Peyton Manning was a quarterback.
This is a list of National Football League ( NFL ) quarterbacks by total career regular season passing touchdowns . Peyton Williams Manning ( born March 24 , 1976 ) is a former American football quarterback who played 18 seasons in the National Football League ( NFL ) , primarily with the Indianapolis Colts . Manning holds many NFL records , including passing yards ( 71,940 ) , touchdown passes ( 539 ) , AP MVP awards ( 5 ) , Pro Bowl appearances ( 14 ) , and 4,000-yard passing seasons ( 14 ) . At 39 years of age , Manning is the oldest quarterback to start in and win a Super Bowl .