most pass tds by nfl rookie in season

Justin Herbert has the most passing touchdowns by a rookie, with 31 touchdowns in 2020.

NAME TD SEASON TM GP CMP ATT PCT YDS AVG YDS/G INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
31
2020
LAC LAC
15
396
595
66.6
4,336
7.3
289.1
10
98.3
5.2
1.7
32
218
2 Bo Nix
B. Nix
29
2024
DEN DEN
17
376
567
66.3
3,775
6.7
222.1
12
93.3
5.1
2.1
24
198
3 Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
27
2018
CLE CLE
14
310
486
63.8
3,725
7.7
266.1
14
93.7
5.6
2.9
25
173
4 Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
26
2012
SEA SEA
16
252
393
64.1
3,118
7.9
194.9
10
100.0
6.6
2.5
33
203
5 Peyton Manning
P. Manning
26
1998
IND IND
16
326
575
56.7
3,739
6.5
233.7
28
71.2
4.5
4.9
22
109
6 Jayden Daniels
J. Daniels
25
2024
WAS WAS
17
331
480
69.0
3,568
7.4
209.9
9
100.1
5.2
1.9
47
238
7 Daniel Jones
D. Jones
24
2019
NYG NYG
13
284
459
61.9
3,027
6.6
232.8
12
87.7
5.2
2.6
38
295
8 C.J. Stroud
C.J. Stroud
23
2023
HOU HOU
15
319
499
63.9
4,108
8.2
273.9
5
100.8
4.6
1.0
38
331
9 Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
23
2016
DAL DAL
16
311
459
67.8
3,667
8.0
229.2
4
104.9
5.0
0.9
25
143
10 Andrew Luck
A. Luck
23
2012
IND IND
16
339
627
54.1
4,374
7.0
273.4
18
76.5
3.7
2.9
41
246
11 Mac Jones
M. Jones
22
2021
NE NE
17
352
521
67.6
3,801
7.3
223.6
13
92.5
4.2
2.5
28
241
12 Jameis Winston
J. Winston
22
2015
TB TB
16
312
535
58.3
4,042
7.6
252.6
15
84.2
4.1
2.8
27
190
13 Jim Kelly
J. Kelly
22
1986
BUF BUF
16
285
480
59.4
3,593
7.5
224.6
17
83.3
4.6
3.5
43
330
14 Butch Songin
B. Songin
22
1960
BOS BOS
14
187
392
47.7
2,476
6.3
176.9
15
70.9
5.6
3.8
15 Charlie Conerly
C. Conerly
22
1948
NYG NYG
12
162
299
54.2
2,175
7.3
181.3
13
84.0
7.4
4.3
16 Gardner Minshew
G. Minshew
21
2019
JAX JAX
14
285
470
60.6
3,271
7.0
233.6
6
91.2
4.5
1.3
33
184
17 Derek Carr
D. Carr
21
2014
OAK OAK
16
348
599
58.1
3,270
5.5
204.4
12
76.6
3.5
2.0
24
149
18 Cam Newton
C. Newton
21
2011
CAR CAR
16
310
517
60.0
4,051
7.8
253.2
17
84.5
4.1
3.3
35
260
19 Caleb Williams
C. Williams
20
2024
CHI CHI
17
351
562
62.5
3,541
6.3
208.3
6
87.8
3.6
1.1
68
466
20 Kyler Murray
K. Murray
20
2019
ARI ARI
16
349
542
64.4
3,722
6.9
232.6
12
87.4
3.7
2.2
48
309
21 Robert Griffin III
R. Griffin III
20
2012
WAS WAS
15
258
393
65.6
3,200
8.1
213.3
5
102.4
5.1
1.3
30
217
22 Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
20
2011
CIN CIN
16
300
516
58.1
3,398
6.6
212.4
13
80.4
3.9
2.5
24
160
23 Dan Marino
D. Marino
20
1983
MIA MIA
11
173
296
58.4
2,210
7.5
200.9
6
96.0
6.8
2.0
10
80
24 Deshaun Watson
D. Watson
19
2017
HOU HOU
7
126
204
61.8
1,699
8.3
242.7
8
103.0
9.3
3.9
19
116
25 Marcus Mariota
M. Mariota
19
2015
TEN TEN
12
230
370
62.2
2,818
7.6
234.8
10
91.5
5.1
2.7
38
258
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TEAM W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
0
0
1.000
Broncos Broncos
1
2
0
.333
Chiefs Chiefs
1
2
0
.333
Raiders Raiders
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2
0
.333
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/28
LAC LAC
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
WAS WAS
@
LAC LAC
4:25 PM
Sun
10/12
LAC LAC
@
MIA MIA
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
IND IND
@
LAC LAC
4:05 PM
Thu
10/23
MIN MIN
@
LAC LAC
8:15 PM
Last Game
LAC Chargers

3 - 0 - 0

23

Final

20

DEN Broncos

1 - 2 - 0

Sun 21 Sep 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
3
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
1
0
.667
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
2
1
0
.667
Vikings Vikings
2
1
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
0
0
1.000
Panthers Panthers
1
2
0
.333
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
3
0
0
1.000
Rams Rams
2
1
0
.667
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
3
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
1
2
0
.333
AFC North W L T PCT
Bengals Bengals
2
1
0
.667
Steelers Steelers
2
1
0
.667
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
3
0
0
1.000
Jaguars Jaguars
2
1
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
0
0
1.000
Raiders Raiders
1
2
0
.333

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/25
SEA SEA
@
ARI ARI
8:15 PM
Sun
9/28
MIN MIN
@
PIT PIT
9:30 AM
Sun
9/28
NO NO
@
BUF BUF
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
TEN TEN
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
1:00 PM