Most consecutive games with a touchdown pass (NFL)
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Johnny Unitas played 47 consecutive games in which he threw at least one touchdown pass. His record has not been seriously challenged since the streak ended December 11, 1960.

Drew Brees and Tom Brady have the longest active streaks in games with at least one touchdown pass in consecutive games.

Aaron Rodgers has the longest active streak in games with at least two touchdown passes in consecutive games.

Following is the list of players to achieve the longest consecutive streaks of throwing touchdown passes in consecutive games.

Updated through the 2011 season in progress

All-time consecutive games with at least one touchdown pass

Bold denotes an active streak
Rank Quarterback Period Team Consecutive games
1 Johnny Unitas
Johnny Unitas
John Constantine Unitas , known as Johnny Unitas or "Johnny U", and nicknamed "The Golden Arm", was a professional American football player in the 1950s through the 1970s, spending the majority of his career with the Baltimore Colts. He was a record-setting quarterback, and the National Football...

1956 – 1960 Baltimore Colts
Indianapolis Colts
The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....

47
2 Drew Brees
Drew Brees
Drew Christopher Brees is a quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at Purdue....

2009 – present New Orleans Saints
New Orleans Saints
The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League ....

38
3 Brett Favre
Brett Favre
Brett Lorenzo Favre is a former American football quarterback who spent the majority of his career with the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League . He was a 20-year veteran of the NFL, having played quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons , Green Bay Packers , New York Jets and Minnesota...

2002 – 2004 Green Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...

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4 Dan Marino
Dan Marino
Daniel Constantine "Dan" Marino, Jr. is a retired American football quarterback who played for the Miami Dolphins in the National Football League...

1985 – 1987 Miami Dolphins
Miami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

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5 Dave Krieg
Dave Krieg
David Michael Krieg is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League. He attended Milton College and made the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent...

1983 – 1985 Seattle Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks
The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team...

28
6T Peyton Manning
Peyton Manning
Peyton Williams Manning is an American football quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League . Manning holds the record for most NFL MVP awards with four. He was drafted by the Colts as the first overall pick in 1998 after a standout college football career with the...

1998 – 1999 Indianapolis Colts
Indianapolis Colts
The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....

27
6T Tom Brady
Tom Brady
Thomas Edward Patrick "Tom" Brady, Jr. is an American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League . After playing college football at Michigan, Brady was drafted by the Patriots in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft.He has played in four Super Bowls,...

2010 – present New England Patriots
New England Patriots
The New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National...

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All-time consecutive games with at least two touchdown passes

Bold
denotes an active streak
Rank Quarterback Period Team Consecutive games
1T Peyton Manning 9/9/04 – 12/12/04 Indianapolis Colts 13
1T Tom Brady 11/7/10 – 10/2/11 New England Patriots 13
3T Johnny Unitas 9/27/59 – 12/12/59 Baltimore Colts 12
3T Don Meredith
Don Meredith
Joseph Don "Dandy Don" Meredith was an American football quarterback, sports commentator and actor. He spent all nine seasons of his professional playing career with the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League . He was named to the Pro Bowl in each of his last three years as a player...

10/31/65 – 10/9/66 Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...

12
3T Dan Marino 11/2/86 – 11/1/87 Miami Dolphins 12
3T Brett Favre 11/6/94 – 9/24/95 Green Bay Packers 12
7 Aaron Rodgers
Aaron Rodgers
Aaron Charles Rodgers is an American football quarterback for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League . Rodgers was selected in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft by the Packers...

9/8/11 – present Green Bay Packers 11

All-time consecutive games with at least three touchdown passes

Bold denotes an active streak
Rank Quarterback Period Team Consecutive games
1 Tom Brady 2007 New England Patriots 10
2 Peyton Manning 2004 Indianapolis Colts 8

All-time consecutive games with at least four touchdown passes

Bold denotes an active streak
Rank Quarterback Period Team Consecutive games
1 Peyton Manning 2004 Indianapolis Colts 5
2 Dan Marino 1984 Miami Dolphins 4

All-time consecutive games with at least five touchdown passes

Bold denotes an active streak
Rank Quarterback Period Team Consecutive games
1T Daunte Culpepper
Daunte Culpepper
Daunte Rachard Culpepper is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He last played for the Sacramento Mountain Lions of the United Football League . Prior to joining the UFL, Culpepper enjoyed a successful National Football League career after being drafted 11th overall in...

2004 Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...

2
1T Tom Brady 2007 New England Patriots 2

All-time consecutive playoff games with at least one touchdown pass

Bold denotes an active streak
Rank Quarterback Period Team Consecutive games
1 Brett Favre 1996-2010 Green Bay Packers; Minnesota Vikings 20
2 Tom Brady 2002-present New England Patriots 17
3 Dan Marino 1983-1995 Miami Dolphins 13

See also

  • Most consecutive starts (NFL)
    Most consecutive starts (NFL)
    This is a list of the most consecutive starts and games played by a player by position in the NFL.Brett Favre's starts streak of 297 games is the longest all-time. Among defensive players, Jim Marshall's starts streak of 270 is the longest all-time. Of special note is punter Jeff Feagles, who...

  • Most consecutive starts by a quarterback (NFL)
    Most consecutive starts by a quarterback (NFL)
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  • Touchdown pass
    Touchdown pass
    In gridiron football, a touchdown pass is a pass thrown from the passer to a receiver that results in a touchdown being scored. The pass can either be caught in the end zone itself, resulting in an immediate touchdown, or in the field of play, followed by the receiver carrying the ball into the...

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