Minnesota Vikings Passing Touchdowns Leaders

Career totals with the Vikings and the best single seasons in club history. Includes the 2026 season through October 19: these records are rebuilt every night, so a mark set yesterday is here this morning.

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Fran Tarkenton holds the Vikings career record with 239 passing touchdowns. The single-season record is 39, by Daunte Culpepper in 2004.

YDS TD RTG Y/A CMP% Y/G CMP ATT 1D TD% INT INT% SK

All-time Vikings leaders

Career totals with the club

#	Player	With the club	TD	G
1	Fran Tarkenton	1961–1978	239	177
2	Kirk Cousins	2018–2023	171	88
3	Tommy Kramer	1977–1989	159	128
4	Daunte Culpepper	1999–2005	135	81
5	Wade Wilson	1981–1991	66	76
6	Brad Johnson	1994–2006	65	64
7	Warren Moon	1994–1996	58	39
8	Randall Cunningham	1997–1999	48	27
9	Brett Favre	2009–2010	44	29
10	Rich Gannon	1987–1992	40	48
11	Christian Ponder	2011–2014	38	38
12	Joe Kapp	1967–1969	37	40
13	Sam Darnold	2024	35	17
14	Teddy Bridgewater	2014–2017	28	30
15	Tarvaris Jackson	2006–2010	24	34
16	Sam Bradford	2016–2017	23	17
16	Jeff George	1999	23	12
18	Case Keenum	2017	22	15
19	Gus Frerotte	2003–2008	19	17
20	Gary Cuozzo	1968–1971	18	33
21	Steve Dils	1979–1984	15	47
21	Bob Lee	1969–1978	15	52
23	Matt Cassel	2013–2014	14	12
23	Sean Salisbury	1992–1994	14	22
25	J.J. McCarthy	2025	11	10

Single-season Vikings records

Best seasons in club history

#	Player	Season	TD	G
1	Daunte Culpepper	2004	39	16
2	Kirk Cousins	2020	35	16
2	Sam Darnold	2024	35	17
4	Randall Cunningham	1998	34	15
5	Kirk Cousins	2021	33	16
5	Daunte Culpepper	2000	33	16
5	Brett Favre	2009	33	16
5	Warren Moon	1995	33	16
9	Kirk Cousins	2018	30	16
10	Kirk Cousins	2022	29	17
11	Kirk Cousins	2019	26	15
11	Tommy Kramer	1981	26	14
13	Daunte Culpepper	2003	25	14
13	Fran Tarkenton	1975	25	14
13	Fran Tarkenton	1978	25	16
16	Tommy Kramer	1986	24	13
17	Jeff George	1999	23	12
17	Tommy Kramer	1979	23	16
19	Case Keenum	2017	22	15
19	Fran Tarkenton	1964	22	14
19	Fran Tarkenton	1962	22	14
22	Sam Bradford	2016	20	15
22	Brad Johnson	1997	20	13
24	Joe Kapp	1969	19	13
24	Tommy Kramer	1980	19	15