Who Has The Most Passing Touchdowns In The Nfl?
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Tom Brady currently has the most passing touchdowns in the NFL with 581.
Peyton Manning
Peyton Manning is a retired American football quarterback who played 18 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He is a two-time Super Bowl champion and was the Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XLI. Manning holds many NFL records, including most passing yards, most touchdown passes, and most passing touchdowns in a career.
Regular season
In the NFL regular season, Peyton Manning has the most passing touchdowns of all time with 539. He is followed by Brett Favre (505), Drew Brees (463), Tom Brady (462), and Dan Marino (420).
Postseason
In the postseason, Manning holds many NFL records, including career passing yards (7,339), touchdown passes (56), and completed passes (664). He is only the second quarterback to have won 200 career playoff games, after Tom Brady. During his ensuing win streak, Brady’s New England Patriots defeated Manning’s Colts in the AFC Championship in 2003, 2004, and 2005. The streak came to an end with a Colts victory in 2006. In that game, Manning set an NFL postseason record with 247 passing yards in the first half
Brett Favre
Brett Favre has the most passing touchdowns in the NFL with 499. He played for the Green Bay Packers, New York Jets, and Minnesota Vikings. He was a 3-time MVP and 11-time Pro Bowler. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2016.
Regular season
Brett Favre played quarterback for the Green Bay Packers, New York Jets, and Minnesota Vikings in the National Football League (NFL). In his 20 NFL seasons, he was a 11-time Pro Bowl selection, led the league in passing touchdowns eight times, and is the NFL’s all-time leader in passing touchdowns and passing yards.
Favre began his professional career with the Atlanta Falcons in 1991, but was traded to the Packers the following year. He quickly emerged as a star player for Green Bay, winning three straight NFC Championships and two Super Bowls while being named NFL MVP in 1995 and 1996.
In 2007, Favre signed with the Jets and had one of his best seasons ever, leading New York to within one game of the Super Bowl. He then retired briefly before being persuaded to return to football with the Vikings in 2009. He played two seasons with Minnesota before retiring for good after the 2010 season.
Postseason
Favre has played in 31 postseason games (24 starts), completing 513 of 858 passes for 6,105 yards and 42 touchdowns with 19 interceptions, while also rushing for 321 yards and seven touchdowns on 106 carries. He holds numerous NFL postseason records, including career passing yards (6,105), passing touchdowns (42), completions (513), attempts (858), 300-yard passing games (8), and consecutive starts by a quarterback (22). Among quarterbacks who have started in at least ten postseason games, his career passer rating of 95.9 is second behind only Joe Montana’s 95.6.
Tom Brady
When it comes to the most passing touchdowns in the NFL, Tom Brady is the name at the top of the list. With 581 passing touchdowns and counting, Brady is well ahead of the pack. But, how did he get so good at throwing touchdown passes? Let’s take a look.
Regular season
As of the end of the 2019 NFL regular season, Tom Brady has thrown for 541 touchdown passes in his NFL career. That’s the most passing touchdowns in NFL history, and it’s not even close. The next closest player is Drew Brees, who has 534 touchdown passes. Peyton Manning is in third place with 539 touchdown passes.
Postseason
Tom Brady has played in 40 postseason games, the most of any player in NFL history. He has won 29 of those games, the most of any quarterback in NFL history. Brady has also thrown for 11,179 yards and 74 touchdowns in the postseason, both of which are NFL records.
Drew Brees
Drew Brees is a professional American football quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He had originally played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers.
Regular season
As of the end of the 2019 NFL regular season, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has thrown for the most touchdown passes in NFL history. He is also the all-time passing yardage leader.
Brees has played in the NFL for 18 seasons, all with the Saints. He has led the league in touchdown passes eight times and in passing yards six times. He was selected to 13 Pro Bowls and was named first-team All-Pro five times. He was also named Super Bowl XLIV MVP after leading the Saints to a win over the Indianapolis Colts.
Postseason
Brees has led the Saints to 10 playoff appearances, including five NFC South division championships (2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2018). In the 2009 playoffs, he helped the team to its first NFC Championship Game appearance in franchise history. He has appeared in seven Pro Bowls (2004, 2006–2009, 2011, 2012), was named the NFL’s Comeback Player of the Year in 2004 and Offensive Player of the Year in 2008 and 2011, and has twice been selected as Super Bowl MVP (XLIV and LIII).
Dan Marino
As of the 2019 NFL season, Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino has the most passing touchdowns in NFL history with 420. He is followed by Brett Favre with 414 and Peyton Manning with399. Marino is also the only quarterback in NFL history to throw for 60,000 yards.
Regular season
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Dan Marino
Marino with the Miami Dolphins in 1983
No. 13, quarterback
Personal information
Born: September 15, 1961 (age 59)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1]
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight: 228 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school: Central Catholic (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
Postseason
Dan Marino led the Miami Dolphins to the playoffs ten times in his seventeen-season career. He holds numerous NFL records, including passing touchdowns (420), passing yards (61,361), and completions (4,967). In his rookie season, he set then-records for most passing yards (2,210), touchdowns (20), and completions (158) by a first-year player. In 1984, he was named NFL MVP and led the Dolphins to Super Bowl XIX, where they lost 38–16 to the 15–1 San Francisco 49ers.