most pass td in a season with 4000 yds 2010 to 2012

From 2010 through 2012, Drew Brees had the most passing touchdowns in a season when passing for 4,000+ yards, with 46 touchdowns in 2011.

Regular season

	NAME	TD	YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Drew Brees D. Brees	46	5,476	2011	NO	16	468	657	71.2	8.3	342.3	14	110.6	7.0	2.1	24	158
2	Aaron Rodgers A. Rodgers	45	4,643	2011	GB	15	343	502	68.3	9.2	309.5	6	122.5	9.0	1.2	36	219
3	Drew Brees D. Brees	43	5,177	2012	NO	16	422	670	63.0	7.7	323.6	19	96.3	6.4	2.8	26	190
4	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	41	5,038	2011	DET	16	421	663	63.5	7.6	314.9	16	97.2	6.2	2.4	36	257
5	Aaron Rodgers A. Rodgers	39	4,295	2012	GB	16	371	552	67.2	7.8	268.4	8	108.0	7.1	1.4	51	293
6	Tom Brady T. Brady	39	5,235	2011	NE	16	401	611	65.6	8.6	327.2	12	105.6	6.4	2.0	32	173
7	Peyton Manning P. Manning	37	4,659	2012	DEN	16	400	583	68.6	8.0	291.2	11	105.8	6.3	1.9	21	137
8	Tom Brady T. Brady	34	4,827	2012	NE	16	401	637	63.0	7.6	301.7	8	98.7	5.3	1.3	27	182
9	Drew Brees D. Brees	33	4,620	2010	NO	16	448	658	68.1	7.0	288.8	22	90.9	5.0	3.3	25	185
10	Peyton Manning P. Manning	33	4,700	2010	IND	16	450	679	66.3	6.9	293.8	17	91.9	4.9	2.5	16	91
11	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	32	4,719	2012	ATL	16	422	615	68.6	7.7	294.9	14	99.1	5.2	2.3	28	210
12	Tony Romo T. Romo	31	4,184	2011	DAL	16	346	522	66.3	8.0	261.5	10	102.5	5.9	1.9	36	227
13	Eli Manning E. Manning	31	4,002	2010	NYG	16	339	539	62.9	7.4	250.1	25	85.3	5.8	4.6	16	117
14	Philip Rivers P. Rivers	30	4,710	2010	SD	16	357	541	66.0	8.7	294.4	13	101.8	5.5	2.4	38	227
15	Eli Manning E. Manning	29	4,933	2011	NYG	16	359	589	61.0	8.4	308.3	16	92.9	4.9	2.7	28	199
16	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	29	4,177	2011	ATL	16	347	566	61.3	7.4	261.1	12	92.2	5.1	2.1	26	173
17	Tony Romo T. Romo	28	4,903	2012	DAL	16	425	648	65.6	7.6	306.4	19	90.5	4.3	2.9	36	263
18	Josh Freeman J. Freeman	27	4,065	2012	TB	16	306	558	54.8	7.3	254.1	17	81.6	4.8	3.0	26	161
19	Philip Rivers P. Rivers	27	4,624	2011	SD	16	366	582	62.9	7.9	289.0	20	88.7	4.6	3.4	30	198
20	Matt Schaub M. Schaub	24	4,370	2010	HOU	16	365	574	63.6	7.6	273.1	12	92.0	4.2	2.1	32	226
21	Andrew Luck A. Luck	23	4,374	2012	IND	16	339	627	54.1	7.0	273.4	18	76.5	3.7	2.9	41	246
22	Carson Palmer C. Palmer	22	4,018	2012	OAK	15	345	565	61.1	7.1	267.9	14	85.3	3.9	2.5	26	199
23	Matt Schaub M. Schaub	22	4,008	2012	HOU	16	350	544	64.3	7.4	250.5	12	90.7	4.0	2.2	27	216
24	Cam Newton C. Newton	21	4,051	2011	CAR	16	310	517	60.0	7.8	253.2	17	84.5	4.1	3.3	35	260
25	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	21	4,077	2011	PIT	15	324	513	63.2	7.9	271.8	14	90.1	4.1	2.7	40	269

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TEAM	L	PCT
Falcons	1	.000
Saints	1	.000
Buccaneers	1	.000
Panthers	1	.000

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/20	NO	@	BAL	1:00 PM
Sun 9/27	LV	@	NO	4:25 PM
Mon 10/5	ATL	@	NO	8:15 PM
Sun 10/11	MIN	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	NO	@	NYG	1:00 PM

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Shough

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Rush Yards Leaders

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Walker

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Gibbs

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Rec Yards Leaders

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Olave

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Flowers

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Watson

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Rush TD Leaders

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Rec TD Leaders

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Total Yards Rankings

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419.0

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Rush Yards Rankings

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Pass Yards Rankings

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Commanders	0	1	0	.000
Cowboys	0	1	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	1	0	0	1.000
Bears	1	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	0	0	1.000
Packers	0	1	0	.000
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Falcons	0	1	0	.000
Buccaneers	0	1	0	.000
Saints	0	1	0	.000
Panthers	0	1	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	1	0	0	1.000
Cardinals	1	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	1	0	0	1.000
Rams	0	1	0	.000

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

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Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 9/17	DET	@	BUF	8:15 PM
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