Sid luckman was the first player to accomplish the feat, doing so on november 14, 1943, while playing for the chicago bears. Jan 03, 2016 cam newton tied the nfl record for most career rushing touchdowns by a quarterback sunday newton entered week 17 with 41 scores on the ground, two behind halloffamer steve young. The 10 best qb rookie seasons in nfl history touchdown wire. The following is a list of the nfl career passing leaders ranked by touchdown passes. The carolina panthers cam newton broke the nfl record for most career rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in the super bowl era during thursdays opener against the. Discover national football league team overall stats and rankings throughout the season. Ive written several histories of nfl career records, but the history of the career receiving touchdowns record is the most fascinating to me. This is a list of national football league nfl quarterbacks by total career. Lamar jackson threw five touchdown passes, scurried into the nfl record book and guided the baltimore ravens to their second straight afc north title. Tom brady sets nfl record by throwing touchdown to 71st. Find out the nfl pro footballs alltime pass tds leaders.
List of national football league records individual wikipedia. Chiefs qb patrick mahomes reaches 50 touchdowns on 89yard. Drew brees ties an nfl record with 7 touchdown passes. The patriots quarterback was watching as the saints quarterback broke peyton mannings record of 539 touchdown passes in monday nights game against the indianapolis colts. Listed below are the nfl overall starting quarterback winloss records for active nfl players that have started at least one game at quarterback. Every major nfl record tom brady holds and the ones he can still. Peyton mannings last great nfl passing record could fall monday night. Jan 04, 2016 panthers qb newton continues assault on nfl record. Making the case for seahawks qb russell wilson to win nfl. In 2019, he tied peyton mannings record of 539 with a 21yard strike to trequan smith in week. For a more detailed list of consecutive starts and games played, see list of most consecutive starts and games played by national football league players.
Obviously that was the same team on the field, but nfl records do. Nfl football operations mission is to establish a culture of clarity, consistency and credibility in all aspects of the greatest game. Tom brady might break the 1 record peyton manning says is unbreakable. The 4,489 points scored through week six are the most in nfl history. Ap mvp candidate cam newton continued his assault on the nfl record book on sunday the panthers fifthyear quarterback tied steve youngs nfl record for most career touchdowns. Best quarterback rushing touchdowns of all time youtube. Mar 18, 2016 peyton manning views one of his nfl records as unbreakable. Newton had 14 of them last year, setting a new singleseason nfl record for a quarterback. Seven different players held the record for rushing yards and for rushing touchdowns. But if the nfl also included the postseason, tom brady would be the record holder for both touchdowns and yards. Here are all the active streaks of at least 50 touchdowns. The patriots quarterback also had the mark for the most singleseason touchdowns with 50 in 2007, but manning passed him with 55 in 20.
The panthers fifthyear quarterback tied steve youngs nfl record for most career touchdowns rushing by a. Rivers and gates lead with 7,525 yards and have a 19 touchdown edge with 72 on the alltime. Tom brady becomes 3rd qb in nfl history to throw 500. Ravens lamar jackson sets nfl record for qb rushing yards on. Even without the touchdown record, brady has done more than. Sep 23, 2018 patrick mahomes is running away with the nfl record book. List of national football league records individual. Six weeks are in the books, and the 2018 nfl season continues to be unlike any other. Bucs qb jameis winston sets singleseason nfl record for. Feb 03, 2019 the patriots qb has more super bowl wins, touchdowns, and yards than anybody else, and thats not all. Panthers qb newton continues assault on nfl record sports. Lamar jackson breaks quarterback rushing record as ravens. Some top qbtight end combinations in nfl history fox sports. Fifteen players are recognized as having held outright or tied the record as the nfl s career passing touchdowns leader.
Of active players, ladainian tomlinson, as of 10172010, has scored 158 touchdowns, including 143 rushing. Oct, 2015 over the years the nfl fans have seen some sensational players, exceptional coaches, outstanding teams and some amazing records. In a 2822 seasonfinale loss to the atlanta falcons, winston, the quarterback of the tampa bay buccaneers, broke the singleseason record for interceptions returned for a touchdown with seven. Emmitt smiths record for 4,409 carries for 18,355 yards or marvin harrisons record of taking 143 catches in 2002 are astounding figures and the likes of which we might never see again. Davante adams making new inroads with his qb and in packers. Not just for nfl teams, but for the team here at touchdown wire. List of national football league career passing touchdowns. The record is currently held by drew brees, who passed. The nfl record book is under assault in the 2018 season. Check out a recap of drew brees 7 td game vs the new york giants in week 8 of the 2015 nfl season. Kansas city chiefs quarterback patrick mahomes made history when he became the second nfl player to ever throw for 50 touchdowns and 5,000 passing yards in a single season. Dec, 2019 the ravens are rewriting the franchise record book this year behind jackson.
