Who Has The Most Touchdown Passes In NFL History?

Who Has The Most Touchdown Passes In NFL History?

NFL History

The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league. It was founded in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association (APFA) before renaming itself the National Football League for the 1922 season. NFL History will be talking about the touchdown. The touchdown is the most important scoring play in American football.

Founded in 1920

The National Football League (NFL) was founded in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association (APFA) before renaming itself the National Football League for the 1922 season. The NFL agreed to merge with the American Football League (AFL) in 1966, and the first Super Bowl was held at the end of that same season; the merger was completed in 1970. Today, the NFL has the highest average attendance (67,591) of any professional sports league in the world and is the most popular sports league in the United States. The Super Bowl is among the biggest club sporting events in the world and individual Super Bowl games account for many of the most watched television programs in American history, all occupying some of Nielsen’s most watched annual sporting events. The NFL’s executive officer is Commissioner Roger Goodell.

Merger with AFL in 1970

Before the 1970 season, the NFL had 16 teams and the AFL had 10. The two leagues had been in existence since 1920 (NFL) and 1960 (AFL), but they did not compete against each other until after the 1966 season, when the NFL agreed to let the AFL to place its two best teams, the Eastern Division champion New York Jets and the Western Division champion Kansas City Chiefs, into a special AFL-NFL World Championship Game. The game was held on January 15, 1967, at the Los Angeles Coliseum. The Chiefs were badly overmatched by the Green Bay Packers of the NFL, who won easily, 35-10.

Following this game, it became obvious that the AFL was far inferior to the NFL, and that something needed to be done in order for there to be any true competition between the two leagues. After several months of negotiations, it was agreed that the AFL would merge with the NFL, with each league contributing five teams to form two conferences (the AFC and NFC). This agreement was officially announced on June 8, 1966.

Touchdown Passes

In NFL history, there have been a lot of great quarterbacks who have thrown a lot of touchdown passes. However, there is one quarterback who stands out above the rest. That quarterback is Brett Favre.

Most touchdown passes in a season

Peyton Manning holds the NFL record for the most touchdown passes in a season, with 55 in 2013. Tom Brady is second on the list with 50 touchdown passes in 2007, followed by Drew Brees with 50 in 2011 and Peyton Manning again with 49 in 2014.

Most touchdown passes in a career

Peyton Manning holds the NFL record for the most touchdown passes in a career, with 539. He eclipses Brett Favre’s mark of 510, which had stood since 2010. Manning is also the only quarterback to top 500 touchdown passes. Drew Brees ranks third all time with 481.

Tom Brady ranks fourth all time with 480, and he could move into third place by the end of the 2019 season. Brady has thrown at least 28 touchdown passes in each of his 18 NFL seasons, and he has topped 40 touchdowns six times.

The only other quarterbacks with 400 or more touchdown passes are Favre (509), Philip Rivers (421) and Dan Marino (420).

NFL quarterbacks

NFL quarterbacks are some of the most popular athletes in the world. They are also some of the highest-paid athletes in the world. NFL quarterbacks have a lot of pressure on them to perform well. They have to be able to make quick decisions and have good accuracy. NFL quarterbacks also have to be able to throw the ball far.

Tom Brady

As of the 2019 NFL season, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has the most touchdown passes in NFL history with 581. Brady surpassed Peyton Manning’s previous record of 579 touchdown passes during the Patriots’ Week 14 game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Brady has played in a total of 291 games over his 20-year career, throwing for a total of 74,571 yards and 581 touchdowns.

Peyton Manning

Peyton Manning is a retired American football quarterback who played 18 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Indianapolis Colts. He also played for the Denver Broncos. Considered to be one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time, he joins Pro Football Hall of Famers John Elway and Brett Favre as the only quarterbacks to win two Super Bowls with two different teams.

Manning holds many NFL records, including career passing yards (71,940), career touchdown passes (539), single-season passing yards (5,477 in 2013), single-season touchdown passes (55 in 2013), most career regular season and post-season wins by a starting quarterback, and is the only starting quarterback in NFL history to win 200 regular season games. He is also one of only seven quarterbacks who have been named Super Bowl MVP more than once.

Drew Brees

Drew Brees currently holds the NFL record for the most touchdown passes in a career, with 540. He is also the all-time leader in passing yards, with 77,416. He has played 19 seasons in the NFL, all with the New Orleans Saints. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and was named Super Bowl MVP in 2010.

Conclusion

Peyton Manning holds the NFL record for the most touchdown passes in a career, with 539. He is followed by Brett Favre (520), Drew Brees (518), Tom Brady (514) and Dan Marino (420).