Since 1970, John Elway has the fewest passing touchdowns by an NFL MVP and by a quarterback in a season, with 19 touchdowns in 1987.
| NAME | TD | MVP | SEASON | TM | GP | CMP | ATT | PCT | YDS | AVG | YDS/G | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Elway | 19 | 1 | 1987 | 12 | 224 | 410 | 54.6 | 3,198 | 7.8 | 266.5 | 12 | 83.4 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 20 | 138 | |
| 2 |  | L. Jackson | 24 | 1 | 2023 | 16 | 307 | 457 | 67.2 | 3,678 | 8.0 | 229.9 | 7 | 102.7 | 5.3 | 1.5 | 37 | 218 | |
| 3 |  | S. McNair | 24 | 1 | 2003 | 14 | 250 | 400 | 62.5 | 3,215 | 8.0 | 229.6 | 7 | 100.4 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 19 | 108 | |
| 4 | | B. Jones | 24 | 1 | 1976 | 14 | 207 | 343 | 60.3 | 3,104 | 9.0 | 221.7 | 9 | 102.5 | 7.0 | 2.6 | 29 | 284 | |
| 5 | | J. Brodie | 24 | 1 | 1970 | 14 | 223 | 378 | 59.0 | 2,941 | 7.8 | 210.1 | 10 | 93.8 | 6.3 | 2.6 | 8 | 67 | |
| 6 |  | S. Young | 25 | 1 | 1992 | 16 | 268 | 402 | 66.7 | 3,465 | 8.6 | 216.6 | 7 | 107.0 | 6.2 | 1.7 | 29 | 152 | |
| 7 | | F. Tarkenton | 25 | 1 | 1975 | 14 | 273 | 425 | 64.2 | 2,994 | 7.0 | 213.9 | 13 | 91.8 | 5.9 | 3.1 | 27 | 245 | |
| 8 | | R. Gannon | 26 | 1 | 2002 | 16 | 418 | 618 | 67.6 | 4,689 | 7.6 | 293.1 | 10 | 97.3 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 36 | 214 | |
| 9 |  | J. Montana | 26 | 1 | 1990 | 15 | 321 | 520 | 61.7 | 3,944 | 7.6 | 262.9 | 16 | 89.0 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 29 | 153 | |
| 10 | | J. Montana | 26 | 1 | 1989 | 13 | 271 | 386 | 70.2 | 3,521 | 9.1 | 270.8 | 8 | 112.4 | 6.7 | 2.1 | 33 | 198 | |
| 11 | | K. Stabler | 26 | 1 | 1974 | 14 | 178 | 310 | 57.4 | 2,469 | 8.0 | 176.4 | 12 | 94.9 | 8.4 | 3.9 | 18 | 141 | |
| 12 |  | P. Manning | 27 | 1 | 2008 | 16 | 371 | 555 | 66.8 | 4,002 | 7.2 | 250.1 | 12 | 95.0 | 4.9 | 2.2 | 14 | 86 | |
| 13 |  | J. Allen | 28 | 1 | 2024 | 17 | 307 | 483 | 63.6 | 3,731 | 7.7 | 219.5 | 6 | 101.4 | 5.8 | 1.2 | 14 | 63 | |
| 14 | | B. Esiason | 28 | 1 | 1988 | 16 | 223 | 388 | 57.5 | 3,572 | 9.2 | 223.3 | 14 | 97.4 | 7.2 | 3.6 | 30 | 245 | |
| 15 |  | T. Bradshaw | 28 | 1 | 1978 | 16 | 207 | 368 | 56.3 | 2,915 | 7.9 | 182.2 | 20 | 84.7 | 7.6 | 5.4 | 21 | 222 | |
| 16 | | P. Manning | 29 | 1 | 2003 | 16 | 379 | 566 | 67.0 | 4,267 | 7.5 | 266.7 | 10 | 99.0 | 5.1 | 1.8 | 18 | 107 | |
| 17 | | J. Theismann | 29 | 1 | 1983 | 16 | 276 | 459 | 60.1 | 3,714 | 8.1 | 232.1 | 11 | 97.0 | 6.3 | 2.4 | 34 | 242 | |
| 18 | | K. Anderson | 29 | 1 | 1981 | 16 | 300 | 479 | 62.6 | 3,754 | 7.8 | 234.6 | 10 | 98.4 | 6.1 | 2.1 | 25 | 140 | |
| 19 | | B. Sipe | 30 | 1 | 1980 | 16 | 337 | 554 | 60.8 | 4,132 | 7.5 | 258.3 | 14 | 91.4 | 5.4 | 2.5 | 23 | 217 | |
| 20 |  | T. Brady | 32 | 1 | 2017 | 16 | 385 | 581 | 66.3 | 4,577 | 7.9 | 286.1 | 8 | 102.8 | 5.5 | 1.4 | 35 | 201 | |
| 21 | | P. Manning | 33 | 1 | 2009 | 16 | 393 | 571 | 68.8 | 4,500 | 7.9 | 281.3 | 16 | 99.9 | 5.8 | 2.8 | 10 | 74 | |
| 22 |  | C. Newton | 35 | 1 | 2015 | 16 | 296 | 495 | 59.8 | 3,837 | 7.8 | 239.8 | 10 | 99.4 | 7.1 | 2.0 | 33 | 284 | |
| 23 |  | B. Favre | 35 | 1 | 1997 | 16 | 304 | 513 | 59.3 | 3,867 | 7.5 | 241.7 | 16 | 92.6 | 6.8 | 3.1 | 25 | 176 | |
| 24 | | S. Young | 35 | 1 | 1994 | 16 | 324 | 461 | 70.3 | 3,969 | 8.6 | 248.1 | 10 | 112.8 | 7.6 | 2.2 | 31 | 163 | |
| 25 | | L. Jackson | 36 | 1 | 2019 | 15 | 265 | 401 | 66.1 | 3,127 | 7.8 | 208.5 | 6 | 113.3 | 9.0 | 1.5 | 23 | 106 | |
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23.3
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201.7
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
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Giants
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Rams| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
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