most passing td in a season before 2014

Before 2014, Peyton Manning had the most passing touchdowns in a season, with 55 touchdowns in 2013.

Interpreted as:
most passing td by a player in a season before 2014
NAMETDSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Peyton Manning
P. Manning
55
2013
16
450
659
68.3
5,477
8.3
342.3
10
115.1
8.3
1.5
18
120
2Tom Brady
T. Brady
50
2007
16
398
578
68.9
4,806
8.3
300.4
8
117.2
8.7
1.4
21
128
3Peyton Manning
P. Manning
49
2004
16
336
497
67.6
4,557
9.2
284.8
10
121.1
9.9
2.0
13
101
4Dan Marino
D. Marino
48
1984
16
362
564
64.2
5,084
9.0
317.8
17
108.9
8.5
3.0
13
120
5Drew Brees
D. Brees
46
2011
16
468
657
71.2
5,476
8.3
342.3
14
110.6
7.0
2.1
24
158
6Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
45
2011
15
343
502
68.3
4,643
9.2
309.5
6
122.5
9.0
1.2
36
219
7Dan Marino
D. Marino
44
1986
16
378
623
60.7
4,746
7.6
296.6
23
92.5
7.1
3.7
17
119
8Drew Brees
D. Brees
43
2012
16
422
670
63.0
5,177
7.7
323.6
19
96.3
6.4
2.8
26
190
9Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
41
2011
16
421
663
63.5
5,038
7.6
314.9
16
97.2
6.2
2.4
36
257
10Kurt Warner
K. Warner
41
1999
16
325
499
65.1
4,353
8.7
272.1
13
109.2
8.2
2.6
29
201
11Drew Brees
D. Brees
39
2013
16
446
650
68.6
5,162
7.9
322.6
12
104.7
6.0
1.8
37
244
12Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
39
2012
16
371
552
67.2
4,295
7.8
268.4
8
108.0
7.1
1.4
51
293
13Tom Brady
T. Brady
39
2011
16
401
611
65.6
5,235
8.6
327.2
12
105.6
6.4
2.0
32
173
14Daunte Culpepper
D. Culpepper
39
2004
16
379
548
69.2
4,717
8.6
294.8
11
110.9
7.1
2.0
46
238
15Brett Favre
B. Favre
39
1996
16
325
543
59.9
3,899
7.2
243.7
13
95.8
7.2
2.4
40
241
16Brett Favre
B. Favre
38
1995
16
359
570
63.0
4,413
7.7
275.8
13
99.5
6.7
2.3
33
217
17Peyton Manning
P. Manning
37
2012
16
400
583
68.6
4,659
8.0
291.2
11
105.8
6.3
1.9
21
137
18Tom Brady
T. Brady
36
2010
16
324
492
65.9
3,900
7.9
243.8
4
111.0
7.3
0.8
25
175
19Tony Romo
T. Romo
36
2007
16
335
520
64.4
4,211
8.1
263.2
19
97.4
6.9
3.7
24
176
20Kurt Warner
K. Warner
36
2001
16
375
546
68.7
4,830
8.8
301.9
22
101.4
6.6
4.0
38
233
21Steve Beuerlein
S. Beuerlein
36
1999
16
343
571
60.1
4,436
7.8
277.3
15
94.6
6.3
2.6
50
280
22Steve Young
S. Young
36
1998
15
322
517
62.3
4,170
8.1
278.0
12
101.1
7.0
2.3
48
234
23Y.A. Tittle
Y.A. Tittle
36
1963
13
221
367
60.2
3,145
8.6
241.9
14
104.8
9.8
3.8
24George Blanda
G. Blanda
36
1961
14
187
362
51.7
3,330
9.2
237.9
22
91.3
9.9
6.1
25Brett Favre
B. Favre
35
1997
16
304
513
59.3
3,867
7.5
241.7
16
92.6
6.8
3.1
25
176
StatMuse has season-level data for passing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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14
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AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
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6
11
0
.353
3
14
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NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
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7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
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9
7
1
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9
8
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8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
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14
3
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.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
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49ers 49ers - w
12
5
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14
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.176