most passing tds in a season maximum 500 passing attempts

Peyton Manning has the most passing touchdowns with 500 or fewer passing attempts in a season, with 49 touchdowns in 2004.

Interpreted as:
most passing tds by a player in a season maximum 500 passing attempts
NAMETDATTSEASONTMGPCMPPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Peyton Manning
P. Manning
49
497
2004
16
336
67.6
4,557
9.2
284.8
10
121.1
9.9
2.0
13
101
2Lamar Jackson
L. Jackson
41
474
2024
17
316
66.7
4,172
8.8
245.4
4
119.6
8.6
0.8
23
149
3Kurt Warner
K. Warner
41
499
1999
16
325
65.1
4,353
8.7
272.1
13
109.2
8.2
2.6
29
201
4Lamar Jackson
L. Jackson
36
401
2019
15
265
66.1
3,127
7.8
208.5
6
113.3
9.0
1.5
23
106
5Tom Brady
T. Brady
36
492
2010
16
324
65.9
3,900
7.9
243.8
4
111.0
7.3
0.8
25
175
6Y.A. Tittle
Y.A. Tittle
36
367
1963
13
221
60.2
3,145
8.6
241.9
14
104.8
9.8
3.8
7George Blanda
G. Blanda
36
362
1961
14
187
51.7
3,330
9.2
237.9
22
91.3
9.9
6.1
8Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
35
427
2018
16
280
65.6
3,448
8.1
215.5
7
110.9
8.2
1.6
51
355
9Cam Newton
C. Newton
35
495
2015
16
296
59.8
3,837
7.8
239.8
10
99.4
7.1
2.0
33
284
10Steve Young
S. Young
35
461
1994
16
324
70.3
3,969
8.6
248.1
10
112.8
7.6
2.2
31
163
11Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
34
483
2015
16
329
68.1
4,024
8.3
251.5
8
110.1
7.0
1.7
45
265
12Tony Romo
T. Romo
34
435
2014
15
304
69.9
3,705
8.5
247.0
9
113.2
7.8
2.1
29
215
13Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
34
478
2008
16
312
65.3
4,009
8.4
250.6
11
105.5
7.1
2.3
25
151
14Randall Cunningham
R. Cunningham
34
425
1998
15
259
60.9
3,704
8.7
246.9
10
106.0
8.0
2.4
20
132
15Daryle Lamonica
D. Lamonica
34
426
1969
14
221
51.9
3,302
7.8
235.9
25
79.8
8.0
5.9
11
100
16Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
33
481
2020
16
315
65.5
3,819
7.9
238.7
7
106.5
6.9
1.5
24
173
17Carson Wentz
C. Wentz
33
440
2017
13
265
60.2
3,296
7.5
253.5
7
101.9
7.5
1.6
28
162
18Daunte Culpepper
D. Culpepper
33
474
2000
16
297
62.7
3,937
8.3
246.1
16
98.0
7.0
3.4
34
181
19Jim Kelly
J. Kelly
33
474
1991
15
304
64.1
3,844
8.1
256.3
17
97.6
7.0
3.6
31
227
20Y.A. Tittle
Y.A. Tittle
33
375
1962
14
200
53.3
3,224
8.6
230.3
20
89.5
8.8
5.3
21Drew Brees
D. Brees
32
489
2018
15
364
74.4
3,992
8.2
266.1
5
115.7
6.5
1.0
17
121
22Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
32
404
2007
15
264
65.3
3,154
7.8
210.3
11
104.1
7.9
2.7
47
347
23Brett Favre
B. Favre
32
471
2003
16
308
65.4
3,361
7.1
210.1
21
90.4
6.8
4.5
19
137
24Dave Krieg
D. Krieg
32
480
1984
16
276
57.5
3,671
7.6
229.4
24
83.3
6.7
5.0
40
314
25Lynn Dickey
L. Dickey
32
484
1983
16
289
59.7
4,458
9.2
278.6
29
87.3
6.6
6.0
40
307
StatMuse has season-level data for passing attempts going back to the 1932 season.

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