most passing tds 2002 to 2020

Between the 2002 and 2020 seasons, Drew Brees had the most passing touchdowns, with 570 touchdowns.

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Most passing tds by a player 2002 to 2020
NAMETDGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Drew Brees
D. Brees
570
286
7,127
10,524
67.7
80,137
7.6
280.2
243
98.7
5.4
2.3
418
2,979
2Tom Brady
T. Brady
563
285
6,513
10,182
64.0
76,355
7.5
267.9
179
97.7
5.5
1.8
480
3,056
3Peyton Manning
P. Manning
428
202
4,768
7,154
66.6
55,522
7.8
274.9
170
100.0
6.0
2.4
218
1,365
4Philip 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
5Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
412
197
4,285
6,587
65.1
51,245
7.8
260.1
89
103.9
6.3
1.4
468
3,150
6Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
396
233
5,050
7,838
64.4
60,348
7.7
259.0
201
94.0
5.1
2.6
516
3,438
7Eli 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
8Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
347
205
4,867
7,443
65.4
55,767
7.5
272.0
158
94.5
4.7
2.1
410
2,706
9Carson 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
10Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
282
165
3,898
6,224
62.6
45,109
7.2
273.4
144
89.9
4.5
2.3
385
2,496
11Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
267
144
2,820
4,335
65.1
33,946
7.8
235.7
81
101.7
6.2
1.9
394
2,572
12Tony 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
13Jay 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
14Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
224
176
3,744
6,066
61.7
40,931
6.7
232.6
144
84.1
3.7
2.4
366
2,623
15Ryan Fitzpatrick
R. Fitzpatrick
223
165
3,069
5,054
60.7
34,977
6.9
212.0
169
82.3
4.4
3.3
299
1,574
16Brett Favre
B. Favre
221
141
2,989
4,728
63.2
33,211
7.0
235.5
164
85.2
4.7
3.5
203
1,414
17Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
218
144
2,973
4,782
62.2
33,764
7.1
234.5
126
87.5
4.6
2.6
302
1,922
18Matt Hasselbeck
M. Hasselbeck
203
164
3,033
4,980
60.9
34,470
6.9
210.2
145
83.1
4.1
2.9
320
1,998
19Alex 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
20Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
190
109
2,453
3,662
67.0
28,372
7.7
260.3
84
97.9
5.2
2.3
213
1,571
21Cam Newton
C. Newton
190
140
2,613
4,348
60.1
31,698
7.3
226.4
118
85.8
4.4
2.7
322
2,394
22Donovan McNabb
D. McNabb
180
123
2,449
4,096
59.8
29,730
7.3
241.7
85
88.2
4.4
2.1
298
1,887
23Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
178
116
2,345
3,678
63.8
26,995
7.3
232.7
88
92.0
4.8
2.4
303
2,270
24Andrew Luck
A. Luck
171
86
2,000
3,290
60.8
23,671
7.2
275.2
83
89.5
5.2
2.5
174
1,124
25Derek Carr
D. Carr
170
110
2,468
3,830
64.4
26,896
7.0
244.5
71
92.1
4.4
1.9
197
1,192
StatMuse has season-level data for passing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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8
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.471
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6
11
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