john elway most touchdowns in a season

John Elway had his most passing touchdowns in a season in 1997, with 27 touchdowns.

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John Elway most passing touchdowns in a season
NAMETDSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1John 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
2John 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
3John 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
4John 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
5John 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
6John 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
7John 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
8John 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
9John Elway
J. Elway
18
1989
15
223
416
53.6
3,051
7.3
203.4
18
73.7
4.3
4.3
35
298
10John Elway
J. Elway
18
1984
15
214
380
56.3
2,598
6.8
173.2
15
76.8
4.7
3.9
24
158
11John Elway
J. Elway
17
1988
15
274
496
55.2
3,309
6.7
220.6
19
71.4
3.4
3.8
30
237
12John Elway
J. Elway
16
1994
14
307
494
62.1
3,490
7.1
249.3
10
85.7
3.2
2.0
46
303
13John Elway
J. Elway
15
1990
16
294
502
58.6
3,526
7.0
220.4
14
78.5
3.0
2.8
43
311
14John Elway
J. Elway
13
1991
16
242
451
53.7
3,253
7.2
203.3
12
75.4
2.9
2.7
45
305
15John Elway
J. Elway
10
1992
12
174
316
55.1
2,242
7.1
186.8
17
65.7
3.2
5.4
36
272
16John Elway
J. Elway
7
1983
11
123
259
47.5
1,663
6.4
151.2
14
54.9
2.7
5.4
28
218
StatMuse has season-level data for passing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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