Nfl quarterback winloss records the football database. With tom brady passing peyton manning in career td passes, heres how. Qb aaron rodgers has thrown 17 touchdowns to seven. These records are not listed in the nfl record and fact book. Oct 02, 2018 nfl the nfl record book is under assault in the 2018 season.
This list includes quarterbacks who have at least 200 career touchdowns passes. List of nfl quarterbacks with seven touchdown passes in a. In 2018, love was eighth in the nation with 32 touchdown passes while passing for. The teams arizona cardinals led the nfc in total defense 305.
The leagues most dominant young player will inevitably become the highestpaid player in nfl history, but. Peyton manning has one major passing record left on the books, and it may. The record is currently held by drew brees, who passed peyton mannings record of 539. With his 7th td, he ties the record for most td passes in a game.
Now, its a battle between brady and brees in the record book, and the. So before the likes of sam darnold and josh allen get their nfl careers started, lets look back at the top 10 qb. New orleans saints quarterback and purdue football legend trailed only peyton manning and tom brady entering the. Oct 18, 2009 historically, jerry rice holds the nfl record for most touchdowns scored with 208. Having already set the mark for points and touchdowns in a season prior to thursday, baltimore set a team rushing.
Drew brees sets nfl record for alltime passing touchdowns. Turnovers have been an issue in his career, as the firstoverall pick has. So before the likes of baker mayfield, sam darnold and josh allen get their nfl careers started, lets look back at the top 10 qb rookie seasons in nfl history. Panthers qb newton continues assault on nfl record cbs san. Matt ryan also threw for over 500 yards during the 2016 season. Marvin harrison connection holds the nfl record in receiving touchdowns between a qb and wr with 110 tds, thru week three of the nfl season. Ranking the top quarterbacks looking for a team after tom brady signs with buccaneers there are plenty of quarterbacks looking for a new team, but not many starting jobs.
The list begins with the player expected to be the first pick off the board when the 2020 nfl draft begins. Johnny blood 7 years as recordholder by the end of 1932, the first season in the official nfl record book, blood had scored 25 receiving touchdowns. Go inside the nfl s 100 th season with the 2019 nfl record and fact book. Peyton mannings last great nfl passing record could fall. That time a punter played qb for the jets and threw 2 tds nfl vault stories duration. Bradys career total of 71,923 passing yards pushed him past hall of famer brett favre in the record book. Week 15 is in the books and theres a lot to go over, including a recordbreaking. A number of rookie qbs will be looking to make statements in the upcoming season. Servicescoring alltime records national football league. Also included are all applicable records from the american football league, 196069. Lamar jackson threw five touchdown passes, scurried into the nfl record book and guided the baltimore ravens to their second straight afc north title and 10th consecutive victory, 4221 over the. Dec 30, 2018 new orleans saints quarterback drew brees will finish with the highest singleseason completion percentage in nfl history after. Why cam newtons nfl record for qb rushing touchdowns is a. Sammy baugh, washington, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1945, 1947.
Dec 04, 2016 tom brady won his 201st game today, putting him ahead of peyton manning for most alltime regular season and playoffs. Vinny testaverde threw 29 passing touchdowns to michael jackson. Nfl passing touchdowns career leaders profootballreference. The carolina panthers cam newton broke the nfl record for most career rushing touchdowns by a quarterback during thursdays opener against the denver broncos. Oct 04, 2018 tom brady sets nfl record by throwing touchdown to 71st different receiver, josh gordon. This is a list of national football league nfl quarterbacks by total career regular season passing touchdowns. Patrick mahomes has another recordbreaking sunday sporting. Free nfl football player stats and stats leaders in simple, easy to read tables. Quarterbacks smash nfl record for passing tds through four.
When postseason is included, brady owns the career records for. How close is tom brady to drew brees nfl touchdown record. Joe burrow led lsu to a national championship last season and rewrote record books. He broke another rushing record in 2011 when he surpassed randall cunninghams longstanding number 4,928 of total career rushing yardage after a milestone 53yard dash during a game against the buffalo bills. Lamar jackson sets qb rushing record, ravens run over jets. Nfl games are averaging 725 total yards, which is a record pace. Drew brees deflects any talk of potential record setting.
