lions quarterbacks that have thrown for 20 touchdowns in a season

Bobby Layne threw for 26 touchdowns for the Lions in 1951.

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	NAME	TD	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Bobby Layne B. Layne	26	1951	DET	12	152	332	45.8	2,403	7.2	200.3	23	67.6	7.8	6.9
2	Earl Morrall E. Morrall	24	1963	DET	14	174	328	53.0	2,621	8.0	187.2	14	86.2	7.3	4.3
3	Scott Mitchell S. Mitchell	32	1995	DET	16	346	583	59.3	4,338	7.4	271.1	12	92.3	5.5	2.1	31	145
4	Jon Kitna J. Kitna	21	2006	DET	16	372	596	62.4	4,208	7.1	263.0	22	79.9	3.5	3.7	63	388
5	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	41	2011	DET	16	421	663	63.5	5,038	7.6	314.9	16	97.2	6.2	2.4	36	257
6	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	20	2012	DET	16	435	727	59.8	4,967	6.8	310.4	17	79.8	2.8	2.3	29	212
7	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	29	2013	DET	16	371	634	58.5	4,650	7.3	290.6	19	84.2	4.6	3.0	23	168
8	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	22	2014	DET	16	363	602	60.3	4,257	7.1	266.1	12	85.7	3.7	2.0	45	254
9	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	32	2015	DET	16	398	592	67.2	4,262	7.2	266.4	13	97.0	5.4	2.2	44	251
10	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	24	2016	DET	16	388	594	65.3	4,327	7.3	270.4	10	93.3	4.0	1.7	37	216
11	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	29	2017	DET	16	371	565	65.7	4,446	7.9	277.9	10	99.3	5.1	1.8	47	287
12	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	21	2018	DET	16	367	555	66.1	3,777	6.8	236.1	11	89.9	3.8	2.0	40	255
13	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	26	2020	DET	16	339	528	64.2	4,084	7.7	255.3	10	96.3	4.9	1.9	38	254
14	Jared Goff J. Goff	29	2022	DET	17	382	587	65.1	4,438	7.6	261.1	7	99.3	4.9	1.2	23	156
15	Jared Goff J. Goff	30	2023	DET	17	407	605	67.3	4,575	7.6	269.1	12	97.9	5.0	2.0	30	197
16	Jared Goff J. Goff	37	2024	DET	17	390	539	72.4	4,629	8.6	272.3	12	111.8	6.9	2.2	31	234
17	Jared Goff J. Goff	34	2025	DET	17	393	578	68.0	4,564	7.9	268.5	8	105.5	5.9	1.4	38	259

StatMuse has season-level data for passing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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Team Leaders

PASS

802

Goff

RUSH

307

Gibbs

REC

228

St. Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

31.0

2nd

OPP PPG

31.7

32nd

RUSH YDS/G

120.7

10th

PASS YDS/G

267.3

6th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	4	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	.750
Lions	2	1	.667
Packers	2	2	.500

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	DET	@	ARI	4:25 PM
Sun 10/25	GB	@	DET	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DET	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	NE	@	DET	9:30 AM

Last Game

Jets

1 - 2

Final

Lions

2 - 1

Sun 27 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,189

Stafford

1,171

Burrow

1,141

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

421

Cook

374

Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

481

Smith-Njigba

401

Higgins

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Mahomes

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Taylor

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

116.1

Goff

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

31.0

30.5

29.7

29.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

395.0

392.7

389.0

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

173.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

300.5

292.8

285.3

267.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

83.8

Henry

80.3

Gibbs

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

57.1

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

36.6

Kelce

36.2

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

47

McPherson

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

0-2-1

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
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