List of National Football League career passing touchdowns leaders - wikipedia List of National Football League career passing touchdowns leaders This is a list of National Football League ( NFL ) quarterbacks by total career regular season passing touchdowns. This list includes all quarterbacks who have thrown for at least 200 career touchdowns. Contents 1 Players with at least 200 passing touchdowns 2 Active players with 150 -- 199 touchdowns 3 Most career touchdown passes including playoff games 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References Players with at least 200 passing touchdowns Key Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame * Denotes player who is still active in the NFL Through end of 2017 season. Peyton Manning has more touchdowns than any other NFL quarterback, with 539. Rank Player Team ( s ) by season Touchdowns Manning, Peyton Peyton Manning Indianapolis Colts ( 1998 -- 2011 ) Denver Broncos ( 2012 -- 2015 ) 539 Favre, Brett Brett Favre Atlanta Falcons ( 1991 ) Green Bay Packers ( 1992 -- 2007 ) New York Jets ( 2008 ) Minnesota Vikings ( 2009 -- 2010 ) 508 Brady, Tom Tom Brady New England Patriots ( 2000 -- present ) 488 Brees, Drew Drew Brees San Diego Chargers ( 2001 -- 2005 ) New Orleans Saints ( 2006 -- present ) 5 Dan Marino Miami Dolphins ( 1983 -- 1999 ) 420 6 Rivers, Philip Philip Rivers San Diego / Los Angeles Chargers ( 2004 -- present ) 342 Fran Tarkenton Minnesota Vikings ( 1961 -- 1966 ), ( 1972 -- 1978 ) New York Giants ( 1967 -- 1971 ) 8 Manning, Eli Eli Manning New York Giants ( 2004 -- present ) 339 9 Roethlisberger, Ben Ben Roethlisberger Pittsburgh Steelers ( 2004 -- present ) 329 10 Rodgers, Aaron Aaron Rodgers Green Bay Packers ( 2005 -- present ) 313 11 Elway, John John Elway Denver Broncos ( 1983 -- 1998 ) 300 12 Carson Palmer Cincinnati Bengals ( 2003 -- 2010 ) Oakland Raiders ( 2011 -- 2012 ) Arizona Cardinals ( 2013 -- 2017 ) 294 13 Warren Moon Houston Oilers ( 1984 -- 1993 ) Minnesota Vikings ( 1994 -- 1996 ) Seattle Seahawks ( 1997 -- 1998 ) Kansas City Chiefs ( 1999 -- 2000 ) 291 14 Johnny Unitas Baltimore Colts ( 1956 -- 1972 ) San Diego Chargers ( 1973 ) 290 15 Vinny Testaverde Tampa Bay Buccaneers ( 1987 -- 1992 ) Cleveland Browns ( 1993 -- 1995 ) Baltimore Ravens ( 1996 -- 1997 ) New York Jets ( 1998 -- 2003, 2005 ) Dallas Cowboys ( 2004 ) New England Patriots ( 2006 ) Carolina Panthers ( 2007 ) 275 16 Montana, Joe Joe Montana San Francisco 49ers ( 1979 -- 1992 ) Kansas City Chiefs ( 1993 -- 1994 ) 273 17 Dave Krieg Seattle Seahawks ( 1980 -- 1991 ) Kansas City Chiefs ( 1992 -- 1993 ) Detroit Lions ( 1994 ) Arizona Cardinals ( 1995 ) Chicago Bears ( 1996 ) Tennessee Oilers ( 1997 -- 1998 ) 261 18 Ryan, Matt Matt Ryan Atlanta Falcons ( 2008 -- present ) 260 19 Jurgensen, Sonny Sonny Jurgensen Philadelphia Eagles ( 1957 -- 1963 ) Washington Redskins ( 1964 -- 1974 ) 255 20 Dan Fouts San Diego Chargers ( 1973 -- 1987 ) 254 21 Bledsoe, Drew Drew Bledsoe New England Patriots ( 1993 -- 2001 ) Buffalo Bills ( 2002 -- 2004 ) Dallas Cowboys ( 2005 -- 2006 ) 251 22 Romo, Tony Tony Romo Dallas Cowboys ( 2003 -- 2016 ) 248 23 Boomer Esiason Cincinnati Bengals ( 1984 -- 1992, 1997 ) New York Jets ( 1993 -- 1995 ) Arizona Cardinals ( 1996 ) 247 24 John Hadl San Diego Chargers ( 1962 -- 1972 ) Los Angeles Rams ( 1973 -- 1974 ) Green Bay Packers ( 1974 -- 1975 ) Houston Oilers ( 1976 -- 1977 ) 244 25 Len Dawson Pittsburgh Steelers ( 1957 -- 1959 ) Cleveland Browns ( 1960 -- 1961 ) Dallas Texans ( 1962 ) Kansas City Chiefs ( 1963 -- 1975 ) 239 26 Jim Kelly Buffalo Bills ( 1986 -- 1996 ) 237 27 George Blanda Chicago Bears ( 1949, 1950 -- 1958 ) Baltimore Colts ( 1950 ) Houston Oilers ( 1960 -- 1966 ) Oakland Raiders ( 1967 -- 1975 ) 236 28 Donovan McNabb Philadelphia Eagles ( 1999 -- 2009 ) Washington Redskins ( 2010 ) Minnesota Vikings ( 2011 ) 234 29 Steve Young Tampa Bay Buccaneers ( 1985 -- 1986 ) San Francisco 49ers ( 1987 -- 1999 ) 232 30 Cutler, Jay Jay Cutler Denver Broncos ( 2006 -- 2008 ) Chicago Bears ( 2009 -- 2016 ) Miami Dolphins ( 2017 -- present ) 227 31 Stafford, Matthew Matthew Stafford Detroit Lions ( 2009 -- present ) 216 32 Brodie, John John Brodie San Francisco 49ers ( 1957 -- 1973 ) 214 33 Terry Bradshaw Pittsburgh Steelers ( 1970 -- 1983 ) 212 