Here is touchdown wires list of the top 25 offensive prospects in the 2020 draft class. This is a list of national football league nfl quarterbacks by total career regular season. Sep 15, 2014 a good article today from our pal neil paine, who asks whether antonio gates is the second best tight end in nfl history. Most of those occurred in the prestat era, with 22 of his scores coming between 192631. He is the winningest quarterback in nfl history 249, regular season and postseason, and just one of four players in nfl history with at least 70,000 passing yards and 500 career touchdown. Ravens top jets 4221, clinch afc north title on huge.
The longest record holder was fran tarkenton who held the record for 20 years. Nfl continues to generate record points, touchdowns. Statistics are current through the 2019 nfl season and include stats accrued in nfl, afl and apfa games. The greatest nfl quarterbacks of all time the delite. Drew brees sets nfl record for alltime passing touchdowns cnn drew brees now has the most touchdown passes in nfl history.
Nfl leaders, football records, nfl leaderboards pro. Nfl leaders, football records, nfl leaderboards profootball. Brady is now just the third quarterback in nfl history to reach 500 touchdowns, joining peyton manning. Saints qb brees chasing nfl history again in prime time.
Oct 15, 2017 heres a list of every major nfl record tom brady holds and the ones he can still break. Hall of famer steve youngs nfl record for td runs by a quarterback. Nov 16, 2019 watch highlights of all the rushing touchdowns through the first ten weeks of the 2019 nfl season. Throwing 33 touchdowns in a year is impressive, and a tampa bay record, but he also led the nfl with a whopping 30 picks. Jan 04, 2016 mvp candidate cam newton continued his assault on the nfl record book on sunday. The new england patriots quarterback set the nfl record.
Individuals eligible for rookie records are players who were in their first season of professional football and had not been on the roster of another professional football team, including teams in. Football is an essential piece of americas fabric, uniting fans. With the 2020 nfl draft fast approaching, it is time to start finalizing draft boards. Tom brady might break the 1 record peyton manning says is. Every major nfl record tom brady holds and the ones he can. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Nfl career leaders touchdown passes the football database. Nfl alltime pass tds leaders national football league espn.
List of national football league career passing touchdowns leaders. Jul 06, 2017 and the fourth qbwr pair to connect for double digit touchdown passes for two different teams. I wont weigh in on that subject, but after catching three touchdowns against the seahawks on sunday, philip rivers and antonio gates have now connected on 63 touchdown passes. With a casual flick of his wrist, kansas city chiefs quarterback patrick mahomes ii continued to rewrite the nfl record books, as he passed for his 50th touchdown.
Jan 15, 2020 davante adams making new inroads with his qb and in packers record book. In the national football league nfl, eight quarterbacks share the record of having thrown seven touchdown passes in a single game. Brees threw a 1yard touchdown pass to tight end benjamin watson in the second quarter against the baltimore ravens to become the fourth quarterback in nfl history to have 500 career touchdown. The panthers fifthyear quarterback tied steve youngs nfl record for most career touchdowns.
May 17, 2019 receivers to hold the career receiving touchdowns record. Ap mvp candidate cam newton continued his assault on the nfl record book on sunday. Severely overlooked because he never won the big game, eagles legend donovan mcnabb is one of only four quarterbacks in nfl history to collect 30,000 passing yards, 200 passing touchdowns, 3,000 rushing yards and 20 rushing touchdowns. Newton finished the regular season with 35 touchdowns passes and 10 touchdowns runs, becoming the first qb in. Qb breaks peyton mannings career passing touchdowns mark.
Panthers qb newton continues assault on nfl record fox sports. Primary data provided by the official stats partner of the nfl. Who has the most passing touchdowns in a season for every. Tom brady moves up nfl record book with bounceback performance.
Most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback sports illustrated. Patriots tom brady reacts to saints qb surpassing peyton manning. Now in his third nfl season, ramczyk was able to celebrate brees yards passing record with him in 2018 and hopes to do the same soon for the alltime touchdowns mark, be it. Alltime career, singleseason, and playoffs records and leaders table. Here is a list of the records in the national football league set by individual players. Oakland raiders quarterback derek carr is one of 18 qbs in nfl history to throw for 500 yards in a game. Drew brees breaks his own singleseason completion percentage.
The 10 best rookie qb seasons in nfl history, ranked. The new orleans saints quarterback now has 540 passing touchdowns. Four meaningful records that could still be within tom brady. Its those captivating, record breaking but also opportunistic and contextfree rushing touchdowns. Tom brady hasnt stopped erasing peyton mannings name from certain pages in the nfl record book. In 2018, brees became just the fourth player in nfl history with 500 touchdown passes in his career. Quarterbackreceiver touchdown pairings through 2016. Tom brady passes peyton manning for 2ndmost passing tds in.