most passing touchdowns in a season by a second year player

Patrick Mahomes had the most passing touchdowns by a quarterback in his 2nd season, with 50 touchdowns.

NAMETDSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
50
2018
KC KC
16
383
580
66.0
5,097
8.8
318.6
12
113.8
8.6
2.1
26
171
2Dan Marino
D. Marino
48
1984
MIA MIA
16
362
564
64.2
5,084
9.0
317.8
17
108.9
8.5
3.0
13
120
3Kurt Warner
K. Warner
41
1999
STL STL
16
325
499
65.1
4,353
8.7
272.1
13
109.2
8.2
2.6
29
201
4Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
38
2021
LAC LAC
17
443
672
65.9
5,014
7.5
294.9
15
97.7
5.7
2.2
31
214
5Lamar Jackson
L. Jackson
36
2019
BAL BAL
15
265
401
66.1
3,127
7.8
208.5
6
113.3
9.0
1.5
23
106
6Blake Bortles
B. Bortles
35
2015
JAX JAX
16
355
606
58.6
4,428
7.3
276.8
18
88.2
5.8
3.0
51
320
7Joe Burrow
J. Burrow
34
2021
CIN CIN
16
366
520
70.4
4,611
8.9
288.2
14
108.3
6.5
2.7
51
370
8Carson Wentz
C. Wentz
33
2017
PHI PHI
13
265
440
60.2
3,296
7.5
253.5
7
101.9
7.5
1.6
28
162
9Daunte Culpepper
D. Culpepper
33
2000
MIN MIN
16
297
474
62.7
3,937
8.3
246.1
16
98.0
7.0
3.4
34
181
10Derek Carr
D. Carr
32
2015
OAK OAK
16
350
573
61.1
3,987
7.0
249.2
13
91.1
5.6
2.3
31
230
11Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
32
2005
CIN CIN
16
345
509
67.8
3,836
7.5
239.8
12
101.1
6.3
2.4
19
105
12Brock Purdy
B. Purdy
31
2023
SF SF
16
308
444
69.4
4,280
9.6
267.5
11
113.0
7.0
2.5
28
153
13Jeff Garcia
J. Garcia
31
2000
SF SF
16
355
561
63.3
4,278
7.6
267.4
10
97.6
5.5
1.8
24
155
14Derek Anderson
D. Anderson
29
2007
CLE CLE
16
298
527
56.5
3,787
7.2
236.7
19
82.5
5.5
3.6
14
109
15Jared Goff
J. Goff
28
2017
LAR LAR
15
296
477
62.1
3,804
8.0
253.6
7
100.5
5.9
1.5
25
172
16Jameis Winston
J. Winston
28
2016
TB TB
16
345
567
60.8
4,090
7.2
255.6
18
86.1
4.9
3.2
35
239
17Nick Foles
N. Foles
27
2013
PHI PHI
13
203
317
64.0
2,891
9.1
222.4
2
119.2
8.5
0.6
28
173
18Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
27
2012
CIN CIN
16
329
528
62.3
3,669
6.9
229.3
16
87.4
5.1
3.0
46
229
19Boomer Esiason
B. Esiason
27
1985
CIN CIN
15
251
431
58.2
3,443
8.0
229.5
12
93.2
6.3
2.8
32
289
20Kyler Murray
K. Murray
26
2020
ARI ARI
16
375
558
67.2
3,971
7.1
248.2
12
94.3
4.7
2.2
27
176
21Deshaun Watson
D. Watson
26
2018
HOU HOU
16
345
505
68.3
4,165
8.2
260.3
9
103.1
5.1
1.8
62
384
22Marcus Mariota
M. Mariota
26
2016
TEN TEN
15
276
451
61.2
3,426
7.6
228.4
9
95.6
5.8
2.0
23
156
23Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
26
2013
SEA SEA
16
257
407
63.1
3,357
8.2
209.8
9
101.2
6.4
2.2
44
272
24Aaron Brooks
A. Brooks
26
2001
NO NO
16
312
558
55.9
3,832
6.9
239.5
22
76.4
4.7
3.9
50
330
25Peyton Manning
P. Manning
26
1999
IND IND
16
331
533
62.1
4,135
7.8
258.4
15
90.7
4.9
2.8
14
116
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Team Rankings

PPG

26.1

9th

OPP PPG

17.7

3rd

RUSH YDS/G

121.2

12th

PASS YDS/G

261.0

7th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
7
2
0
.778
Chargers Chargers
6
3
0
.667
Chiefs Chiefs
5
4
0
.556
Raiders Raiders
2
6
0
.250
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/16
KC KC
@
DEN DEN
4:25 PM
Sun
11/23
IND IND
@
KC KC
1:00 PM
Thu
11/27
KC KC
@
DAL DAL
4:30 PM
Sun
12/7
HOU HOU
@
KC KC
8:20 PM
Sun
12/14
LAC LAC
@
KC KC
1:00 PM
Last Game
KC Chiefs

5 - 4 - 0

21

Final

28

BUF Bills

6 - 2 - 0

Sun 2 Nov 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
7
2
0
.778
Bills Bills
6
2
0
.750
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
5
3
0
.625
Ravens Ravens
3
5
0
.375
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
7
2
0
.778
Jaguars Jaguars
5
3
0
.625
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
7
2
0
.778
Chargers Chargers
6
3
0
.667
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
Cowboys Cowboys
3
4
1
.438
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
5
2
1
.688
Lions Lions
5
3
0
.625
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
2
0
.750
Panthers Panthers
5
4
0
.556
NFC WestWLTPCT
Seahawks Seahawks
6
2
0
.750
Rams Rams
6
2
0
.750

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
11/3
ARI ARI
@
DAL DAL
8:15 PM
Thu
11/6
LV LV
@
DEN DEN
8:15 PM
Sun
11/9
ATL ATL
@
IND IND
9:30 AM
Sun
11/9
NE NE
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
NYG NYG
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM