most passing touchdowns by a third year player

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

NAMETDSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
41
2011
DET DET
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
2014
IND IND
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
2020
BUF BUF
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
2022
CIN CIN
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
2013
CIN CIN
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
2000
IND IND
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
2023
GB GB
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
2018
LAR LAR
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
2001
SF SF
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
1988
RAM RAM
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
1985
MIA MIA
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
2016
OAK OAK
15
357
560
63.8
3,937
7.0
262.5
6
96.7
5.0
1.1
16
79
13Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
28
2010
ATL ATL
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
2006
CIN CIN
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
2002
NE NE
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
1995
CIN CIN
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
1963
STL STL
14
222
423
52.5
3,280
7.8
234.3
21
79.5
6.6
5.0
18Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
27
2014
MIA MIA
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
2002
NO NO
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
1989
GB GB
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
2020
CLE CLE
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
2020
BAL BAL
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
2019
KC KC
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
2019
HOU HOU
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
2011
NYJ NYJ
16
308
543
56.7
3,474
6.4
217.1
18
78.2
4.8
3.3
39
243
StatMuse has season-level data for passing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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PPG

30.7

3rd

OPP PPG

21.6

11th

RUSH YDS/G

133.7

7th

PASS YDS/G

233.4

13th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Packers Packers
5
1
1
.786
Lions Lions
5
2
0
.714
Bears Bears
4
3
0
.571
Vikings Vikings
3
4
0
.429
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/2
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
DET DET
@
WAS WAS
4:25 PM
Sun
11/16
DET DET
@
PHI PHI
8:20 PM
Sun
11/23
NYG NYG
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Thu
11/27
GB GB
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Last Game
TB Buccaneers

5 - 2 - 0

9

Final

24

DET Lions

5 - 2 - 0

Mon 20 Oct 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

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
4
3
0
.571
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
6
2
0
.750
Chargers Chargers
5
3
0
.625
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
Cowboys Cowboys
3
4
1
.438
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
5
1
1
.786
Lions Lions
5
2
0
.714
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
2
0
.750
Panthers Panthers
4
4
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Seahawks Seahawks
5
2
0
.714
Rams Rams
5
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)
Mon
10/27
WAS WAS
@
KC KC
8:15 PM
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