most passing tds by a rookie in a single 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	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	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	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	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	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	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	13	284	459	61.9	3,027	6.6	232.8	12	87.7	5.2	2.6	38	295
8	C.J. Stroud	23	2023	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	PCT
Broncos	12	2	.857
Chargers	10	4	.714
Chiefs	6	8	.429
Raiders	2	12	.143

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 12/21	LAC	@	DAL	1:00 PM
Sat 12/27	HOU	@	LAC	4:30 PM
Sun 1/4	LAC	@	DEN	1:00 PM

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Patriots	11	3	0	.786
Bills	10	4	0	.714
Dolphins - e	6	8	0	.429
Jets - e	3	11	0	.214
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	8	6	0	.571
Ravens	7	7	0	.500
Bengals - e	4	10	0	.286
Browns - e	3	11	0	.214
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	10	4	0	.714
Texans	9	5	0	.643
Colts	8	6	0	.571
Titans - e	2	12	0	.143
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos - x	12	2	0	.857
Chargers	10	4	0	.714
Chiefs - e	6	8	0	.429
Raiders - e	2	12	0	.143

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	9	5	0	.643
Cowboys	6	7	1	.464
Commanders - e	4	10	0	.286
Giants - e	2	12	0	.143
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears	10	4	0	.714
Packers	9	4	1	.679
Lions	8	6	0	.571
Vikings - e	6	8	0	.429
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Buccaneers	7	7	0	.500
Panthers	7	7	0	.500
Falcons - e	5	9	0	.357
Saints - e	4	10	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Rams - x	11	3	0	.786
Seahawks	11	3	0	.786
49ers	10	4	0	.714
Cardinals - e	3	11	0	.214

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Sat 9/13	SF	@	NO	26-21
Sat 9/13	NE	@	MIA	33-27
Sat 9/13	CAR	@	ARI	22-27
Sat 9/13	DEN	@	IND	28-29
Sat 9/13	PHI	@	KC	20-17

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Sat 12/20	PHI	@	WAS	5:00 PM
Sat 12/20	GB	@	CHI	8:20 PM
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