most passing touchdowns in a season before 2002

Before 2002, Dan Marino had the most passing touchdowns in a season, with 48 touchdowns in 1984.

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	NAME	TD	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	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
2	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
3	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
4	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
5	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
6	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
7	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
8	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
9	Y.A. Tittle	36	1963	NYG	13	221	367	60.2	3,145	8.6	241.9	14	104.8	9.8	3.8
10	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
11	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
12	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
13	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
14	Daryle Lamonica D. Lamonica	34	1969	OAK	14	221	426	51.9	3,302	7.8	235.9	25	79.8	8.0	5.9	11	100
15	Daunte Culpepper D. Culpepper	33	2000	MIN	16	297	474	62.7	3,937	8.3	246.1	16	98.0	7.0	3.4	34	181
16	Peyton Manning P. Manning	33	2000	IND	16	357	571	62.5	4,413	7.7	275.8	15	94.7	5.8	2.6	20	131
17	Vinny Testaverde V. Testaverde	33	1996	BAL	16	325	549	59.2	4,177	7.6	261.1	19	88.7	6.0	3.5	34	270
18	Warren Moon W. Moon	33	1995	MIN	16	377	606	62.2	4,228	7.0	264.3	14	91.5	5.4	2.3	38	277
19	Brett Favre B. Favre	33	1994	GB	16	363	582	62.4	3,882	6.7	242.6	14	90.7	5.7	2.4	31	188
20	Jim Kelly J. Kelly	33	1991	BUF	15	304	474	64.1	3,844	8.1	256.3	17	97.6	7.0	3.6	31	227
21	Warren Moon W. Moon	33	1990	HOU	15	362	584	62.0	4,689	8.0	312.6	13	96.8	5.7	2.2	36	252
22	Dan Fouts D. Fouts	33	1981	SD	16	360	609	59.1	4,802	7.9	300.1	17	90.6	5.4	2.8	19	134
23	Y.A. Tittle	33	1962	NYG	14	200	375	53.3	3,224	8.6	230.3	20	89.5	8.8	5.3
24	Brett Favre B. Favre	32	2001	GB	16	314	510	61.6	3,921	7.7	245.1	15	94.1	6.3	2.9	22	151
25	Jeff Garcia J. Garcia	32	2001	SF	16	316	504	62.7	3,538	7.0	221.1	12	94.8	6.3	2.4	26	114

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Team Leaders

PASS

712

Willis

RUSH

148

Gordon

REC

219

Washington

Team Rankings

PPG

11.5

32nd

OPP PPG

25.3

21st

RUSH YDS/G

104.0

19th

PASS YDS/G

178.0

31st

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bills	3	1	.750
Patriots	2	2	.500
Jets	1	3	.250
Dolphins	0	4	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	CIN	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	MIA	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	NE	@	MIA	4:25 PM
Sun 11/8	DET	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	MIA	@	IND	1:00 PM

Last Game

Dolphins

0 - 4

Final

Vikings

4 - 0

Sun 4 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

1,189

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

421

Cook

374

Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

481

Smith-Njigba

401

Higgins

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Young

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Taylor

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

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

173.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

305.7

303.5

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

83.8

Henry

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

36.6

Kelce

36.2

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

47

McPherson

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
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
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
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

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)
Mon 10/5	ATL	@	NO	8:15 PM
Thu 10/8	TB	@	DAL	8:15 PM
Sun 10/11	PHI	@	JAX	9:30 AM
Sun 10/11	CLE	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	CIN	@	MIA	1:00 PM

Before 2002, Dan Marino had the most passing touchdowns in a season, with 48 touchdowns in 1984.

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NFL 2026 Leaders

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1,189

537

421

374

498

481

401

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11

9

7

7

6

6

5

4

126.2

119.6

111.2

6.0

5.5

4.5

NFL 2026 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2026

98.1

94

83.8

84.7

75.2

60.3

48.4

36.6

36.2

54

52

47

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