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This is a list of the top 50 National Football League (NFL) players by most career regular season passing touchdowns.
Tom Brady holds the record for the most passing touchdowns with 649. He also has the most playoff touchdown passes with 88.
^ | Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame |
* | Denotes player who is still active |
Through 2022 season.
Sixteen players are recognized as having held outright or tied the record as the NFL's career passing touchdowns leader.[4] The longest record holder was Fran Tarkenton who held the record for 20 years from 1975 to 1994.
Reign | Player | Team(s) while leader | Career passing touchdowns | Season(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1921–1922 (2 years) | Elmer Oliphant[5] | Buffalo All-Americans | 7 | 1921–1922 |
1923 | Lou Smyth[6] | Canton Bulldogs | 8 | 1923 |
1924–1928 (5 years) | Curly Lambeau^ [7] | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 1924 |
19 | 1925 | |||
22 | 1926 | |||
23 | 1927 | |||
24 | 1928 | |||
Tied 1928 | Red Dunn[8] | |||
1929–1942 (14 years) | Benny Friedman^ [9] | New York Giants 1929–1931 Brooklyn Dodgers 1932–1934 | 40 | 1929 |
53 | 1930 | |||
56 | 1931 | |||
61 | 1932 | |||
66 | 1933–1942 | |||
Tied 1940–1942 (3 years) | Arnie Herber^ [10] | Green Bay Packers | 1940–1942 | |
1943–1961 (19 years) | Sammy Baugh^ [11] | Washington Redskins | 80 | 1943 |
84 | 1944 | |||
95 | 1945 | |||
103 | 1946 | |||
128 | 1947 | |||
150 | 1948 | |||
168 | 1949 | |||
178 | 1950 | |||
185 | 1951 | |||
187 | 1952–1961 | |||
Tied 1961–1962 (2 years) | Bobby Layne^ [12] | Pittsburgh Steelers | 1961 | |
196 | 1962 | |||
1962–1966 (5 years) | Y. A. Tittle^ [13] | New York Giants | 1962 | |
232 | 1963 | |||
242 | 1964–1966 | |||
1967–1974 (8 years) | Johnny Unitas^ [14] | Baltimore Colts (1967–1972) San Diego Chargers (1973) | 252 | 1967 |
254 | 1968 | |||
266 | 1969 | |||
280 | 1970 | |||
283 | 1971 | |||
287 | 1972 | |||
290 | 1973–1974 | |||
1975–1994 (20 years) | Fran Tarkenton^ [15] | Minnesota Vikings | 291 | 1975 |
308 | 1976 | |||
317 | 1977 | |||
342 | 1978–1994 | |||
1995–2006 (12 years) | Dan Marino^ [16] | Miami Dolphins | 352 | 1995 |
369 | 1996 | |||
385 | 1997 | |||
408 | 1998 | |||
420 | 1999–2006 | |||
2007–2013 (7 years) | Brett Favre^ [17] | Green Bay Packers (2007) New York Jets (2008) Minnesota Vikings (2009–2010) | 442 | 2007 |
464 | 2008 | |||
497 | 2009 | |||
508 | 2010–2013 | |||
2014–2018 (5 years) | Peyton Manning ^ [18] | Denver Broncos | 530 | 2014 |
539 | 2015–2018 | |||
2019 | Drew Brees [19] | New Orleans Saints | 547 | 2019 |
Since 2020 (4 years) |
Tom Brady [20] | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 581 | 2020 |
624 | 2021 | |||
649 | 2022–2024 |
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