Who Has The Most Passing Touchdowns In NFL History?
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Who has the most passing touchdowns in NFL history? This is a question that many football fans have been asking lately. While there are a few contenders for the title, one quarterback stands out above the rest.
Peyton Manning
Peyton Manning currently has the most passing touchdowns in NFL history. Manning has played in the NFL for 18 seasons, and has thrown for 539 touchdowns. He currently plays for the Denver Broncos, and has thrown for over 700 yards in five different seasons.
Regular season
Peyton Manning is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons. He is the NFL’s all-time leader in passing touchdowns, passing yards, and overall quarterback rating. Manning spent 14 seasons with the Indianapolis Colts and was a member of the Denver Broncos in his last four seasons.
Postseason
Peyton Manning is widely considered one of the best quarterbacks of all time. He played 18 seasons in the NFL, winning two Super Bowls and five MVP awards. In the playoffs, he holds many NFL records, including most passing yards (7,339), most passing touchdowns (56), and most wins (22).
Brett Favre
Brett Favre is a former professional football player who has the most passing touchdowns in NFL history. He played for the Green Bay Packers, New York Jets, and Minnesota Vikings. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2016.
Regular season
Brett Favre played in 302 NFL games (298 regular season games and 4 playoff games) over 20 NFL seasons from 1992 to 2010. In those 302 games, he attempted 10,169 passes, completing 6,300 of them for 71,838 yards, 508 touchdowns and 336 interceptions.
Postseason
Brett Favre holds many NFL records, including most career passing touchdowns, most career passing yards, most consecutive starts by a player, and most times passing for over 400 yards in a game. He is also the only quarterback to have won three consecutive MVP awards, and is one of only two quarterbacks to have won back-to-back Super Bowls.
In the postseason, Favre has continued to put up impressive numbers. He has the second most passing yards in NFL history (behind only Peyton Manning), and the third most passing touchdowns (behind Manning and Tom Brady). He also has the most interceptions in NFL history, with 15.
Tom Brady
Tom Brady is an American football quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He is one of only two players to have won five Super Bowls (the other being Charles Haley), and he is the only player to have won them all playing for one team. Brady has also been selected to 14 Pro Bowls, more than any other quarterback in NFL history.
Regular season
In the regular season, Brady has thrown for 541 touchdowns, the most of any player in NFL history. He is one of only two quarterbacks to have thrown for 500 or more touchdowns in their career.
Postseason
In the playoffs, Brady has continued to play at a high level, winning 28 of 41 starts. He’s thrown for 10,226 yards and 71 touchdowns with just 23 interceptions. His passer rating of 97.6 is second all time behind only Drew Brees (103.8). He’s also rushed for another 14 touchdowns in the playoffs.
