most pass tds by a qb in his 3rd year

Matthew Stafford had the most passing touchdowns by a quarterback in his 3rd season, with 41 touchdowns.

NAMETDSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
41
2011
DET DET
16
421
663
63.5
5,038
7.6
314.9
16
97.2
6.2
2.4
36
257
2Andrew Luck
A. Luck
40
2014
IND IND
16
380
616
61.7
4,761
7.7
297.6
16
96.5
6.5
2.6
27
161
3Josh Allen
J. Allen
37
2020
BUF BUF
16
396
572
69.2
4,544
7.9
284.0
10
107.2
6.5
1.7
26
159
4Joe Burrow
J. Burrow
35
2022
CIN CIN
16
414
606
68.3
4,475
7.4
279.7
12
100.8
5.8
2.0
41
259
5Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
33
2013
CIN CIN
16
363
586
61.9
4,293
7.3
268.3
20
88.8
5.6
3.4
29
182
6Peyton Manning
P. Manning
33
2000
IND IND
16
357
571
62.5
4,413
7.7
275.8
15
94.7
5.8
2.6
20
131
7Jordan Love
J. Love
32
2023
GB GB
17
372
579
64.2
4,159
7.2
244.6
11
96.1
5.5
1.9
30
242
8Jared Goff
J. Goff
32
2018
LAR LAR
16
364
561
64.9
4,688
8.4
293.0
12
101.1
5.7
2.1
33
223
9Jeff Garcia
J. Garcia
32
2001
SF SF
16
316
504
62.7
3,538
7.0
221.1
12
94.8
6.3
2.4
26
114
10Jim Everett
J. Everett
31
1988
RAM RAM
16
308
517
59.6
3,964
7.7
247.8
18
89.2
6.0
3.5
28
197
11Dan Marino
D. Marino
30
1985
MIA MIA
16
336
567
59.3
4,137
7.3
258.6
21
84.1
5.3
3.7
18
157
12Derek Carr
D. Carr
28
2016
OAK OAK
15
357
560
63.8
3,937
7.0
262.5
6
96.7
5.0
1.1
16
79
13Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
28
2010
ATL ATL
16
357
571
62.5
3,705
6.5
231.6
9
91.0
4.9
1.6
23
158
14Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
28
2006
CIN CIN
16
324
520
62.3
4,035
7.8
252.2
13
93.9
5.4
2.5
36
233
15Tom Brady
T. Brady
28
2002
NE NE
16
373
601
62.1
3,764
6.3
235.3
14
85.7
4.7
2.3
31
190
16Jeff Blake
J. Blake
28
1995
CIN CIN
16
326
567
57.5
3,822
6.7
238.9
17
82.1
4.9
3.0
24
152
17Danny White
D. White
28
1980
DAL DAL
16
260
436
59.6
3,287
7.5
205.4
25
80.7
6.4
5.7
30
252
18Charley Johnson
C. Johnson
28
1963
STL STL
14
222
423
52.5
3,280
7.8
234.3
21
79.5
6.6
5.0
19Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
27
2014
MIA MIA
16
392
590
66.4
4,045
6.9
252.8
12
92.8
4.6
2.0
46
337
20Aaron Brooks
A. Brooks
27
2002
NO NO
16
283
528
53.6
3,572
6.8
223.3
15
80.1
5.1
2.8
36
236
21Don Majkowski
D. Majkowski
27
1989
GB GB
16
353
599
58.9
4,318
7.2
269.9
20
82.3
4.5
3.3
47
268
22Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
26
2020
CLE CLE
16
305
486
62.8
3,563
7.3
222.7
8
95.9
5.3
1.6
26
162
23Lamar Jackson
L. Jackson
26
2020
BAL BAL
15
242
376
64.4
2,757
7.3
183.8
9
99.3
6.9
2.4
29
160
24Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
26
2019
KC KC
14
319
484
65.9
4,031
8.3
287.9
5
105.3
5.4
1.0
17
127
25Deshaun Watson
D. Watson
26
2019
HOU HOU
15
333
495
67.3
3,852
7.8
256.8
12
98.0
5.3
2.4
44
257
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Bears Bears
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4
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Patriots Patriots
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.846
Bills Bills
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4
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.692
AFC NorthWLTPCT
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Ravens Ravens
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Cowboys Cowboys
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Bears Bears
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6
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Buccaneers Buccaneers
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7
0
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NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
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3
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Seahawks Seahawks
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9/6
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NO NO
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TEN TEN
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DEN DEN
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9/6
SF SF
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SEA SEA
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HOU HOU
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LAR LAR
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DET DET
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Sun
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NYG NYG
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BAL BAL
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CHI CHI
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ARI ARI
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HOU HOU
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BUF BUF
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NE NE
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