most passing tds in a season before 2012

Before 2012, Tom Brady had the most passing touchdowns in a season, with 50 touchdowns in 2007.

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	NAME	TD	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Tom Brady T. Brady	50	2007	NE	16	398	578	68.9	4,806	8.3	300.4	8	117.2	8.7	1.4	21	128
2	Peyton Manning P. Manning	49	2004	IND	16	336	497	67.6	4,557	9.2	284.8	10	121.1	9.9	2.0	13	101
3	Dan Marino D. Marino	48	1984	MIA	16	362	564	64.2	5,084	9.0	317.8	17	108.9	8.5	3.0	13	120
4	Drew Brees D. Brees	46	2011	NO	16	468	657	71.2	5,476	8.3	342.3	14	110.6	7.0	2.1	24	158
5	Aaron Rodgers A. Rodgers	45	2011	GB	15	343	502	68.3	4,643	9.2	309.5	6	122.5	9.0	1.2	36	219
6	Dan Marino D. Marino	44	1986	MIA	16	378	623	60.7	4,746	7.6	296.6	23	92.5	7.1	3.7	17	119
7	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	41	2011	DET	16	421	663	63.5	5,038	7.6	314.9	16	97.2	6.2	2.4	36	257
8	Kurt Warner K. Warner	41	1999	STL	16	325	499	65.1	4,353	8.7	272.1	13	109.2	8.2	2.6	29	201
9	Tom Brady T. Brady	39	2011	NE	16	401	611	65.6	5,235	8.6	327.2	12	105.6	6.4	2.0	32	173
10	Daunte Culpepper D. Culpepper	39	2004	MIN	16	379	548	69.2	4,717	8.6	294.8	11	110.9	7.1	2.0	46	238
11	Brett Favre B. Favre	39	1996	GB	16	325	543	59.9	3,899	7.2	243.7	13	95.8	7.2	2.4	40	241
12	Brett Favre B. Favre	38	1995	GB	16	359	570	63.0	4,413	7.7	275.8	13	99.5	6.7	2.3	33	217
13	Tom Brady T. Brady	36	2010	NE	16	324	492	65.9	3,900	7.9	243.8	4	111.0	7.3	0.8	25	175
14	Tony Romo T. Romo	36	2007	DAL	16	335	520	64.4	4,211	8.1	263.2	19	97.4	6.9	3.7	24	176
15	Kurt Warner K. Warner	36	2001	STL	16	375	546	68.7	4,830	8.8	301.9	22	101.4	6.6	4.0	38	233
16	Steve Beuerlein S. Beuerlein	36	1999	CAR	16	343	571	60.1	4,436	7.8	277.3	15	94.6	6.3	2.6	50	280
17	Steve Young S. Young	36	1998	SF	15	322	517	62.3	4,170	8.1	278.0	12	101.1	7.0	2.3	48	234
18	Y.A. Tittle	36	1963	NYG	13	221	367	60.2	3,145	8.6	241.9	14	104.8	9.8	3.8
19	George Blanda G. Blanda	36	1961	HOU	14	187	362	51.7	3,330	9.2	237.9	22	91.3	9.9	6.1
20	Brett Favre B. Favre	35	1997	GB	16	304	513	59.3	3,867	7.5	241.7	16	92.6	6.8	3.1	25	176
21	Steve Young S. Young	35	1994	SF	16	324	461	70.3	3,969	8.6	248.1	10	112.8	7.6	2.2	31	163
22	Drew Brees D. Brees	34	2009	NO	15	363	514	70.6	4,388	8.5	292.5	11	109.6	6.6	2.1	20	135
23	Drew Brees D. Brees	34	2008	NO	16	413	635	65.0	5,069	8.0	316.8	17	96.2	5.4	2.7	13	92
24	Philip Rivers P. Rivers	34	2008	SD	16	312	478	65.3	4,009	8.4	250.6	11	105.5	7.1	2.3	25	151
25	Randall Cunningham R. Cunningham	34	1998	MIN	15	259	425	60.9	3,704	8.7	246.9	10	106.0	8.0	2.4	20	132

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PASS

386

Maye

RUSH

94

Stevenson

REC

96

Doubs

Team Rankings

PPG

15.0

26th

OPP PPG

8.0

1st

RUSH YDS/G

122.5

10th

PASS YDS/G

193.0

25th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bills	2	0	1.000
Patriots	1	1	.500
Jets	1	1	.500
Dolphins	0	2	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/27	NE	@	JAX	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	NE	@	BUF	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	LV	@	NE	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	NYJ	@	NE	1:00 PM
Thu 10/22	NE	@	CHI	8:15 PM

Last Game

Steelers

1 - 1

Final

Patriots

1 - 1

Sun 20 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

662

Shough

648

Young

627

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

290

Walker

212

Henry

208

Gibbs

Rec Yards Leaders

277

Smith-Njigba

268

Olave

225

Kincaid

Pass TD Leaders

6

Young

6

Prescott

6

Goff

Rush TD Leaders

4

Taylor

4

Allen

4

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

4

Smith-Njigba

4

St. Brown

3

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

127.3

Lock

125.9

Dart

125.8

Allen

Sack Leaders

4.0

Rousseau

3.5

Watt

3.0

Hutchinson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

38.5

35.5

32.0

31.0

Opp PPG Rankings

8.0

8.5

10.0

12.5

13.5

15.0

Total Yards Rankings

457.5

427.5

424.5

409.0

385.5

Rush Yards Rankings

212.5

186.0

157.0

155.0

144.5

142.5

Pass Yards Rankings

331.0

324.0

313.5

291.0

283.0

279.5

Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

49

Henry

48.9

Walker

47.3

Taylor

Fantasy WR Rankings

51.7

Smith-Njigba

44.9

St. Brown

37.7

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

28.5

Kincaid

25.6

McBride

23.2

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

31

McPherson

27

McLaughlin

24

Butker

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

2-0

Worst Record ATS

0-2

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	0	0	1.000
Giants	1	1	0	.500
Cowboys	1	1	0	.500
Commanders	0	2	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	2	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	1	0	.500
Bears	1	1	0	.500
Packers	1	1	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	1	0	.500
Saints	1	1	0	.500
Buccaneers	0	2	0	.000
Falcons	0	2	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks	2	0	0	1.000
49ers	2	0	0	1.000
Rams	1	1	0	.500
Cardinals	1	1	0	.500

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	2	0	0	1.000
Patriots	1	1	0	.500
Jets	1	1	0	.500
Dolphins	0	2	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bengals	2	0	0	1.000
Ravens	1	1	0	.500
Steelers	1	1	0	.500
Browns	1	1	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	1	0	.500
Titans	0	2	0	.000
Texans	0	2	0	.000
Colts	0	2	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	2	0	0	1.000
Raiders	2	0	0	1.000
Broncos	1	1	0	.500
Chargers	0	2	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 9/24	ATL	@	GB	8:15 PM
Sun 9/27	KC	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 9/27	CAR	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sun 9/27	TEN	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 9/27	NE	@	JAX	1:00 PM

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