most passing touchdowns in a season for a player under 5000 passing yards

Tom Brady has the most passing touchdowns with fewer than 5,000 passing yards in a season, with 50 touchdowns in 2007.

NAMETDYDSSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Tom Brady
T. Brady
50
4,806
2007
16
398
578
68.9
8.3
300.4
8
117.2
8.7
1.4
21
128
2Peyton Manning
P. Manning
49
4,557
2004
16
336
497
67.6
9.2
284.8
10
121.1
9.9
2.0
13
101
3Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
48
4,299
2020
16
372
526
70.7
8.2
268.7
5
121.5
9.1
1.0
20
182
4Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
46
4,707
2025
17
388
597
65.0
7.9
276.9
8
109.2
7.7
1.3
23
150
5Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
45
4,643
2011
15
343
502
68.3
9.2
309.5
6
122.5
9.0
1.2
36
219
6Dan Marino
D. Marino
44
4,746
1986
16
378
623
60.7
7.6
296.6
23
92.5
7.1
3.7
17
119
7Joe Burrow
J. Burrow
43
4,918
2024
17
460
652
70.6
7.5
289.3
9
108.5
6.6
1.4
48
278
8Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
41
4,500
2024
17
407
570
71.4
7.9
264.7
16
106.8
7.2
2.8
40
248
9Lamar Jackson
L. Jackson
41
4,172
2024
17
316
474
66.7
8.8
245.4
4
119.6
8.6
0.8
23
149
10Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
41
4,886
2021
17
404
601
67.2
8.1
287.4
17
102.9
6.8
2.8
30
243
11Kurt Warner
K. Warner
41
4,353
1999
16
325
499
65.1
8.7
272.1
13
109.2
8.2
2.6
29
201
12Tom Brady
T. Brady
40
4,633
2020
16
401
610
65.7
7.6
289.6
12
102.2
6.6
2.0
21
143
13Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
40
4,212
2020
16
384
558
68.8
7.5
263.3
13
105.1
7.2
2.3
47
301
14Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
40
4,428
2016
16
401
610
65.7
7.3
276.8
7
104.2
6.6
1.1
35
246
15Andrew Luck
A. Luck
40
4,761
2014
16
380
616
61.7
7.7
297.6
16
96.5
6.5
2.6
27
161
16Andrew Luck
A. Luck
39
4,593
2018
16
430
639
67.3
7.2
287.1
15
98.7
6.1
2.3
18
134
17Peyton Manning
P. Manning
39
4,727
2014
16
395
597
66.2
7.9
295.4
15
101.5
6.5
2.5
17
118
18Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
39
4,295
2012
16
371
552
67.2
7.8
268.4
8
108.0
7.1
1.4
51
293
19Daunte Culpepper
D. Culpepper
39
4,717
2004
16
379
548
69.2
8.6
294.8
11
110.9
7.1
2.0
46
238
20Brett Favre
B. Favre
39
3,899
1996
16
325
543
59.9
7.2
243.7
13
95.8
7.2
2.4
40
241
21Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
38
4,740
2020
15
390
588
66.3
8.1
316.0
6
108.2
6.5
1.0
22
147
22Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
38
4,944
2016
16
373
534
69.9
9.3
309.0
7
117.1
7.1
1.3
37
235
23Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
38
4,381
2014
16
341
520
65.6
8.4
273.8
5
112.2
7.3
1.0
28
174
24Brett Favre
B. Favre
38
4,413
1995
16
359
570
63.0
7.7
275.8
13
99.5
6.7
2.3
33
217
25Jared Goff
J. Goff
37
4,629
2024
17
390
539
72.4
8.6
272.3
12
111.8
6.9
2.2
31
234
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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