before 2006 what qb has the most passing td through first season

Before 2006, Peyton Manning had the most passing touchdowns by a quarterback in his first season, with 26 touchdowns.

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	NAME	TD	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Peyton Manning P. Manning	26	16	326	575	56.7	3,739	6.5	233.7	28	71.2	4.5	4.9	22	109
2	Jim Kelly J. Kelly	22	16	285	480	59.4	3,593	7.5	224.6	17	83.3	4.6	3.5	43	330
3	Butch Songin B. Songin	22	14	187	392	47.7	2,476	6.3	176.9	15	70.9	5.6	3.8
4	George Ratterman G. Ratterman	22	12	140	294	47.6	2,251	7.7	187.6	24	64.6	7.5	8.2
5	Kordell Stewart K. Stewart	21	16	236	440	53.6	3,020	6.9	188.8	17	75.2	4.8	3.9	20	152
6	Dan Marino D. Marino	20	11	173	296	58.4	2,210	7.5	200.9	6	96.0	6.8	2.0	10	80
7	Jim Finks J. Finks	20	12	158	336	47.0	2,307	6.9	192.3	19	66.2	6.0	5.7
8	Jim Plunkett J. Plunkett	19	14	158	328	48.2	2,158	6.6	154.1	16	68.6	5.8	4.9	36	319
9	Carson Palmer C. Palmer	18	13	263	432	60.9	2,897	6.7	222.8	18	77.3	4.2	4.2	25	178
10	Mark Rypien M. Rypien	18	9	114	208	54.8	1,730	8.3	192.2	13	85.2	8.7	6.3	14	115
11	Joe Namath J. Namath	18	13	164	340	48.2	2,220	6.5	170.8	15	68.8	5.3	4.4
12	Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton	18	14	157	280	56.1	1,997	7.1	142.6	17	74.7	6.4	6.1
13	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	17	14	196	295	66.4	2,621	8.9	187.2	11	98.1	5.8	3.7	30	213
14	John Roach J. Roach	17	12	87	188	46.3	1,423	7.6	118.6	19	62.7	9.0	10.1
15	Charlie Conerly C. Conerly	17	12	152	305	49.8	2,138	7.0	178.2	20	64.1	5.6	6.6
16	Jeff George J. George	16	13	181	334	54.2	2,152	6.4	165.5	13	73.8	4.8	3.9	37	320
17	Dieter Brock D. Brock	16	15	218	365	59.7	2,658	7.3	177.2	13	82.0	4.4	3.6	51	351
18	Tim Couch T. Couch	15	15	223	399	55.9	2,447	6.1	163.1	13	73.2	3.8	3.3	56	359
19	Jake Plummer J. Plummer	15	10	157	296	53.0	2,203	7.4	220.3	15	73.1	5.1	5.1	52	291
20	Tony Banks T. Banks	15	14	192	368	52.2	2,544	6.9	181.7	15	71.0	4.1	4.1	48	306
21	Drew Bledsoe D. Bledsoe	15	13	214	429	49.9	2,494	5.8	191.8	15	65.0	3.5	3.5	16	99
22	Greg Cook G. Cook	15	11	106	197	53.8	1,854	9.4	168.5	11	88.3	7.6	5.6	29	195
23	Bob Griese B. Griese	15	12	166	331	50.2	2,005	6.1	167.1	18	61.6	4.5	5.4
24	John Hadl J. Hadl	15	14	107	260	41.2	1,632	6.3	116.6	24	43.3	5.8	9.2
25	Byron Leftwich B. Leftwich	14	15	239	418	57.2	2,819	6.7	187.9	16	73.0	3.3	3.8	19	90

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PASS

754

Jones

RUSH

353

Taylor

REC

202

Downs

Team Rankings

PPG

25.5

13th

OPP PPG

26.0

22nd

RUSH YDS/G

109.5

15th

PASS YDS/G

188.5

27th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	.750
Colts	2	2	.500
Titans	0	4	.000
Texans	0	4	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	IND	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	TEN	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	IND	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	IND	@	JAX	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DAL	@	IND	1:00 PM

Last Game

Colts

2 - 2

Final

Commanders

1 - 3

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Pass Yards Leaders

1,381

Prescott

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

507

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

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Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

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PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

29.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

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Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

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Lamb

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St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

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Kittle

39.2

Johnson

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Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

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Shrader

52

Reichard

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Worst Record ATS

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000