most touchdown passes in a single season prior to 2009

Before 2009, Tom Brady had the most passing touchdowns in a season, with 50 touchdowns in 2007.

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	NAME	TD	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Tom Brady T. Brady	50	2007	NE	16	398	578	68.9	4,806	8.3	300.4	8	117.2	8.7	1.4	21	128
2	Peyton Manning P. Manning	49	2004	IND	16	336	497	67.6	4,557	9.2	284.8	10	121.1	9.9	2.0	13	101
3	Dan Marino D. Marino	48	1984	MIA	16	362	564	64.2	5,084	9.0	317.8	17	108.9	8.5	3.0	13	120
4	Dan Marino D. Marino	44	1986	MIA	16	378	623	60.7	4,746	7.6	296.6	23	92.5	7.1	3.7	17	119
5	Kurt Warner K. Warner	41	1999	STL	16	325	499	65.1	4,353	8.7	272.1	13	109.2	8.2	2.6	29	201
6	Daunte Culpepper D. Culpepper	39	2004	MIN	16	379	548	69.2	4,717	8.6	294.8	11	110.9	7.1	2.0	46	238
7	Brett Favre B. Favre	39	1996	GB	16	325	543	59.9	3,899	7.2	243.7	13	95.8	7.2	2.4	40	241
8	Brett Favre B. Favre	38	1995	GB	16	359	570	63.0	4,413	7.7	275.8	13	99.5	6.7	2.3	33	217
9	Tony Romo T. Romo	36	2007	DAL	16	335	520	64.4	4,211	8.1	263.2	19	97.4	6.9	3.7	24	176
10	Kurt Warner K. Warner	36	2001	STL	16	375	546	68.7	4,830	8.8	301.9	22	101.4	6.6	4.0	38	233
11	Steve Beuerlein S. Beuerlein	36	1999	CAR	16	343	571	60.1	4,436	7.8	277.3	15	94.6	6.3	2.6	50	280
12	Steve Young S. Young	36	1998	SF	15	322	517	62.3	4,170	8.1	278.0	12	101.1	7.0	2.3	48	234
13	Y.A. Tittle	36	1963	NYG	13	221	367	60.2	3,145	8.6	241.9	14	104.8	9.8	3.8
14	George Blanda G. Blanda	36	1961	HOU	14	187	362	51.7	3,330	9.2	237.9	22	91.3	9.9	6.1
15	Brett Favre B. Favre	35	1997	GB	16	304	513	59.3	3,867	7.5	241.7	16	92.6	6.8	3.1	25	176
16	Steve Young S. Young	35	1994	SF	16	324	461	70.3	3,969	8.6	248.1	10	112.8	7.6	2.2	31	163
17	Drew Brees D. Brees	34	2008	NO	16	413	635	65.0	5,069	8.0	316.8	17	96.2	5.4	2.7	13	92
18	Philip Rivers P. Rivers	34	2008	SD	16	312	478	65.3	4,009	8.4	250.6	11	105.5	7.1	2.3	25	151
19	Randall Cunningham R. Cunningham	34	1998	MIN	15	259	425	60.9	3,704	8.7	246.9	10	106.0	8.0	2.4	20	132
20	Daryle Lamonica D. Lamonica	34	1969	OAK	14	221	426	51.9	3,302	7.8	235.9	25	79.8	8.0	5.9	11	100
21	Daunte Culpepper D. Culpepper	33	2000	MIN	16	297	474	62.7	3,937	8.3	246.1	16	98.0	7.0	3.4	34	181
22	Peyton Manning P. Manning	33	2000	IND	16	357	571	62.5	4,413	7.7	275.8	15	94.7	5.8	2.6	20	131
23	Vinny Testaverde V. Testaverde	33	1996	BAL	16	325	549	59.2	4,177	7.6	261.1	19	88.7	6.0	3.5	34	270
24	Warren Moon W. Moon	33	1995	MIN	16	377	606	62.2	4,228	7.0	264.3	14	91.5	5.4	2.3	38	277
25	Brett Favre B. Favre	33	1994	GB	16	363	582	62.4	3,882	6.7	242.6	14	90.7	5.7	2.4	31	188

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Team Leaders

PASS

854

Maye

RUSH

163

Stevenson

REC

209

Hollins

Team Rankings

PPG

16.3

30th

OPP PPG

19.3

6th

RUSH YDS/G

117.8

10th

PASS YDS/G

225.0

18th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bills	3	1	.750
Patriots	2	2	.500
Jets	1	3	.250
Dolphins	0	4	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	LV	@	NE	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	NYJ	@	NE	1:00 PM
Thu 10/22	NE	@	CHI	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	NE	@	MIA	4:25 PM
Sun 11/8	GB	@	NE	4:25 PM

Last Game

Patriots

2 - 2

Final

Bills

3 - 1

Sun 4 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

1,203

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Taylor

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

36.6

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

47

McPherson

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	PHI	@	JAX	9:30 AM
Sun 10/11	CLE	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	CIN	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	LV	@	NE	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	MIN	@	NO	1:00 PM

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NFL 2026 Leaders

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491

481

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7

7

6

6

5

4

126.2

119.6

111.2

6.0

5.5

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NFL 2026 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2026

98.1

94

91.4

84.7

75.2

60.3

48.4

39.2

36.6

54

52

47

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