denver broncos passing touchdowns leader in a season

Peyton Manning has the most passing touchdowns for the Broncos in a season, with 55 touchdowns in 2013.

NAMETDSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Peyton Manning
P. Manning
55
2013
16
450
659
68.3
5,477
8.3
342.3
10
115.1
8.3
1.5
18
120
2Peyton Manning
P. Manning
39
2014
16
395
597
66.2
4,727
7.9
295.4
15
101.5
6.5
2.5
17
118
3Peyton Manning
P. Manning
37
2012
16
400
583
68.6
4,659
8.0
291.2
11
105.8
6.3
1.9
21
137
4Bo Nix
B. Nix
29
2024
17
376
567
66.3
3,775
6.7
222.1
12
93.3
5.1
2.1
24
198
5Jake Plummer
J. Plummer
27
2004
16
303
521
58.2
4,089
7.8
255.6
20
84.5
5.2
3.8
15
90
6John Elway
J. Elway
27
1997
16
280
502
55.8
3,635
7.2
227.2
11
87.5
5.4
2.2
34
203
7Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
26
2023
15
297
447
66.4
3,070
6.9
204.7
8
98.0
5.8
1.8
45
258
8John Elway
J. Elway
26
1996
15
287
466
61.6
3,328
7.1
221.9
14
89.2
5.6
3.0
26
194
9John Elway
J. Elway
26
1995
16
316
542
58.3
3,970
7.3
248.1
14
86.4
4.8
2.6
22
180
10Bo Nix
B. Nix
25
2025
16
374
589
63.5
3,790
6.4
236.9
11
88.2
4.2
1.9
18
102
11Jay Cutler
J. Cutler
25
2008
16
384
616
62.3
4,526
7.3
282.9
18
86.0
4.1
2.9
11
69
12John Elway
J. Elway
25
1993
16
348
551
63.2
4,030
7.3
251.9
10
92.8
4.5
1.8
39
293
13Frank Tripucka
F. Tripucka
24
1960
14
248
478
51.9
3,038
6.4
217.0
34
58.9
5.0
7.1
14Brian Griese
B. Griese
23
2001
15
275
451
61.0
2,827
6.3
188.5
19
78.5
5.1
4.2
38
241
15John Elway
J. Elway
22
1998
13
210
356
59.0
2,806
7.9
215.8
10
93.0
6.2
2.8
18
135
16John Elway
J. Elway
22
1985
16
327
605
54.0
3,891
6.4
243.2
23
70.2
3.6
3.8
38
307
17Kyle Orton
K. Orton
21
2009
16
336
541
62.1
3,802
7.0
237.6
12
86.8
3.9
2.2
29
159
18Craig Morton
C. Morton
21
1981
15
225
376
59.8
3,195
8.5
213.0
14
90.5
5.6
3.7
54
394
19Kyle Orton
K. Orton
20
2010
13
293
498
58.8
3,653
7.3
281.0
9
87.5
4.0
1.8
34
243
20Jay Cutler
J. Cutler
20
2007
16
297
467
63.6
3,497
7.5
218.6
14
88.1
4.3
3.0
27
153
21Charley Johnson
C. Johnson
20
1973
14
184
346
53.2
2,465
7.1
176.1
17
74.9
5.8
4.9
26
177
22Brian Griese
B. Griese
19
2000
10
216
336
64.3
2,688
8.0
268.8
4
102.9
5.7
1.2
17
139
23John Elway
J. Elway
19
1987
12
224
410
54.6
3,198
7.8
266.5
12
83.4
4.6
2.9
20
138
24John Elway
J. Elway
19
1986
16
280
504
55.6
3,485
6.9
217.8
13
79.0
3.8
2.6
32
233
25Teddy Bridgewater
T. Bridgewater
18
2021
14
285
426
66.9
3,052
7.2
218.0
7
94.9
4.2
1.6
31
211
StatMuse has season-level data for passing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

More Broncos Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

3,790

Nix

Bo Nix

RUSH

772

Dobbins

J.K. Dobbins

REC

1,012

Sutton

Courtland Sutton
Team Rankings

PPG

23.9

14th

OPP PPG

19.3

4th

RUSH YDS/G

118.9

19th

PASS YDS/G

236.9

13th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
13
3
0
.813
11
5
0
.688
6
10
0
.375
2
14
0
.125
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
1/4
@
1:00 PM
Last Game
DEN Broncos

13 - 3

20

Final

13

KC Chiefs

6 - 10

Thu 25 Dec 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
13
3
0
.813
Bills Bills - x
11
5
0
.688
7
9
0
.438
Jets Jets - e
3
13
0
.188
AFC NorthWLTPCT
9
7
0
.563
8
8
0
.500
6
10
0
.375
4
12
0
.250
AFC SouthWLTPCT
12
4
0
.750
11
5
0
.688
Colts Colts - e
8
8
0
.500
3
13
0
.188
AFC WestWLTPCT
13
3
0
.813
11
5
0
.688
6
10
0
.375
2
14
0
.125
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
5
0
.688
7
8
1
.469
4
12
0
.250
3
13
0
.188
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
4
0
.733
9
6
1
.594
8
8
0
.500
Lions Lions - e
8
8
0
.500
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
8
0
.500
7
9
0
.438
6
9
0
.400
6
10
0
.375
NFC WestWLTPCT
13
3
0
.813
49ers 49ers - x
11
4
0
.733
Rams Rams - x
11
4
0
.733
3
13
0
.188

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/27
@
31-25
Sat
9/27
@
13-42
Sat
9/27
@
18-21
Sat
9/27
@
26-21
Sat
9/27
@
20-27

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/28
@
8:20 PM
Mon
12/29
@
8:15 PM
Sun
1/4
@
1:00 PM
Sun
1/4
@
1:00 PM
Sun
1/4
@
1:00 PM