Matthew Stafford has the most passing touchdowns by a Lions quarterback in a season, with 41 touchdowns in 2011.
| NAME | TD | SEASON | TM | GP | CMP | ATT | PCT | YDS | AVG | YDS/G | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | M. Stafford | 41 | 2011 |  DET | 16 | 421 | 663 | 63.5 | 5,038 | 7.6 | 314.9 | 16 | 97.2 | 6.2 | 2.4 | 36 | 257 |
| 2 | | M. Stafford | 32 | 2015 | DET | 16 | 398 | 592 | 67.2 | 4,262 | 7.2 | 266.4 | 13 | 97.0 | 5.4 | 2.2 | 44 | 251 |
| 3 |  | S. Mitchell | 32 | 1995 | DET | 16 | 346 | 583 | 59.3 | 4,338 | 7.4 | 271.1 | 12 | 92.3 | 5.5 | 2.1 | 31 | 145 |
| 4 |  | J. Goff | 30 | 2023 | DET | 17 | 407 | 605 | 67.3 | 4,575 | 7.6 | 269.1 | 12 | 97.9 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 30 | 197 |
| 5 | | J. Goff | 29 | 2022 | DET | 17 | 382 | 587 | 65.1 | 4,438 | 7.6 | 261.1 | 7 | 99.3 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 23 | 156 |
| 6 | | M. Stafford | 29 | 2017 | DET | 16 | 371 | 565 | 65.7 | 4,446 | 7.9 | 277.9 | 10 | 99.3 | 5.1 | 1.8 | 47 | 287 |
| 7 | | M. Stafford | 29 | 2013 | DET | 16 | 371 | 634 | 58.5 | 4,650 | 7.3 | 290.6 | 19 | 84.2 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 23 | 168 |
| 8 | | M. Stafford | 26 | 2020 | DET | 16 | 339 | 528 | 64.2 | 4,084 | 7.7 | 255.3 | 10 | 96.3 | 4.9 | 1.9 | 38 | 254 |
| 9 | | B. Layne | 26 | 1951 | DET | 12 | 152 | 332 | 45.8 | 2,403 | 7.2 | 200.3 | 23 | 67.6 | 7.8 | 6.9 | ||
| 10 | | J. Goff | 25 | 2024 | DET | 13 | 276 | 381 | 72.4 | 3,265 | 8.6 | 251.2 | 10 | 109.1 | 6.6 | 2.6 | 23 | 175 |
| 11 | | M. Stafford | 24 | 2016 | DET | 16 | 388 | 594 | 65.3 | 4,327 | 7.3 | 270.4 | 10 | 93.3 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 37 | 216 |
| 12 | | E. Morrall | 24 | 1963 | DET | 14 | 174 | 328 | 53.0 | 2,621 | 8.0 | 187.2 | 14 | 86.2 | 7.3 | 4.3 | ||
| 13 | | M. Stafford | 22 | 2014 | DET | 16 | 363 | 602 | 60.3 | 4,257 | 7.1 | 266.1 | 12 | 85.7 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 45 | 254 |
| 14 | | M. Stafford | 21 | 2018 | DET | 16 | 367 | 555 | 66.1 | 3,777 | 6.8 | 236.1 | 11 | 89.9 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 40 | 255 |
| 15 | | J. Kitna | 21 | 2006 | DET | 16 | 372 | 596 | 62.4 | 4,208 | 7.1 | 263.0 | 22 | 79.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 63 | 388 |
| 16 | | M. Stafford | 20 | 2012 | DET | 16 | 435 | 727 | 59.8 | 4,967 | 6.8 | 310.4 | 17 | 79.8 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 29 | 212 |
| 17 | | J. Goff | 19 | 2021 | DET | 14 | 332 | 494 | 67.2 | 3,245 | 6.6 | 231.8 | 8 | 91.5 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 35 | 280 |
| 18 | | M. Stafford | 19 | 2019 | DET | 8 | 187 | 291 | 64.3 | 2,499 | 8.6 | 312.4 | 5 | 106.0 | 6.5 | 1.7 | 18 | 137 |
| 19 | | J. Harrington | 19 | 2004 | DET | 16 | 274 | 489 | 56.0 | 3,047 | 6.2 | 190.4 | 12 | 77.5 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 36 | 196 |
| 20 | | S. Mitchell | 19 | 1997 | DET | 16 | 293 | 509 | 57.6 | 3,484 | 6.8 | 217.8 | 14 | 79.6 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 41 | 271 |
| 21 | | B. Layne | 19 | 1952 | DET | 12 | 139 | 287 | 48.4 | 1,999 | 7.0 | 166.6 | 20 | 64.5 | 6.6 | 7.0 | ||
| 22 | | J. Kitna | 18 | 2007 | DET | 16 | 355 | 561 | 63.3 | 4,068 | 7.3 | 254.3 | 20 | 80.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 51 | 320 |
| 23 | | G. Danielson | 18 | 1978 | DET | 16 | 199 | 351 | 56.7 | 2,294 | 6.5 | 143.4 | 17 | 73.5 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 25 | 237 |
| 24 | | G. Landry | 18 | 1972 | DET | 14 | 134 | 268 | 50.0 | 2,066 | 7.7 | 147.6 | 17 | 71.8 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 25 | 149 |
| 25 | | M. Plum | 18 | 1964 | DET | 12 | 154 | 287 | 53.7 | 2,241 | 7.8 | 186.8 | 15 | 78.5 | 6.3 | 5.2 | ||
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