Matthew Stafford keeps moving up the NFL’s all-time passing touchdown ladder, and Monday night gave him another landmark to chase.
The Los Angeles Rams quarterback threw his third touchdown of the game to pass Philip Rivers and move into sole possession of sixth place on the league’s career list, reaching 426 touchdown passes. Stafford had entered the night with 423, needing three scores to get by Rivers’ total of 425.
That third touchdown also capped a game in which Stafford had already connected with Davante Adams and Kyren Williams. By the time he hit 426, he had added another line to a résumé that already includes an MVP award and a Super Bowl title.
Stafford started the 2026 season sitting seventh on the all-time list, and he has kept climbing. He had already moved past Dan Marino late last season, and this latest three-touchdown outing pushed him beyond another longtime NFL quarterback.
The numbers behind Stafford’s career tell the story of two eras. He threw 282 touchdown passes over 12 seasons in Detroit, then added 144 more with the Rams. Monday night’s milestone also came after a rough opener, when he was held without a touchdown pass in Los Angeles’ season-opening loss to San Francisco.
The next name ahead of him is a much tougher one to catch. Brett Favre sits in fifth with 508 passing touchdowns, leaving Stafford 83 behind. The NFL said before the season that Favre’s total was out of reach for Stafford in 2026.
Even so, Stafford’s place on the list is eye-catching. Only Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Peyton Manning, Aaron Rodgers and Favre have thrown more regular-season touchdown passes.
Now 38, Stafford is coming off an MVP season in which he led the NFL with 46 touchdown passes. And with every milestone, he keeps adding to a career that already looks loaded.
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