{"id":3139,"date":"2024-09-28T21:57:43","date_gmt":"2024-09-29T01:57:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gofootballanalytics.com\/statsblog\/?p=3139"},"modified":"2024-09-28T21:58:34","modified_gmt":"2024-09-29T01:58:34","slug":"kirk-cousins-could-hit-275-career-touchdown-passes-sunday-against-the-saints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gofootballanalytics.com\/statsblog\/kirk-cousins-could-hit-275-career-touchdown-passes-sunday-against-the-saints\/","title":{"rendered":"Kirk Cousins Could Hit 275 Career Touchdown Passes Sunday Against The Saints"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U4HNd6V5kVc?si=_rOIgDyft_k9GH32\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Heading into week 4, Kirk Cousins of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofootballanalytics.com\/team\/atlanta-falcons.php\">Atlanta Falcons<\/a> has 274 touchdown passes throughout his career. He is now one game from reaching Vinny Testaverde&#8217;s 275 for 16th place on the leaderboard of most in the Super Bowl Era.<\/p>\n<p>Thus far this season, Cousins is 9th among passing TDs with 4. In his previous outing, the star quarterback had 1 TD pass in a 22-17 setback against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofootballanalytics.com\/team\/kansas-city-chiefs.php\">Kansas City Chiefs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Cousins leads the Falcons into a showdown with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofootballanalytics.com\/team\/new-orleans-saints.php\">New Orleans Saints<\/a> on Sunday at their home in a key NFC South shodown. The Saints are in 1st in the NFC South. The Falcons are 1-1 and are 3rd in the NFC South.<\/p>\n<h3>Most Touchdown Passes Leaders (Super Bowl Era):<\/h3>\n<p>1. Tom Brady 649<br \/>\n2. Drew Brees 571<br \/>\n3. Peyton Manning 539<br \/>\n4. Brett Favre 508<br \/>\n5. Aaron Rodgers 480<br \/>\n6. Philip Rivers 421<br \/>\n7. Dan Marino 420<br \/>\n8. Ben Roethlisberger 418<br \/>\n9. 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