He is only three touchdown passes behind through week 15 of the 2019 season. Sammy baugh, washington, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1945, 1947. List of national football league playoffs career passing. In 2014, peyton manning set the alltime mark for most passing touchdowns in an nfl career, but that is far from his only record after 18 seasons in the nfl.
With the rapid changes in gameplay weve seen in the last decade or so, these bits of trivia dont mean much of anything. The first to accomplish this is tom brady, quarterback of the new england patriots. Brees threw four touchdown passes to reach 541 in his career, two more. Peyton manning is the guy and hes led the league in the category four times. Derek carr threw for the second most passing touchdowns in his first 2 seasons in the nfl. Which nfl quarterback holds the single season passing.
Most touchdown passes per game average, regular season. Nfl passing touchdowns single game leaders profootball. Every regular season and postseason record tom brady holds. Saints quarterback drew brees moved up in the record books yet again on monday evening, passing peyton manning for most career. The next closest season through four games was back in 20 205. His 10 touchdown passes were the most in league history. Raiders defensive back charles woodson holds the career nfl record for the most defensive touchdowns. This list includes all quarterbacks who have thrown for at least 15 playoff td passes. Every week during the season, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, this weeks schedule, top performers, fantasy drops and adds, new debuts and interesting tidbits. Tom brady set the nfl record sunday for most touchdown passes.
Fifteen players are recognized as having held outright or tied the record as the nfl s career passing touchdowns leader. List of national football league annual passing touchdowns. Drew brees has thrown the most touchdown passes in nfl history but tom brady isnt far behind. Who holds the record for most passing touchdowns in a single nfl season. With tom brady passing peyton manning in career td passes, heres how. New england patriots quarterback tom brady has officially passed peyton manning for most career touchdown passes in nfl history. Peyton manning previously held the record with 49 td passes in 2004.
Garoppolo had a careerhigh 27 touchdown passes in 2019. Rodgers, who reached 300 faster than any other quarterback in league history, still trails peyton manning, the alltime leader, by 239 touchdown passes. Brady finished the game with three touchdown passes, giving him 511 in the regular season and another 71 in the playoffs for his career. To join our email list and get notified when we launch the 202021 nfl section about a week before the season starts, register for a free account. It makes sense that brady, who has by far the most super bowl appearances in history for a quarterback, would have the most touchdown passes. In 2019, he tied peyton mannings record of 539 with a 21yard strike to trequan smith in. The new orleans saints quarterback came in to monday nights game against the indianapolis colts needing three. Saints d sets record for td passes allowed in season. Brady passed for six touchdowns in each game played versus the.
Mahomes threw 26 touchdown passes in 2019 and 50 in 2018. Tom brady passes peyton manning for most passing yards of. The 228 passing touchdowns through four weeks is the most in that span by far in the modern nfl era. For a more comprehensive list, see list of national football league rushing yards leaders.
Here is a list of the records in the national football league set by individual players. He completed 110 passes out of a possible 202 for 2194 yards, including 28 touchdowns against only 12 interceptions. The statistic depicts the national football league players with the most passing touchdowns in the leagues history as of january 2020. Nfl passing touchdowns career leaders profootballreference. Drew brees breaks nfl record with 540th td pass so how close is brady to brees record. Brees broke dan marinos 27 yearold record for most passing yards in one season in 2011 on the way to setting a new saints franchise record for passing touchdowns in a season. Tom brady is now 40 years old and one thing is clear he is going to obliterate nfl records for quarterbacks in their 40s. Name the quarterbackreceiver combos who have connected for the most touchdown passes in nfl history.
It was the first time in nfl history that someone had crossed the 400 yards mark in one game. Every week during the season, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, this weeks. Drew brees dethrones peyton manning as king of touchdown passes. Its also available for hockey, basketball and baseball. Drew brees is the alltime passing touchdowns leader. The new orleans saints quarterback came in to monday nights game against the indianapolis colts. Find out the nfl pro footballs alltime pass tds leaders. In the national football league nfl, eight quarterbacks share the record of having thrown seven touchdown passes in a single game. Tom brady holds these 54 nfl records hes the only player in nfl history to win four super bowl mvp awards and owns an arsenal of other records in addition. Most touchdown passes per games started average, regular season. He is tied for the most passing touchdowns record in one game, with seven. Tom brady set the nfl record for most touchdown passes 50 in a season on december 29, 2007.
