About this chart race
Ten quarterbacks have held the career record since 1950: Sammy Baugh, Bobby Layne (1962), Y.A. Tittle (1963), Johnny Unitas (1966), Fran Tarkenton (1975), Dan Marino (1995), Brett Favre (2007), Peyton Manning (2014), Drew Brees (2019) and Tom Brady (2020). Tarkenton's mark lasted longest: he took the record in 1975 and kept it until Marino passed him in 1995. Brady finished with 649, 78 more than Brees in second place.
This animated ranking shows how career passing touchdowns changed across 46 series between 1950 and 2025. The bars re-order themselves as the years advance, so overtakes are visible as they happen rather than hidden inside a table. Use the list on the left to choose exactly who competes, drag the slider to jump to any year, or open the table view to read the underlying numbers.
As of 2025, Tom Brady leads with 649.
Included in this race
Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Peyton Manning, Aaron Rodgers, Brett Favre, Philip Rivers, Matthew Stafford, Dan Marino, Ben Roethlisberger, Matt Ryan, Eli Manning, Fran Tarkenton, John Elway, Warren Moon, Johnny Unitas, Vinny Testaverde, Joe Montana, Dave Krieg, Sonny Jurgensen, Dan Fouts, Boomer Esiason, John Hadl, Len Dawson, George Blanda, John Brodie, Y.A. Tittle, Terry Bradshaw, Jim Hart, Roman Gabriel, Bobby Layne, Sammy Baugh, Babe Parilli, Norm Van Brocklin, Charlie Conerly, Tobin Rote, Sid Luckman, Billy Wade, Eddie LeBaron, Bob Waterfield, Tommy Thompson, Otto Graham, Arnie Herber, Cecil Isbell, Paul Christman, Jim Hardy, Frank Filchock.
Source
Data from The Football Database (footballdb.com). Every figure shown comes from this source — nothing is estimated or generated.
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