. Montana
15
273
192
3,409
5,391
63.2
40,551
7.5
211.2
139
92.3
5.1
2.6
313
2,095
21Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
18
272
209
4,417
7,167
61.6
48,176
6.7
230.5
172
84.1
3.8
2.4
422
3,000
22Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
8
267
125
3,071
4,638
66.2
35,655
7.7
285.2
84
100.9
5.8
1.8
216
1,397
23Dave Krieg
D. Krieg
16
261
199
3,092
5,286
58.5
37,946
7.2
190.7
199
81.5
4.9
3.8
491
3,773
24Derek Carr
D. Carr
11
257
169
3,765
5,785
65.1
41,245
7.1
244.1
112
92.8
4.4
1.9
303
1,890
25Jared Goff
J. Goff
10
256
151
3,440
5,224
65.8
39,622
7.6
262.4
102
96.8
4.9
2.0
286
2,074
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0
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5
0
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7
10
0
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Jets Jets - e
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14
0
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AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
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8
9
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3
0
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6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
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7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
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NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
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Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
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NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176