Drew Brees had the most passing touchdowns by a quarterback in his 12th season, with 43 touchdowns in 2012.
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most passing touchdowns by a 12th year quarterback in NFL history| NAME | TD | SEASON | TM | GP | CMP | ATT | PCT | YDS | AVG | YDS/G | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | D. Brees | 43 | 2012 | 16 | 422 | 670 | 63.0 | 5,177 | 7.7 | 323.6 | 19 | 96.3 | 6.4 | 2.8 | 26 | 190 | |
| 2 |  | A. Rodgers | 40 | 2016 | 16 | 401 | 610 | 65.7 | 4,428 | 7.3 | 276.8 | 7 | 104.2 | 6.6 | 1.1 | 35 | 246 | |
| 3 |  | T. Brady | 39 | 2011 | 16 | 401 | 611 | 65.6 | 5,235 | 8.6 | 327.2 | 12 | 105.6 | 6.4 | 2.0 | 32 | 173 | |
| 4 |  | E. Manning | 35 | 2015 | 16 | 387 | 618 | 62.6 | 4,432 | 7.2 | 277.0 | 14 | 93.6 | 5.7 | 2.3 | 27 | 157 | |
| 5 |  | C. Palmer | 35 | 2015 | 16 | 342 | 537 | 63.7 | 4,671 | 8.7 | 291.9 | 11 | 104.6 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 25 | 151 | |
| 6 |  | P. Manning | 33 | 2009 | 16 | 393 | 571 | 68.8 | 4,500 | 7.9 | 281.3 | 16 | 99.9 | 5.8 | 2.8 | 10 | 74 | |
| 7 |  | W. Moon | 33 | 1995 | 16 | 377 | 606 | 62.2 | 4,228 | 7.0 | 264.3 | 14 | 91.5 | 5.4 | 2.3 | 38 | 277 | |
| 8 |  | D. Marino | 30 | 1994 | 16 | 385 | 615 | 62.6 | 4,453 | 7.2 | 278.3 | 17 | 89.2 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 18 | 113 | |
| 9 |  | P. Rivers | 29 | 2015 | 16 | 437 | 661 | 66.1 | 4,792 | 7.2 | 299.5 | 13 | 93.8 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 40 | 264 | |
| 10 |  | V. Testaverde | 29 | 1998 | 14 | 259 | 421 | 61.5 | 3,256 | 7.7 | 232.6 | 7 | 101.6 | 6.9 | 1.7 | 19 | 140 | |
| 11 | | R. Gannon | 28 | 2000 | 16 | 284 | 473 | 60.0 | 3,430 | 7.3 | 214.4 | 11 | 92.4 | 5.9 | 2.3 | 28 | 124 | |
| 12 |  | B. Favre | 27 | 2002 | 16 | 341 | 551 | 61.9 | 3,658 | 6.6 | 228.6 | 16 | 85.6 | 4.9 | 2.9 | 26 | 188 | |
| 13 |  | R. Wilson | 26 | 2023 | 15 | 297 | 447 | 66.4 | 3,070 | 6.9 | 204.7 | 8 | 98.0 | 5.8 | 1.8 | 45 | 258 | |
| 14 |  | M. Stafford | 26 | 2020 | 16 | 339 | 528 | 64.2 | 4,084 | 7.7 | 255.3 | 10 | 96.3 | 4.9 | 1.9 | 38 | 254 | |
| 15 |  | M. Ryan | 26 | 2019 | 15 | 408 | 616 | 66.2 | 4,466 | 7.3 | 297.7 | 14 | 92.1 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 48 | 316 | |
| 16 |  | A. Smith | 26 | 2017 | 15 | 341 | 505 | 67.5 | 4,042 | 8.0 | 269.5 | 5 | 104.7 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 35 | 207 | |
| 17 |  | K. Warner | 26 | 2009 | 15 | 339 | 513 | 66.1 | 3,753 | 7.3 | 250.2 | 14 | 93.2 | 5.1 | 2.7 | 24 | 172 | |
| 18 |  | J. Montana | 26 | 1990 | 15 | 321 | 520 | 61.7 | 3,944 | 7.6 | 262.9 | 16 | 89.0 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 29 | 153 | |
| 19 | | L. Dickey | 25 | 1984 | 15 | 237 | 401 | 59.1 | 3,195 | 8.0 | 213.0 | 19 | 85.6 | 6.2 | 4.7 | 32 | 244 | |
| 20 |  | N. Van Brocklin | 24 | 1960 | 12 | 153 | 284 | 53.9 | 2,471 | 8.7 | 205.9 | 17 | 86.5 | 8.5 | 6.0 | |||
| 21 | | M. Brunell | 23 | 2005 | 16 | 262 | 454 | 57.7 | 3,050 | 6.7 | 190.6 | 10 | 85.9 | 5.1 | 2.2 | 27 | 213 | |
| 22 | | R. Gabriel | 23 | 1973 | 14 | 270 | 460 | 58.7 | 3,219 | 7.0 | 229.9 | 12 | 86.0 | 5.0 | 2.6 | 31 | 219 | |
| 23 |  | T. Bradshaw | 22 | 1981 | 14 | 201 | 370 | 54.3 | 2,887 | 7.8 | 206.2 | 14 | 83.9 | 5.9 | 3.8 | 17 | 155 | |
| 24 | | J. Hadl | 22 | 1973 | 14 | 135 | 258 | 52.3 | 2,008 | 7.8 | 143.4 | 11 | 88.8 | 8.5 | 4.3 | 17 | 126 | |
| 25 | | J. Brodie | 22 | 1968 | 14 | 234 | 404 | 57.9 | 3,020 | 7.5 | 215.7 | 21 | 78.0 | 5.4 | 5.2 | |||
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 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
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 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
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 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
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 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
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 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
| Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |