Who Has the Most Passing TDs in NFL History?
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Who has the most passing TDs in NFL history? That’s a question that many fans have been asking lately. Here, we take a look at the top five players in this category.
Peyton Manning
Peyton Manning is a quarterback who played for the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He is considered to be one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time. In his 18-year career, he has thrown for more than 71,000 yards and 539 touchdowns. He is the NFL’s all-time leader in passing touchdowns and passing yards.
Regular season
Peyton Manning is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons. Prior to his retirement in 2015, he was a member of the Denver Broncos. His NFL career began when he was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts as the first overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft. From 1998 to 2010, he played for the Colts and helped them win Super Bowl XLI over the Chicago Bears. He then joined the Broncos in 2012. In his last two seasons with the team, Manning helped them win Super Bowls XLVIII and L.
In NFL history, Manning ranks first in career regular season passing touchdowns (539), second in career passing yards (71,940), and third in quarterback rating (96.5). He also ranks first in touchdowns responsible for (619), second in passing yards per attempt (8.3), and second in completion percentage (66.28%).
Postseason
In the postseason, Manning is NFL’s all-time leader in passing yards (7,339), touchdown passes (52), and victories by a starting quarterback (14, tied with Tom Brady). He also has the second highest career passer rating (105.5),playoff rating (96.5), and completion percentage (66%) in NFL history minimum 150 attempts. During the 2006 playoffs en route to winning Super Bowl XLI, he set NFL playoff records for most yards gained in a single game (458 against the Denver Broncos) and most touchdowns in a single game (6, also against the Broncos). Manning owns more than 40 percent of the Broncos’ franchise passing records. In his four starts during the 2015 playoffs, he won Super Bowl MVP honors after leading the Broncos to a victory over Carolina in Super Bowl 50.
Brett Favre
Brett Favre has the most passing TDs in NFL history with 517. He played for the Packers, Jets, and Vikings during his career and was a 3-time MVP. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2016.
Regular season
Brett Favre is a former professional American football player who was a quarterback for 20 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Green Bay Packers. He also played briefly for the New York Jets and Minnesota Vikings. Favre was the first NFL player to win three straight MVP awards, he holds the league records for most career touchdown passes, most career passing yards, and most completed passes in a career, and is the only quarterback to throw for over 70,000 yards in a season.
Postseason
In the NFL, the postseason is the culmination of the regular season. After 17 weeks of play, which began on September 10, the top six teams from each conference (12 total) advance to the playoffs. The four divisional winners (the team with the best record in each division) earn a first-round bye, while the other two wild-card teams travel to play the divisional winners in the opening weekend of the playoffs. The playoffs then proceed with three rounds of play, culminating in Super Bowl Sunday, when the AFC and NFC champions face off for the Lombardi Trophy.
Brett Favre holds many NFL records, including most passing touchdowns in a career (562), most passing touchdowns in a season (44), and most passing yards in a career (71,838). He also holds the record for most consecutive starts by a quarterback at 321.
Tom Brady
Tom Brady, who plays for the New England Patriots, has the most passing touchdowns in NFL history. He has thrown for 581 touchdowns in his career. Brady has played in the NFL for 20 seasons, and he has led his team to the playoffs 17 times.
Regular season
In the regular season, Brady has thrown for 581 touchdowns, which is the most in NFL history. He’s also thrown for 76,578 yards, which is fourth all time. Brady has played in 285 games, which is tied for 12th most among quarterbacks.
Postseason
TV analyst and former NFL quarterback Boomer Esiason said on his radio show that Brady is the greatest quarterback of all time, both in the regular season and the postseason.
“Here’s a guy that’s played in 10 Super Bowls, he’s won seven of them. He’s been to more conference championship games than any quarterback in the history of the game,” Esiason said on The Greg McKinney Show. “So when you start putting together the totality of his career, there is nobody that has ever done it better than Tom Brady.”
Drew Brees
Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints has the most passing TDs in NFL history. He has thrown for 541 TDs in his career.
Regular season
In the regular season, Brees has thrown for 80,358 yards and 547 touchdowns. He has completed 7,142 of 10,651 passes (67.1 percent) for a 104.7 rating. He is the NFL’s all-time leader in passing yards, passing touchdowns and completions.
Postseason
Drew Brees is one of the most accomplished quarterbacks in NFL history. He gimances the all-time records for passing yards and passing touchdowns, and he helped the New Orleans Saints win Super Bowl XLIV.
Brees has also been outstanding in the postseason, leading the Saints to five NFC Championship Game appearances and one Super Bowl title. In 19 career playoff games, he has thrown for 5,857 yards and 45 touchdowns with just 17 interceptions.
Brees’ 45 touchdown passes are the second-most in NFL history behind only Peyton Manning (54). His 5,857 passing yards are the fourth-most in league history.
Dan Marino
Dan Marino was an American football player who played for the Miami Dolphins for 17 seasons. He is considered one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time. Marino was a nine-time Pro Bowl selection and led the Dolphins to the playoffs ten times in his career. He retired as the Dolphins’ all-time leader in passing yards, touchdown passes, and completions.
Regular season
During his 17-year career, Dan Marino set or tied 47 NFL records. He retired after the 1999 season with 61,361 passing yards (5th on the NFL’s all-time list at the time) and 420 touchdown passes (most all-time). His career record for most passing yards in a season is 5,084, set in 1984. In that record-setting season, Marino completed362 of 564 attempts (64.2%) for a then-NFL record 48 TDs and a 112.5 QB rating.
Postseason
In the postseason, Marino was even more effective, raising his play to a new level. In 18 career playoff games, he completed 370 of 581 passes (63.7 percent) for 5,084 yards and 32 TDs against 17 INTs, good for a passer rating of 86.4. He also rushed for four TDs. In three trips to the Super Bowl, Marino passed for 805 yards and five TDs with two INTs, completing 57.6 percent of his passes and posting a passer rating of 81.7.