To just be a starting quarterback in the nfl is rare. Drew brees stands alone in nfl history as the alltime leader in passing touchdowns, but hell face competition in maintaining the record. Drew brees sets nfl record for alltime passing touchdowns. Nfl quarterbacks with the most career touchdown passes. How close is tom brady to drew brees nfl touchdown record.
List of national football league career passing touchdowns leaders. Drew brees breaks nfl record for career passing touchdowns. Brees would also remember the season for week 17 against the carolina panthers, when he set 6 nfl records. The longest record holder was fran tarkenton who held the record for 20 years. For some perspective, consider that there have been two games in nfl history. Patrick mahomes breaks peyton mannings nfl record for. The stars are aligning for the chiefs qb to enter the record books. List of national football league career passing touchdowns. Six quarterbacks have led the nfl in passing touchdowns in four different seasons johnny unitas, steve young, brett favre, drew brees, peyton manning, tom brady. This is a list of national football league quarterbacks who have led the regular season in passing touchdowns each year.
List of nfl quarterbacks with seven touchdown passes in a game. Profootballreference utilizes official nfl data for current nfl seasons. Drew brees now has the most touchdown passes in nfl history. Drew brees sets nfl record for the most touchdown passes. In 2018, brees became just the fourth player in nfl history with 500 touchdown passes in his career. The previous record was 40 td passes allowed by the 1963 broncos. Quarterbacks smash nfl record for passing tds through four. Before he was a household name, before he was a five time super bowl champion, he was 7th on the depth chart at the university of mi. On aaron rodgers second touchdown pass sunday night in a 3423 loss to the atlanta falcons, he tied john elway for the 10th most career touchdown passes in the nfl with 300. When a rookie shaq bullied prime michael jordan and almost got away with it duration. Through 15 games, the saints have given up an nflrecord 43 touchdown passes.
Nfl player stats passing touchdowns more player stats. Derek carr threw for the second most passing touchdowns in. Build your own custom leaderboards with the play index. New england patriots quarterback tom brady has broken the. Which nfl records does drew brees own and which can he. Nfl best thanksgiving performances of all time nfl. Here are the quarterbacks who have thrown the most touchdown passes. Free nfl football player stats and stats leaders in simple, easy to read tables. Tom brady breaks peyton mannings nfl record for td passes. In an age where 3,000 passing yards was considered an impressive season, joe theismann threw for 3,714, the fifth most in the nfl. Heres a list of every major nfl record peyton manning. New orleans drew brees now has the most touchdown passes in nfl history. Tom brady is already making a mockery of the nfl records. Most passing touchdowns in a single season nfl legends.
Drew brees passes peyton for most career td passes. Tom brady sets record for most touchdown passes in nfl. Fifteen players are recognized as having held outright or tied the record as the nfls career passing touchdowns leader. The new england patriots quarterback on sunday broke peyton mannings record for most touchdown passes in.
This is a list of national football league nfl quarterbacks by total career regular season. The record for touchdown passes in a season is held by peyton manning of the denver broncos who threw 55 in 20. Drew brees has the most touchdown passes in nfl history with. Derek carr and tom brady ended season tied for most drops suffered. Theres not another hall of fame quarterback whos made average scrubs into receiving wonders more than tom brady. He is tied for the most passing touchdowns record in one game, with seven, while throwing for 443 yards in the same game. Add another line to tom bradys impeccable list of accomplishments. Tom brady passes peyton manning for 2ndmost passing tds in. With two touchdown passes in sundays win, brady is.
This is a list of national football league quarterbacks by total postseason passing touchdowns. Brady can now set his sights on the record for most combined touchdown passes in the regular season and postseason. The scores accounted for more than a quarter of his 23 completions and represented one of nine games in which he threw at least five touchdown passes. He is averaging two td passes per appearance and his personal best of four came during super bowl 49 against the seattle seahawks. Ranking the top 10 offenses in nfl history bleacher.
Tom brady sets nfls alltime record for most touchdown passes. Super bowl livs star quarterbacks have a chance at the. The most is three of 6 or more only two quarterbacks in the history of the nfl have thrown 6 or more touchdown passes in three different games. The new orleans saints quarterback now has 540 passing touchdowns in his career. Tom brady sets record for most touchdown passes in nfl history. Brady passes peyton for most passing yards in nfl history.
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