most passing touchdowns in a season before 2004

Before 2004, Dan Marino had the most passing touchdowns in a season, with 48 touchdowns in 1984.

Interpreted as:
most passing touchdowns by a player in a season before 2004
NAMETDSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Dan Marino
D. Marino
48
1984
16
362
564
64.2
5,084
9.0
317.8
17
108.9
8.5
3.0
13
120
2Dan Marino
D. Marino
44
1986
16
378
623
60.7
4,746
7.6
296.6
23
92.5
7.1
3.7
17
119
3Kurt Warner
K. Warner
41
1999
16
325
499
65.1
4,353
8.7
272.1
13
109.2
8.2
2.6
29
201
4Brett Favre
B. Favre
39
1996
16
325
543
59.9
3,899
7.2
243.7
13
95.8
7.2
2.4
40
241
5Brett Favre
B. Favre
38
1995
16
359
570
63.0
4,413
7.7
275.8
13
99.5
6.7
2.3
33
217
6Kurt Warner
K. Warner
36
2001
16
375
546
68.7
4,830
8.8
301.9
22
101.4
6.6
4.0
38
233
7Steve Beuerlein
S. Beuerlein
36
1999
16
343
571
60.1
4,436
7.8
277.3
15
94.6
6.3
2.6
50
280
8Steve Young
S. Young
36
1998
15
322
517
62.3
4,170
8.1
278.0
12
101.1
7.0
2.3
48
234
9Y.A. Tittle
Y.A. Tittle
36
1963
13
221
367
60.2
3,145
8.6
241.9
14
104.8
9.8
3.8
10George Blanda
G. Blanda
36
1961
14
187
362
51.7
3,330
9.2
237.9
22
91.3
9.9
6.1
11Brett Favre
B. Favre
35
1997
16
304
513
59.3
3,867
7.5
241.7
16
92.6
6.8
3.1
25
176
12Steve Young
S. Young
35
1994
16
324
461
70.3
3,969
8.6
248.1
10
112.8
7.6
2.2
31
163
13Randall Cunningham
R. Cunningham
34
1998
15
259
425
60.9
3,704
8.7
246.9
10
106.0
8.0
2.4
20
132
14Daryle Lamonica
D. Lamonica
34
1969
14
221
426
51.9
3,302
7.8
235.9
25
79.8
8.0
5.9
11
100
15Daunte Culpepper
D. Culpepper
33
2000
16
297
474
62.7
3,937
8.3
246.1
16
98.0
7.0
3.4
34
181
16Peyton Manning
P. Manning
33
2000
16
357
571
62.5
4,413
7.7
275.8
15
94.7
5.8
2.6
20
131
17Vinny Testaverde
V. Testaverde
33
1996
16
325
549
59.2
4,177
7.6
261.1
19
88.7
6.0
3.5
34
270
18Warren Moon
W. Moon
33
1995
16
377
606
62.2
4,228
7.0
264.3
14
91.5
5.4
2.3
38
277
19Brett Favre
B. Favre
33
1994
16
363
582
62.4
3,882
6.7
242.6
14
90.7
5.7
2.4
31
188
20Jim Kelly
J. Kelly
33
1991
15
304
474
64.1
3,844
8.1
256.3
17
97.6
7.0
3.6
31
227
21Warren Moon
W. Moon
33
1990
15
362
584
62.0
4,689
8.0
312.6
13
96.8
5.7
2.2
36
252
22Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
33
1981
16
360
609
59.1
4,802
7.9
300.1
17
90.6
5.4
2.8
19
134
23Y.A. Tittle
Y.A. Tittle
33
1962
14
200
375
53.3
3,224
8.6
230.3
20
89.5
8.8
5.3
24Brett Favre
B. Favre
32
2003
16
308
471
65.4
3,361
7.1
210.1
21
90.4
6.8
4.5
19
137
25Brett Favre
B. Favre
32
2001
16
314
510
61.6
3,921
7.7
245.1
15
94.1
6.3
2.9
22
151
StatMuse has season-level data for passing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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9
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11
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