Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers threw his 540th career regular-season touchdown on Sunday, surpassing Peyton Manning to claim third place on the NFL's all-time passing touchdown list.
Rodgers' milestone touchdown came in the second quarter of Sunday's game against the New Orleans Saints in Paris, connecting with Darnell Washington to break the tie with Manning.
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The Steelers beat the Saints 16-10 on Sunday.
Tom Brady and Drew Brees are the only quarterbacks with more career TD passes than Rodgers.
| QB | TD | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brady | 649 |
| 2 | Brees | 571 |
| 3 | Rodgers* | 540 |
| 4 | Manning | 539 |
| 5 | Brett Favre | 508 |
* - denotes active player
Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford has the second-most touchdown passes among active players with 434, placing him sixth on the all-time list.
Rodgers, a first-round pick in 2005, spent his first 18 NFL seasons with the Green Bay Packers and became the franchise's all-time leader with 475 touchdown passes. He also threw for 28 TDs with the New York Jets in 2024. The 42-year-old has posted 37 touchdown passes since joining the Steelers in 2025.
The four-time NFL MVP also ranks fifth in NFL history in career passing yards. He entered Sunday with 67,761 regular-season yards.
