Who Has The Most Touchdown Passes In The NFL?
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Who has the most touchdown passes in the NFL? That’s a question that many football fans have been asking lately.
Well, we have the answer for you. According to our research, the player with the most touchdown passes in the NFL is Peyton Manning.
Peyton has thrown a total of 539 touchdown passes in his career, which is more than any other player in the history of the league.
So, there you have it. If you’re ever
Tom Brady
Tom Brady has the most touchdown passes in the NFL with 581. He is followed by Drew Brees with 571 and Peyton Manning with 539.
New England Patriots
Tom Brady is the quarterback for the New England Patriots. He has played in the NFL for 19 seasons and is a six-time Super Bowl champion. Brady has also been named the Super Bowl MVP four times. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time.
As of the end of the 2019 season, Brady has thrown for 541 touchdown passes, which is the most in NFL history. He has also thrown for 74,571 yards, which ranks sixth all-time.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tom Brady has played his entire professional career for the New England Patriots, winning six Super Bowls with the team. He is now playing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Drew Brees
The answer might surprise you. It’s not Tom Brady. It’s not Peyton Manning. It’s not even Brett Favre. The answer is Drew Brees. As of the end of the 2019 season, Brees has thrown for 5,476 touchdown passes. That’s nearly 1,000 more than the second person on the list, Brady.
New Orleans Saints
Drew Brees is an American football quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He had a prolific college football career at Purdue University, where he set numerous NCAA records, including single-season and career marks for passing yards and touchdown passes. As a result, he was honorably inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2016. Unfortunately, a shoulder injury forced him to miss most of his rookie NFL season in 2001.
Brees bounced back from his injury the following year to earn NFL Comeback Player of the Year honors. He has since led the Saints to victory in Super Bowl XLIV and been selected to eleven Pro Bowls. He is also the all-time leader in passing yards and touchdown passes in both the regular season and postseason. In 2009, he was named AP Male Athlete of the Year – making him just the second NFL player ever to receive this prestigious honor.
San Diego Chargers
Drew Brees was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played his first four seasons with the Chargers, where he was a two-time Pro Bowl selection in 2004 and 2005. Brees led the Chargers to an AFC Championship Game appearance in the 2006 season, but they were defeated by the New England Patriots.
Peyton Manning
Peyton Manning is a retired American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons. He is a two-time Super Bowl champion, and was the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of Super Bowl XLI. Manning holds many NFL records, including most career touchdown passes, most career passing yards, and most career passing touchdowns.
Indianapolis Colts
Peyton Manning is a former American football quarterback who played 18 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Indianapolis Colts. Considered to be one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time, he spent 14 seasons with the Colts and was a member of the Denver Broncos in his last four seasons. Manning played college football for the University of Tennessee, leading the Tennessee Volunteers to the 1997 SEC Championship Game in his senior season. He is the second son of former NFL quarterback Archie Manning and older brother of New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning.
Denver Broncos
Peyton Manning is a former 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 due to his numerous career achievements, he spent 14 seasons with the Colts and was a member of the franchise’s Super Bowl XLI winning team. During his tenure as the starting quarterback in Indianapolis, Manning helped transform the Colts into an annual playoff contender and one of the most consistent teams in NFL history. Following his success with Indianapolis, he was traded to Denver in 2012 where he helped lead them to two more Super Bowl appearances and ultimately their win in Super Bowl 50 over Carolina.
Manning holds many NFL records, including career passing yards (71,940), touchdown passes (539), and AP MVP awards (5), all of which are records for quarterbacks. He is also first in career passer rating (96.5) and total quarterback rating (100.1). His 14 Pro Bowl selections have tied him with John Elway for most by a quarterback; he has been voted first-team All-Pro six times, second-team All-Pro three times, and been named Super Bowl MVP once after leading his team to victory during Super Bowl XLI over the Chicago Bears.
Brett Favre
Brett Favre is a former American football quarterback who played 20 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Green Bay Packers. He is the NFL’s all-time leader in passing yards, passing touchdowns, and interceptions.
Green Bay Packers
Brett Favre is a former American football quarterback who spent the majority of his career with the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Southern Mississippi, and was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the second round of the 1991 NFL Draft. Favre spent his first three NFL seasons with the Falcons, and then was traded to the Packers in 1992. He was the Packers’ starting quarterback from 1992 to 2007, when he left Green Bay to spend a season with the New York Jets.
Favre became only the third quarterback in history to throw for over 70,000 yards, join Pro Football Hall of Famers Dan Marino and John Elway; he also is one of only six quarterbacks to have thrown 500 touchdown passes. He led teams to eight division championships (1995–97, 2002–04), five NFC Championship Games (1995, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2007), and two Super Bowl appearances (XXXI vs. New England Patriots and XLIV vs. Pittsburgh Steelers), winning Super Bowl XXXI over the Patriots.
Minnesota Vikings
Brett Favre was traded to the Minnesota Vikings in 2009 after starting his career with the Green Bay Packers. He became the starting quarterback for the Vikings in 2010 and led the team to the NFC Championship game. During his time with the Vikings, Favre set several NFL records, including most touchdown passes in a season and most passing yards in a season. He was also named the NFC Offensive Player of the Year in 2010.
Eli Manning
Eli Manning is a professional American football quarterback for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He is the son of former NFL quarterback Archie Manning and older brother of current NFL quarterback Peyton Manning.
New York Giants
Eli Manning is a retired professional American football quarterback who played his entire 16-year career with the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He is the younger brother of former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning. Manning holds the Giants franchise records for most passing yards, touchdown passes, and completed passes, and is the second overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft.
Philadelphia Eagles
Eli Manning is a professional American football quarterback for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ole Miss, and was drafted as the first overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers. He was immediately traded to the Giants for Philip Rivers. Manning is the son of former NFL quarterback Archie Manning and older brother of current Peyton Manning.
Manning holds several Giants franchise records, including most touchdown passes in a career (265) and most passing yards in a career (54,828). He led the Giants to victory in Super Bowls XLII and XLVI, defeating the New England Patriots in both games. During his career, he has been selected to four Pro Bowls (2008, 2011-2013), won two NFL MVP Awards (2004-05), and has won Super Bowl MVP twice (XLII & XLVI). He also fastballed 97 miles per hour during an exhibition game against the St. Louis Cardinals on November 5th, 2006.