most passing touchdowns by a quarterback in first 16 games started

Patrick Mahomes has the most passing touchdowns by a quarterback in his first 16 games, with 48 touchdowns.

	NAME	TD	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	48	16	391	591	66.2	5,100	8.6	318.8	12	111.8	8.1	2.0	28	186
2	Kurt Warner K. Warner	39	16	317	486	65.2	4,251	8.7	265.7	11	110.2	8.0	2.3	27	186
3	Deshaun Watson D. Watson	36	16	311	489	63.6	4,088	8.4	255.5	15	101.7	7.4	3.1	49	265
4	Dan Marino D. Marino	34	16	265	440	60.2	3,501	8.0	218.8	11	100.8	7.7	2.5	10	80
5	Justin Herbert J. Herbert	32	16	427	642	66.5	4,673	7.3	292.1	11	97.3	5.0	1.7	34	221
6	Daunte Culpepper D. Culpepper	32	16	290	464	62.5	3,840	8.3	240.0	16	97.3	6.9	3.4	34	181
7	Mark Rypien M. Rypien	31	16	244	436	56.0	3,558	8.2	222.4	19	88.3	7.1	4.4	21	166
8	Baker Mayfield B. Mayfield	29	16	354	559	63.3	4,335	7.8	270.9	18	91.0	5.2	3.2	33	234
9	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	28	16	337	591	57.0	3,779	6.4	236.2	23	75.8	4.7	3.9	33	245
10	Marc Bulger M. Bulger	28	16	347	545	63.7	4,262	7.8	266.4	19	90.3	5.1	3.5	35	291
11	Joe Burrow J. Burrow	27	16	387	578	67.0	4,228	7.3	264.3	12	95.3	4.7	2.1	48	348
12	Gardner Minshew II G. Minshew II	27	16	334	535	62.4	3,783	7.1	236.4	8	94.2	5.0	1.5	39	231
13	Derek Anderson D. Anderson	27	16	278	482	57.7	3,551	7.4	221.9	19	83.1	5.6	3.9	18	150
14	C.J. Stroud	26	16	335	520	64.4	4,382	8.4	273.9	5	103.5	5.0	1.0	38	331
15	Daniel Jones D. Jones	26	16	352	572	61.5	3,726	6.5	232.9	16	84.0	4.5	2.8	47	347
16	Russell Wilson R. Wilson	26	16	252	393	64.1	3,118	7.9	194.9	10	100.0	6.6	2.5	33	203
17	Carson Palmer C. Palmer	26	16	332	529	62.8	3,683	7.0	230.2	20	84.0	4.9	3.8	28	194
18	Peyton Manning P. Manning	26	16	326	575	56.7	3,739	6.5	233.7	28	71.2	4.5	4.9	22	109
19	Butch Songin B. Songin	26	16	200	418	47.8	2,726	6.5	170.4	15	74.9	6.2	3.6
20	Jayden Daniels J. Daniels	25	16	325	468	69.4	3,530	7.5	220.6	9	101.2	5.3	1.9	43	220
21	Bo Nix B. Nix	25	16	350	538	65.1	3,454	6.4	215.9	12	89.2	4.6	2.2	24	198
22	Nick Foles N. Foles	25	16	285	461	61.8	3,490	7.6	218.1	5	98.7	5.4	1.1	37	233
23	Aaron Brooks A. Brooks	25	16	277	494	56.1	3,468	7.0	216.8	13	84.0	5.1	2.6	36	242
24	Jim Finks J. Finks	25	16	223	471	47.3	3,025	6.4	189.1	24	64.8	5.3	5.1
25	Norm Van Brocklin N. Van Brocklin	25	16	162	302	53.6	2,761	9.1	172.6	19	86.3	8.3	6.3

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,037

Mahomes

RUSH

537

Walker

REC

246

Kelce

Team Rankings

PPG

29.5

5th

OPP PPG

19.3

6th

RUSH YDS/G

162.3

3rd

PASS YDS/G

259.3

10th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	.750
Broncos	2	2	.500
Chargers	0	4	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/18	LAC	@	KC	4:25 PM
Sun 10/25	KC	@	SEA	8:20 PM
Sun 11/1	KC	@	DEN	4:25 PM
Sun 11/8	NYJ	@	KC	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	KC	@	ATL	1:00 PM

Last Game

Chiefs

4 - 0

Final

Raiders

3 - 1

Sun 4 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,381

Prescott

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

507

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

29.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

76.1

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

36.6

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

48

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-4

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000