who led the nfl in passing touchdowns in the 2000s

Between the 2000 and 2009 seasons, Peyton Manning had the most passing touchdowns, with 314 touchdowns.

NAMETDGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Peyton Manning
P. Manning
314
160
3,575
5,423
65.9
42,254
7.8
264.1
138
98.2
5.8
2.5
179
1,167
2Brett Favre
B. Favre
262
160
3,424
5,460
62.7
38,435
7.0
240.2
176
86.2
4.8
3.2
236
1,662
3Tom Brady
T. Brady
225
129
2,672
4,218
63.3
30,844
7.3
239.1
99
93.3
5.3
2.3
219
1,364
4Donovan McNabb
D. McNabb
208
136
2,695
4,530
59.5
31,925
7.0
234.7
93
87.8
4.6
2.1
329
2,038
5Drew Brees
D. Brees
202
122
2,697
4,164
64.8
30,646
7.4
251.2
110
91.9
4.9
2.6
159
1,165
6Kurt Warner
K. Warner
167
107
2,337
3,560
65.6
27,952
7.9
261.2
115
91.7
4.7
3.2
231
1,468
7Matt Hasselbeck
M. Hasselbeck
163
140
2,303
3,825
60.2
26,537
6.9
189.6
111
83.3
4.3
2.9
279
1,712
8Jeff Garcia
J. Garcia
150
112
2,039
3,301
61.8
22,993
7.0
205.3
72
88.6
4.5
2.2
166
843
9Daunte Culpepper
D. Culpepper
149
104
2,016
3,199
63.0
24,153
7.6
232.2
106
87.8
4.7
3.3
298
1,696
10Trent Green
T. Green
139
104
1,988
3,230
61.5
25,034
7.8
240.7
103
86.7
4.3
3.2
210
1,283
11Kerry Collins
K. Collins
133
123
2,301
4,023
57.2
26,792
6.7
217.8
112
76.9
3.3
2.8
203
1,332
12Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
128
81
1,662
2,631
63.2
18,724
7.1
231.2
80
87.9
4.9
3.0
134
915
13Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
127
87
1,526
2,411
63.3
19,302
8.0
221.9
81
91.7
5.3
3.4
242
1,601
14Eli Manning
E. Manning
125
89
1,593
2,793
57.0
18,644
6.7
209.5
88
79.2
4.5
3.2
150
1,060
15Steve McNair
S. McNair
124
105
1,912
3,083
62.0
21,466
7.0
204.4
83
85.0
4.0
2.7
159
1,019
16Aaron Brooks
A. Brooks
123
93
1,673
2,963
56.5
20,261
6.8
217.9
92
78.5
4.2
3.1
235
1,454
17Marc Bulger
M. Bulger
122
96
1,969
3,171
62.1
22,814
7.2
237.6
93
84.4
3.8
2.9
254
1,863
18Jon Kitna
J. Kitna
121
104
2,063
3,402
60.6
22,399
6.6
215.4
125
76.6
3.6
3.7
256
1,607
19Jake Delhomme
J. Delhomme
120
95
1,588
2,679
59.3
19,371
7.2
203.9
89
82.7
4.5
3.3
154
1,158
20Jake Plummer
J. Plummer
120
105
1,802
3,126
57.6
21,202
6.8
201.9
102
77.6
3.8
3.3
156
1,012
21Tony Romo
T. Romo
107
83
1,178
1,857
63.4
15,045
8.1
181.3
55
95.6
5.8
3.0
99
619
22Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
106
68
1,207
1,914
63.1
14,951
7.8
219.9
45
95.8
5.5
2.4
103
651
23Brian Griese
B. Griese
105
78
1,490
2,341
63.6
16,406
7.0
210.3
84
84.3
4.5
3.6
166
1,150
24Drew Bledsoe
D. Bledsoe
104
88
1,647
2,796
58.9
18,645
6.7
211.9
83
79.0
3.7
3.0
255
1,642
25Chad Pennington
C. Pennington
102
88
1,631
2,469
66.1
17,804
7.2
202.3
64
90.1
4.1
2.6
162
965
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Colts Colts
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6
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