most total touchdowns in a regular season by a qb in nfl history

Peyton Manning has accounted for the most touchdowns by a quarterback in a season, with 56 combined passing, rushing, and receiving touchdowns in 2013.

Interpreted as:
most passing total touchdowns in a regular season by a qb in NFL history
NAMETOTALTDSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Peyton Manning
P. Manning
56
2013
DEN DEN
16
450
659
68.3
5,477
8.3
342.3
55
10
115.1
8.3
1.5
18
120
2Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
52
2018
KC KC
16
383
580
66.0
5,097
8.8
318.6
50
12
113.8
8.6
2.1
26
171
3Tom Brady
T. Brady
52
2007
NE NE
16
398
578
68.9
4,806
8.3
300.4
50
8
117.2
8.7
1.4
21
128
4Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
51
2020
GB GB
16
372
526
70.7
4,299
8.2
268.7
48
5
121.5
9.1
1.0
20
182
5Peyton Manning
P. Manning
49
2004
IND IND
16
336
497
67.6
4,557
9.2
284.8
49
10
121.1
9.9
2.0
13
101
6Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
48
2011
GB GB
15
343
502
68.3
4,643
9.2
309.5
45
6
122.5
9.0
1.2
36
219
7Dan Marino
D. Marino
48
1984
MIA MIA
16
362
564
64.2
5,084
9.0
317.8
48
17
108.9
8.5
3.0
13
120
8Drew Brees
D. Brees
47
2011
NO NO
16
468
657
71.2
5,476
8.3
342.3
46
14
110.6
7.0
2.1
24
158
9Josh Allen
J. Allen
46
2020
BUF BUF
16
396
572
69.2
4,544
7.9
284.0
37
10
107.2
6.5
1.7
26
159
10Lamar Jackson
L. Jackson
45
2024
BAL BAL
17
316
474
66.7
4,172
8.8
245.4
41
4
119.6
8.6
0.8
23
149
11Joe Burrow
J. Burrow
45
2024
CIN CIN
17
460
652
70.6
4,918
7.5
289.3
43
9
108.5
6.6
1.4
48
278
12Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
45
2022
KC KC
17
435
648
67.1
5,250
8.1
308.8
41
12
105.2
6.3
1.9
26
188
13Tom Brady
T. Brady
45
2021
TB TB
17
485
719
67.5
5,316
7.4
312.7
43
12
102.1
6.0
1.7
22
144
14Cam Newton
C. Newton
45
2015
CAR CAR
16
296
495
59.8
3,837
7.8
239.8
35
10
99.4
7.1
2.0
33
284
15Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
44
2024
TB TB
17
407
570
71.4
4,500
7.9
264.7
41
16
106.8
7.2
2.8
40
248
16Josh Allen
J. Allen
44
2023
BUF BUF
17
385
579
66.5
4,306
7.4
253.3
29
18
92.2
5.0
3.1
24
152
17Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
44
2016
GB GB
16
401
610
65.7
4,428
7.3
276.8
40
7
104.2
6.6
1.1
35
246
18Drew Brees
D. Brees
44
2012
NO NO
16
422
670
63.0
5,177
7.7
323.6
43
19
96.3
6.4
2.8
26
190
19Dan Marino
D. Marino
44
1986
MIA MIA
16
378
623
60.7
4,746
7.6
296.6
44
23
92.5
7.1
3.7
17
119
20Tom Brady
T. Brady
43
2020
TB TB
16
401
610
65.7
4,633
7.6
289.6
40
12
102.2
6.6
2.0
21
143
21Lamar Jackson
L. Jackson
43
2019
BAL BAL
15
265
401
66.1
3,127
7.8
208.5
36
6
113.3
9.0
1.5
23
106
22Andrew Luck
A. Luck
43
2014
IND IND
16
380
616
61.7
4,761
7.7
297.6
40
16
96.5
6.5
2.6
27
161
23Josh Allen
J. Allen
42
2022
BUF BUF
16
359
567
63.3
4,283
7.6
267.7
35
14
96.6
6.2
2.5
33
162
24Josh Allen
J. Allen
42
2021
BUF BUF
17
409
646
63.3
4,407
6.8
259.2
36
15
92.2
5.6
2.3
26
164
25Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
42
2020
SEA SEA
16
384
558
68.8
4,212
7.5
263.3
40
13
105.1
7.2
2.3
47
301
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