Hasselbeck, Matt Matt Hasselbeck Green Bay Packers ( 1998 -- 2000 ) Seattle Seahawks ( 2001 -- 2010 ) Tennessee Titans ( 2011 -- 2012 ) Indianapolis Colts ( 2013 -- 2015 ) Tittle, Y.A. Y.A. Tittle Baltimore Colts ( 1950 ) San Francisco 49ers ( 1951 -- 1960 ) New York Giants ( 1961 -- 1964 ) 36 Hart, Jim Jim Hart St. Louis Cardinals ( 1966 -- 1983 ) Washington Redskins ( 1984 ) 209 37 Collins, Kerry Kerry Collins Carolina Panthers ( 1995 -- 1998 ) New Orleans Saints ( 1998 ) New York Giants ( 1999 -- 2003 ) Oakland Raiders ( 2004 -- 2005 ) Tennessee Titans ( 2006 -- 2010 ) Indianapolis Colts ( 2011 ) 208 Warner, Kurt Kurt Warner St. Louis Rams ( 1998 -- 2003 ) New York Giants ( 2004 ) Arizona Cardinals ( 2005 -- 2009 ) 39 Cunningham, Randall Randall Cunningham Philadelphia Eagles ( 1985 -- 1995 ) Minnesota Vikings ( 1997 -- 1999 ) Dallas Cowboys ( 2000 ) Baltimore Ravens ( 2001 ) 207 40 Everett, Jim Jim Everett Los Angeles Rams ( 1986 -- 1993 ) New Orleans Saints ( 1994 -- 1996 ) San Diego Chargers ( 1997 ) 203 41 Gabriel, Roman Roman Gabriel Los Angeles Rams ( 1962 -- 1972 ) Philadelphia Eagles ( 1973 -- 1977 ) 201 42 Flacco, Joe Joe Flacco Baltimore Ravens ( 2008 -- present ) 200 Active players with 150 -- 199 touchdowns Through end of 2017 season. Alex Smith, 183 Ryan Fitzpatrick, 173 Andy Dalton, 167 Russell Wilson, 161 Cam Newton, 158 Most career touchdown passes including playoff games Thru end of 2017 - 18 playoffs. Peyton Manning : 579 Tom Brady : 559 Brett Favre : 552 Drew Brees : 517 Dan Marino : 452 See also Most wins by a starting quarterback ( NFL ) List of National Football League career passing yards leaders List of National Football League career passing completions leaders List of gridiron football quarterbacks passing statistics List of National Football League playoffs passing touchdowns leaders NFL records ( individual ) Notes Jump up ^ Hadl was traded during the 1974 season ; he played six games for the Rams and eight for the Packers. Jump up ^ Blanda was traded during the 1950 season ; he played one game for the Colts and eleven games for the Bears. Jump up ^ Tittle 's 30 touchdown passes in the All - America Football Conference ( AAFC ) are not including in this total, as the NFL does not recognize statistics accumulated in the AAFC. References General NFL Passing Leaders -- complete list Pro-football-reference.com enumeration of career passing leaders Footnotes Jump up ^ Pavlick, Ed ( 1980 ). `` Pro Football Records Should Include the AAFC '' ( PDF ). The Coffin Corner. Professional Football Researchers Association. 2 ( 7 ). Retrieved September 12, 2017. Jump up ^ Roberts, Jerry ( 2015 ). Pass Receiving in Early Pro Football : A History to the 1960s ( illustrated ed. ). McFarland. p. 137. ISBN 078649946X. Retrieved September 12, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Y.A. Tittle ''. NFL.com. National Football League. Retrieved September 12, 2017. National Football League records and leaders General Super Bowl records Team playoff records Team records Individual records Games played Consecutive games and starts 99 - yard pass play All - purpose yards Scoring Passing Career Touchdowns Regular season Playoffs Yards 5,000 passing yards Completions Passer rating Wins Playoff win -- loss records Consecutive starts Consecutive games with a TD pass Annual Touchdowns Yards Completion percentage Rating Game Touchdowns Perfect passer rating 400 passing yards Rushing Career Touchdowns Yards Attempts Annual Touchdowns Yards 2,000 - yard club 1,000 - yard duos Receiving Career Touchdowns Yards Receptions Annual Touchdowns Yards Receptions Defense Career Sacks Interceptions Annual Sacks Interceptions Special teams Annual Punting yards Punt return yards Kickoff return yards Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_National_Football_League_career_passing_touchdowns_leaders&oldid=824452226 '' Categories : Lists of National Football League players National Football League records and achievements American football quarterbacks Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Talk Contents About Wikipedia 日本 語 Edit links This page was last edited on 7 February 2018, at 12 : 35. 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Question: who has the most touchdowns passes in the nfl
Answer: Peyton Manning