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 Notes 3 Active players with 160 -- 199 touchdowns 4 Most career touchdown passes including playoff games 5 Historical passing touchdowns leaders 6 See also 7 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 Week 8 of 2018 season in progress. Peyton Manning has more touchdowns than any other NFL quarterback, with 539. Rank Player Team ( s ) by season Touchdowns Peyton Manning Indianapolis Colts ( 1998 -- 2011 ) Denver Broncos ( 2012 -- 2015 ) 539 Brett Favre Atlanta Falcons ( 1991 ) Green Bay Packers ( 1992 -- 2007 ) New York Jets ( 2008 ) Minnesota Vikings ( 2009 -- 2010 ) 508 Tom Brady New England Patriots ( 2000 -- present ) 504 Drew Brees San Diego Chargers ( 2001 -- 2005 ) New Orleans Saints ( 2006 -- present ) 501 5 Dan Marino Miami Dolphins ( 1983 -- 1999 ) 420 6 Philip Rivers San Diego / Los Angeles Chargers ( 2004 -- present ) 359 7 Eli Manning New York Giants ( 2004 -- present ) 346 8 Fran Tarkenton Minnesota Vikings ( 1961 -- 1966 ), ( 1972 -- 1978 ) New York Giants ( 1967 -- 1971 ) 342 9 Ben Roethlisberger Pittsburgh Steelers ( 2004 -- present ) 341 10 Aaron Rodgers Green Bay Packers ( 2005 -- present ) 325 11 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 Matt Ryan Atlanta Falcons ( 2008 -- present ) 275 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 ) 17 Joe Montana San Francisco 49ers ( 1979 -- 1992 ) Kansas City Chiefs ( 1993 -- 1994 ) 273 18 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 19 Sonny Jurgensen Philadelphia Eagles ( 1957 -- 1963 ) Washington Redskins ( 1964 -- 1974 ) 255 20 Dan Fouts San Diego Chargers ( 1973 -- 1987 ) 254 21 Drew Bledsoe New England Patriots ( 1993 -- 2001 ) Buffalo Bills ( 2002 -- 2004 ) Dallas Cowboys ( 2005 -- 2006 ) 251 22 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 Matthew Stafford Detroit Lions ( 2009 -- present ) 228 31 Jay Cutler Denver Broncos ( 2006 -- 2008 ) Chicago Bears ( 2009 -- 2016 ) Miami Dolphins ( 2017 ) 227 32 John Brodie San Francisco 49ers ( 1957 -- 1973 ) 214 33 Terry Bradshaw Pittsburgh Steelers ( 1970 -- 1983 ) 212 Matt Hasselbeck Green Bay Packers ( 1998 -- 2000 ) Seattle Seahawks ( 2001 -- 2010 ) Tennessee Titans ( 2011 -- 2012 ) Indianapolis Colts ( 2013 -- 2015 ) Y.A. Tittle Baltimore Colts ( 1950 ) San Francisco 49ers ( 1951 -- 1960 ) New York Giants ( 1961 -- 1964 ) 36 Joe Flacco Baltimore Ravens ( 2008 -- present ) 211 37 Jim Hart St. Louis Cardinals ( 1966 -- 1983 ) Washington Redskins ( 1984 ) 209 38 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 Kurt Warner St. Louis Rams ( 1998 -- 2003 ) New York Giants ( 2004 ) Arizona Cardinals ( 2005 -- 2009 ) 40 Randall Cunningham Philadelphia Eagles ( 1985 -- 1995 ) Minnesota Vikings ( 1997 -- 1999 ) Dallas Cowboys ( 2000 ) Baltimore Ravens ( 2001 ) 207 41 Jim Everett Los Angeles Rams ( 1986 -- 1993 ) New Orleans Saints ( 1994 -- 1996 ) San Diego Chargers ( 1997 ) 203 42 Roman Gabriel Los Angeles Rams ( 1962 -- 1972 ) Philadelphia Eagles ( 1973 -- 1977 ) 201 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. Active players with 160 -- 199 touchdowns Through Week 8 of 2018 season. Alex Smith, 190 Ryan Fitzpatrick, 184 Andy Dalton, 182 Russell Wilson, 174 Cam Newton, 169 Most career