{"id":5894,"date":"2026-09-23T18:19:37","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T22:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gofootballanalytics.com\/statsblog\/?p=5894"},"modified":"2026-09-23T12:21:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T16:21:55","slug":"matthew-stafford-closing-in-on-430-career-touchdown-passes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gofootballanalytics.com\/statsblog\/matthew-stafford-closing-in-on-430-career-touchdown-passes\/","title":{"rendered":"Matthew Stafford Closing In On 430 Career Touchdown Passes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As we go into week 3, Matthew Stafford of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofootballanalytics.com\/team\/los-angeles-rams.php\">Los Angeles Rams<\/a> has 427 TD passes in his career. So he is three touchdown passes short of making the 430 mark. Stafford presently sits 6th in the Super Bowl Era leaderboard for Super Bowl Era touchdown passes. The top 3 are Tom Brady (649), Drew Brees (571) followed by Peyton Manning (539).<\/p>\n<p>This season, Stafford ranks 9th among the leaders in TD passes this year with 4. In his last game, he finished with 4 passing TDs during a 28-6 win against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofootballanalytics.com\/team\/new-york-giants.php\">New York Giants<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This upcoming Sunday night, the Stafford will try to reach that mark as his Rams travel to take on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofootballanalytics.com\/team\/denver-broncos.php\">Denver Broncos<\/a> who are in 1st in the AFC West.<\/p>\n<h3>Here are the 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. Aaron Rodgers 528<br \/>\n5. Brett Favre 508<br \/>\n<strong>6. Matthew Stafford 427<\/strong><br \/>\n7. Philip Rivers 425<br \/>\n8. Dan Marino 420<br \/>\n9. Ben Roethlisberger 418<br \/>\n10. Matt Ryan 381<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we go into week 3, Matthew Stafford of the Los Angeles Rams has 427 TD passes in his career. So he is three touchdown passes short of making the 430 mark. Stafford presently sits 6th in the Super Bowl Era leaderboard for Super Bowl Era touchdown passes. 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