who threw the most touchdowns from 1997 to 2021

Between the 1997 and 2021 seasons, Tom Brady had the most passing touchdowns, with 624 touchdowns.

NAMETDGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Tom Brady
T. Brady
624
318
7,263
11,317
64.2
84,520
7.5
265.8
203
97.6
5.5
1.8
543
3,416
2Drew Brees
D. Brees
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
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
449
213
4,651
7,118
65.3
55,360
7.8
259.9
93
104.5
6.3
1.3
498
3,338
5Philip 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
6Ben 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
7Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
367
222
5,242
8,003
65.5
59,735
7.5
269.1
170
94.2
4.6
2.1
450
2,980
8Eli 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
9Brett Favre
B. Favre
361
221
4,633
7,477
62.0
53,114
7.1
240.3
257
85.1
4.8
3.4
356
2,423
10Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
323
182
4,302
6,825
63.0
49,995
7.3
274.7
161
91.1
4.7
2.4
415
2,739
11Carson 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
12Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
292
158
3,079
4,735
65.0
37,059
7.8
234.6
87
101.8
6.2
1.8
427
2,838
13Tony Romo
T. Romo
248
156
2,829
4,335
65.3
34,183
7.9
219.1
117
97.1
5.7
2.7
248
1,672
14Donovan McNabb
D. McNabb
234
167
3,170
5,374
59.0
37,276
6.9
223.2
117
85.6
4.4
2.2
410
2,626
15Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
227
178
3,771
6,108
61.7
41,269
6.8
231.8
144
84.2
3.7
2.4
368
2,636
16Jay Cutler
J. Cutler
227
153
3,048
4,920
62.0
35,133
7.1
229.6
160
85.3
4.6
3.3
322
2,035
17Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
226
152
3,122
5,018
62.2
35,279
7.0
232.1
135
87.0
4.5
2.7
320
2,065
18Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
223
125
2,825
4,223
66.9
32,593
7.7
260.7
91
98.6
5.3
2.2
241
1,768
19Ryan Fitzpatrick
R. Fitzpatrick
223
166
3,072
5,060
60.7
34,990
6.9
210.8
169
82.3
4.4
3.3
300
1,576
20Matt Hasselbeck
M. Hasselbeck
212
209
3,222
5,330
60.5
36,638
6.9
175.3
153
82.4
4.0
2.9
360
2,260
21Kurt Warner
K. Warner
208
124
2,666
4,070
65.5
32,344
7.9
260.8
128
93.7
5.1
3.1
260
1,669
22Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
199
133
2,702
4,209
64.2
30,729
7.3
231.0
102
91.7
4.7
2.4
350
2,597
23Alex Smith
A. Smith
199
174
3,250
5,193
62.6
35,650
6.9
204.9
109
86.9
3.8
2.1
432
2,463
24Cam Newton
C. Newton
194
148
2,682
4,474
59.9
32,382
7.2
218.8
123
85.2
4.3
2.7
332
2,477
25Derek Carr
D. Carr
193
127
2,896
4,456
65.0
31,700
7.1
249.6
85
92.4
4.3
1.9
237
1,433
StatMuse has season-level data for passing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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