most passing tds in 3rd year

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

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  • Data note: Passing Touchdowns: player season data complete from 1921
NAMETDGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
41
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
15
357
560
63.7
3,937
7.0
262.5
6
96.7
5.0
1.1
16
79
13Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
28
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
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
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
16
326
567
57.5
3,822
6.7
238.9
17
82.1
4.9
3.0
24
152
17Charley Johnson
C. Johnson
28
14
222
423
52.5
3,280
7.8
234.3
21
79.5
6.6
5.0
18Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
27
16
392
590
66.4
4,045
6.9
252.8
12
92.8
4.6
2.0
46
337
19Aaron Brooks
A. Brooks
27
16
283
528
53.6
3,572
6.8
223.3
15
80.1
5.1
2.8
36
236
20Don Majkowski
D. Majkowski
27
16
353
599
58.9
4,318
7.2
269.9
20
82.3
4.5
3.3
47
268
21Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
26
16
305
486
62.8
3,563
7.3
222.7
8
95.9
5.3
1.6
26
162
22Lamar Jackson
L. Jackson
26
15
242
376
64.4
2,757
7.3
183.8
9
99.3
6.9
2.4
29
160
23Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
26
14
319
484
65.9
4,031
8.3
287.9
5
105.3
5.4
1.0
17
127
24Deshaun Watson
D. Watson
26
15
333
495
67.3
3,852
7.8
256.8
12
98.0
5.3
2.4
44
257
25Mark Sanchez
M. Sanchez
26
16
308
543
56.7
3,474
6.4
217.1
18
78.2
4.8
3.3
39
243

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