From 1970 through 2000, Peyton Manning had the most passing touchdowns by a rookie, with 26 touchdowns in 1998.
| NAME | TD | SEASON | TM | GP | CMP | ATT | PCT | YDS | AVG | YDS/G | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | P. Manning | 26 | 1998 | 16 | 326 | 575 | 56.7 | 3,739 | 6.5 | 233.7 | 28 | 71.2 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 22 | 109 | |
| 2 |  | J. Kelly | 22 | 1986 | 16 | 285 | 480 | 59.4 | 3,593 | 7.5 | 224.6 | 17 | 83.3 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 43 | 330 | |
| 3 |  | D. Marino | 20 | 1983 | 11 | 173 | 296 | 58.4 | 2,210 | 7.5 | 200.9 | 6 | 96.0 | 6.8 | 2.0 | 10 | 80 | |
| 4 |  | J. Plunkett | 19 | 1971 | 14 | 158 | 328 | 48.2 | 2,158 | 6.6 | 154.1 | 16 | 68.6 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 36 | 319 | |
| 5 | | M. Rypien | 18 | 1988 | 9 | 114 | 208 | 54.8 | 1,730 | 8.3 | 192.2 | 13 | 85.2 | 8.7 | 6.3 | 14 | 115 | |
| 6 | | J. George | 16 | 1990 | 13 | 181 | 334 | 54.2 | 2,152 | 6.4 | 165.5 | 13 | 73.8 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 37 | 320 | |
| 7 | | D. Brock | 16 | 1985 | 15 | 218 | 365 | 59.7 | 2,658 | 7.3 | 177.2 | 13 | 82.0 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 51 | 351 | |
| 8 | | T. Couch | 15 | 1999 | 15 | 223 | 399 | 55.9 | 2,447 | 6.1 | 163.1 | 13 | 73.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 56 | 359 | |
| 9 | | J. Plummer | 15 | 1997 | 10 | 157 | 296 | 53.0 | 2,203 | 7.4 | 220.3 | 15 | 73.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 52 | 291 | |
| 10 | | T. Banks | 15 | 1996 | 14 | 192 | 368 | 52.2 | 2,544 | 6.9 | 181.7 | 15 | 71.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 48 | 306 | |
| 11 | | D. Bledsoe | 15 | 1993 | 13 | 214 | 429 | 49.9 | 2,494 | 5.8 | 191.8 | 15 | 65.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 16 | 99 | |
| 12 | | K. Collins | 14 | 1995 | 15 | 214 | 433 | 49.4 | 2,717 | 6.3 | 181.1 | 19 | 61.9 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 24 | 150 | |
| 13 | | D. Woodley | 14 | 1980 | 13 | 176 | 327 | 53.8 | 1,850 | 5.7 | 142.3 | 17 | 63.1 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 17 | 127 | |
| 14 | | P. Simms | 13 | 1979 | 12 | 134 | 265 | 50.6 | 1,743 | 6.6 | 145.3 | 14 | 66.0 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 39 | 319 | |
| 15 | | S. Bartkowski | 13 | 1975 | 11 | 115 | 255 | 45.1 | 1,662 | 6.5 | 151.1 | 15 | 59.3 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 19 | 197 | |
| 16 | | R. Mirer | 12 | 1993 | 16 | 274 | 486 | 56.4 | 2,833 | 5.8 | 177.1 | 17 | 67.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 47 | 235 | |
| 17 |  | W. Moon | 12 | 1984 | 16 | 259 | 450 | 57.6 | 3,338 | 7.4 | 208.6 | 14 | 76.9 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 47 | 371 | |
| 18 | | J. Zorn | 12 | 1976 | 14 | 208 | 439 | 47.4 | 2,571 | 5.9 | 183.6 | 27 | 49.5 | 2.7 | 6.2 | 25 | 196 | |
| 19 | | J. Garcia | 11 | 1999 | 13 | 225 | 375 | 60.0 | 2,544 | 6.8 | 195.7 | 11 | 77.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 15 | 104 | |
| 20 | | C. Batch | 11 | 1998 | 12 | 173 | 303 | 57.1 | 2,178 | 7.2 | 181.5 | 6 | 83.5 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 37 | 222 | |
| 21 | | N. O'Donnell | 11 | 1991 | 12 | 156 | 286 | 54.5 | 1,963 | 6.9 | 163.6 | 7 | 78.8 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 30 | 214 | |
| 22 | | J. Komlo | 11 | 1979 | 16 | 183 | 368 | 49.7 | 2,238 | 6.1 | 139.9 | 23 | 52.8 | 3.0 | 6.3 | 40 | 361 | |
| 23 | | S. Grogan | 11 | 1975 | 13 | 139 | 274 | 50.7 | 1,976 | 7.2 | 152.0 | 18 | 60.4 | 4.0 | 6.6 | 22 | 207 | |
| 24 | | H. Shuler | 10 | 1994 | 11 | 120 | 265 | 45.3 | 1,658 | 6.3 | 150.7 | 12 | 59.6 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 12 | 83 | |
| 25 | | T. Owen | 10 | 1974 | 10 | 88 | 184 | 47.8 | 1,327 | 7.2 | 132.7 | 15 | 56.1 | 5.4 | 8.2 | 25 | 202 | |
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 1 | 1 | .700 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
1 | 3 | 1 | .300 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 |
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Rams| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | |
0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
0 | 5 | 0 | .000 |
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