what nfl qb threw the most touchdowns from 1969 to 2005

Between the 1969 and 2005 seasons, Dan Marino had the most passing touchdowns by a quarterback, with 420 touchdowns.

NAMETDGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Dan 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
2Brett Favre
B. Favre
396
225
4,678
7,610
61.5
53,615
7.0
238.3
255
86.0
5.2
3.4
403
2,661
3John 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
4Warren Moon
W. Moon
291
208
3,988
6,823
58.4
49,325
7.2
237.1
233
80.9
4.3
3.4
458
3,415
5Joe Montana
J. Montana
273
192
3,409
5,391
63.2
40,551
7.5
211.2
139
92.3
5.1
2.6
313
2,095
6Vinny Testaverde
V. Testaverde
269
223
3,691
6,526
56.6
45,252
6.9
202.9
261
75.2
4.1
4.0
408
2,946
7Dave Krieg
D. Krieg
261
213
3,105
5,311
58.5
38,147
7.2
179.1
199
81.5
4.9
3.7
494
3,794
8Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
254
181
3,297
5,604
58.8
43,040
7.7
237.8
242
80.2
4.5
4.3
319
2,304
9Boomer Esiason
B. Esiason
247
187
2,969
5,205
57.0
37,920
7.3
202.8
184
81.1
4.7
3.5
318
2,438
10Peyton Manning
P. Manning
244
128
2,769
4,333
63.9
33,189
7.7
259.3
130
93.5
5.6
3.0
156
1,022
11Drew Bledsoe
D. Bledsoe
244
188
3,749
6,548
57.3
43,447
6.6
231.1
198
77.3
3.7
3.0
451
3,028
12Jim Kelly
J. Kelly
237
160
2,874
4,779
60.1
35,467
7.4
221.7
175
84.4
5.0
3.7
323
2,427
13Steve Young
S. Young
232
169
2,667
4,149
64.3
33,124
8.0
196.0
107
96.8
5.6
2.6
358
2,055
14Terry Bradshaw
T. Bradshaw
212
168
2,025
3,901
51.9
27,989
7.2
166.6
210
70.9
5.4
5.4
307
2,694
15Randall Cunningham
R. Cunningham
207
161
2,429
4,289
56.6
29,979
7.0
186.2
134
81.5
4.8
3.1
484
3,537
16Jim Everett
J. Everett
203
158
2,841
4,923
57.7
34,837
7.1
220.5
175
78.6
4.1
3.6
257
1,885
17Phil Simms
P. Simms
199
164
2,576
4,647
55.4
33,462
7.2
204.0
157
78.5
4.3
3.4
477
3,418
18Ken Anderson
K. Anderson
197
192
2,654
4,475
59.3
32,838
7.3
171.0
160
81.9
4.4
3.6
398
2,875
19Steve DeBerg
S. DeBerg
196
206
2,874
5,024
57.2
34,241
6.8
166.2
204
74.2
3.9
4.1
296
2,469
20Joe Ferguson
J. Ferguson
196
186
2,369
4,519
52.4
29,817
6.6
160.3
209
68.4
4.3
4.6
312
2,710
21Ken Stabler
K. Stabler
194
184
2,270
3,793
59.8
27,938
7.4
151.8
222
75.3
5.1
5.9
281
2,514
22Steve Grogan
S. Grogan
182
149
1,879
3,593
52.3
26,886
7.5
180.4
208
69.6
5.1
5.8
247
1,986
23Rich Gannon
R. Gannon
180
157
2,533
4,206
60.2
28,743
6.8
183.1
104
84.7
4.3
2.5
302
1,689
24Ron Jaworski
R. Jaworski
179
188
2,187
4,117
53.1
28,190
6.8
149.9
164
72.8
4.3
4.0
363
2,826
25Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
179
134
2,276
3,854
59.1
26,781
6.9
199.9
140
80.6
4.6
3.6
274
2,337
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