touchdown passes including playoff games Bold indicates player active. Peyton Manning, 579 Tom Brady, 575 Brett Favre, 552 Drew Brees, 530 Dan Marino, 452 Historical Passing touchdowns Leaders Fourteen players are recognized as having held outright or tied the record as the NFL 's career passing touchdowns leader. The longest record holder was Fran Tarkenton who held the record for 20 years. Elmer Oliphant was the 1st record holder Benny Friedman held the record 14 years, including all of the 1930 's Fran Tarkenton was the leader 20 years, including all of the 1980 's Reign Player Team ( s ) while leader Career passing touchdowns Season ( s ) 1921 -- 1922 ( 2 years ) Elmer Oliphant Buffalo All - Americans 7 1921 -- 1922 1923 Lou Smyth Canton Bulldogs 8 1923 1924 -- 1928 ( 5 years ) Curly Lambeau Green Bay Packers 14 1924 19 1925 22 1926 23 1927 24 1928 Tied 1928 Red Dunn Green Bay Packers 1929 -- 1942 ( 14 years ) Benny Friedman 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 Green Bay Packers 1940 -- 1942 1943 -- 1961 ( 19 years ) Sammy Baugh 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 Pittsburgh Steelers 1961 196 1962 1962 -- 1966 ( 5 years ) Y.A. Tittle New York Giants 1962 232 1963 242 1964 -- 1966 1967 -- 1974 ( 8 years ) Johnny Unitas 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 Minnesota Vikings 291 308 1976 317 1977 342 1978 -- 1994 1995 -- 2006 ( 12 years ) Dan Marino Miami Dolphins 352 1995 369 385 1997 408 1998 420 1999 -- 2006 2007 -- 2013 ( 7 years ) Brett Favre Green Bay Packers ( 2007 ) New York Jets ( 2008 ) Minnesota Vikings ( 2009 -- 2010 ) 442 2007 464 2008 497 2009 508 2010 -- 2013 Since 2014 ( 5 years ) Peyton Manning Denver Broncos 530 2014 539 Since 2015 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 ) 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. Jump up ^ `` NFL Passing Touchdowns Career Leaders ''. Pro football reference.com. 2018 - 10 - 13. Retrieved 2018 - 10 - 13. Jump up ^ `` NFL Career Passing Touchdowns Leaders Through 1922 ''. Pro football reference.com. Retrieved 2018 - 05 - 06. Jump up ^ `` NFL Career Passing Touchdowns Leaders Through 1923 ''. Pro football reference.com. Retrieved 2018 - 05 - 06. Jump up ^ `` Curly Lambeau stats ''. NFL.com. Retrieved 2018 - 05 - 06. Jump up ^ `` Red Dunn stats ''. NFL.com. Retrieved 2018 - 05 - 06. Jump up ^ `` Benny Friedman stats ''. NFL.com. Retrieved 2018 - 05 - 06. Jump up ^ `` Arnie Herber stats ''. Pro football reference.com. Retrieved 2018 - 05 - 06. Jump up ^ `` Sammy Baugh stats ''. Pro football reference.com. Retrieved 2018 - 05 - 06. Jump up ^ `` Bobby Layne stats ''. NFL.com. Retrieved 2018 - 05 - 06. Jump up ^ `` Tittle stats ''. Pro football reference.com. Retrieved 2018 - 05 - 06. Jump up ^ `` Johnny Unitas stats ''. Pro football reference.com. Retrieved 2018 - 05 - 06. Jump up ^ `` Fran Tarkenton stats ''. Pro football reference.com. Retrieved 2018 - 05 - 06. Jump up ^ `` Dan Marino stats ''. Pro football reference.com. Retrieved 2018 - 05 - 06. Jump up ^ `` Brett Favre stats ''. Pro football reference.com. Retrieved 2018 - 05 - 06. Jump up ^ `` Peyton Manning stats ''. Pro football reference.com. Retrieved 2018 - 05 - 06. 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