most passing tds by week 3 by a qb in a nfl season

Dan Marino and Jim Hardy are tied for the most passing touchdowns by a quarterback in a Week-3 game, with 6 touchdowns.

NAMETDDATETMOPPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Dan Marino
D. Marino
6
9/21/1986
MIA MIA
@
NYJ NYJ
30
50
60.0
448
9.0
2
112.3
12.0
4.0
2
13
2Jim Hardy
J. Hardy
6
10/2/1950
CHC CHC
vs
BAL BAL
13
30
43.3
281
9.4
2
89.0
20.0
6.7
3Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
5
9/27/2020
SEA SEA
vs
DAL DAL
27
40
67.5
315
7.9
0
130.7
12.5
0.0
4
20
4Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
5
9/23/2018
ATL ATL
vs
NO NO
26
35
74.3
374
10.7
0
148.1
14.3
0.0
3
15
5Tom Brady
T. Brady
5
9/24/2017
NE NE
vs
HOU HOU
25
35
71.4
378
10.8
0
146.2
14.3
0.0
5
41
6Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
5
9/28/2015
GB GB
vs
KC KC
24
35
68.6
333
9.5
0
138.5
14.3
0.0
1
8
7Matt Hasselbeck
M. Hasselbeck
5
9/24/2006
SEA SEA
vs
NYG NYG
24
33
72.7
227
6.9
3
93.1
15.2
9.1
0
0
8Peyton Manning
P. Manning
5
9/26/2004
IND IND
vs
GB GB
28
40
70.0
393
9.8
0
140.9
12.5
0.0
0
0
9Elvis Grbac
E. Grbac
5
9/17/2000
KC KC
vs
SD SD
20
33
60.6
235
7.1
1
109.2
15.2
3.0
2
3
10Jim Kelly
J. Kelly
5
9/24/1989
BUF BUF
@
HOU HOU
17
29
58.6
363
12.5
1
128.2
17.2
3.4
3
26
11Joe Montana
J. Montana
5
9/24/1989
SF SF
@
PHI PHI
25
34
73.5
428
12.6
1
142.8
14.7
2.9
8
43
12Don Meredith
D. Meredith
5
9/29/1968
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
15
22
68.2
231
10.5
1
123.3
22.7
4.5
13Joe Namath
J. Namath
5
9/18/1966
NYJ NYJ
vs
HOU HOU
12
31
38.7
283
9.1
0
112.0
16.1
0.0
14Caleb Williams
C. Williams
4
9/21/2025
CHI CHI
vs
DAL DAL
19
28
67.9
298
10.6
0
142.6
14.3
0.0
0
0
15Josh Allen
J. Allen
4
9/23/2024
BUF BUF
vs
JAX JAX
23
30
76.7
263
8.8
0
142.1
13.3
0.0
0
0
16Sam Darnold
S. Darnold
4
9/22/2024
MIN MIN
vs
HOU HOU
17
28
60.7
181
6.5
0
119.2
14.3
0.0
4
25
17Tua Tagovailoa
T. Tagovailoa
4
9/24/2023
MIA MIA
vs
DEN DEN
23
26
88.5
309
11.9
0
155.8
15.4
0.0
0
0
18Lamar Jackson
L. Jackson
4
9/25/2022
BAL BAL
@
NE NE
18
29
62.1
218
7.5
1
110.3
13.8
3.4
4
12
19Josh Allen
J. Allen
4
9/26/2021
BUF BUF
vs
WAS WAS
32
43
74.4
358
8.3
0
129.8
9.3
0.0
0
0
20Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
4
9/26/2021
LAC LAC
@
KC KC
26
38
68.4
281
7.4
0
125.0
10.5
0.0
1
6
21Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
4
9/26/2021
LAR LAR
vs
TB TB
27
38
71.1
343
9.0
0
134.0
10.5
0.0
1
12
22Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
4
9/28/2020
KC KC
@
BAL BAL
31
42
73.8
385
9.2
0
133.5
9.5
0.0
0
0
23Josh Allen
J. Allen
4
9/27/2020
BUF BUF
vs
LAR LAR
24
33
72.7
311
9.4
1
128.9
12.1
3.0
4
37
24Kyle Allen
K. Allen
4
9/22/2019
CAR CAR
@
ARI ARI
19
26
73.1
261
10.0
0
144.4
15.4
0.0
2
21
25Blake Bortles
B. Bortles
4
9/24/2017
JAX JAX
vs
BAL BAL
20
31
64.5
244
7.9
0
128.2
12.9
0.0
0
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for passing touchdowns going back to the 1950 season.

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Patriots Patriots
6
2
0
.750
Bills Bills
5
2
0
.714
Dolphins Dolphins
2
6
0
.250
Jets Jets
1
7
0
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
10/30
BAL BAL
@
MIA MIA
8:15 PM
Sun
11/9
BUF BUF
@
MIA MIA
1:00 PM
Sun
11/16
WAS WAS
@
MIA MIA
9:30 AM
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11/30
NO NO
@
MIA MIA
1:00 PM
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12/7
MIA MIA
@
NYJ NYJ
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Final

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ATL Falcons

3 - 4 - 0

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AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
6
2
0
.750
Bills Bills
5
2
0
.714
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
4
3
0
.571
Bengals Bengals
3
5
0
.375
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
7
1
0
.875
Jaguars Jaguars
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3
0
.571
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
6
2
0
.750
Chargers Chargers
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3
0
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Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
Cowboys Cowboys
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4
1
.438
NFC NorthWLTPCT
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1
1
.786
Lions Lions
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2
0
.714
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
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2
0
.750
Panthers Panthers
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4
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Seahawks Seahawks
5
2
0
.714
Rams Rams
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2
0
.714

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
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

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
10/30
BAL BAL
@
MIA MIA
8:15 PM
Sun
11/2
CAR CAR
@
GB GB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
CHI CHI
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
DEN DEN
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM