Drew Brees accounted for the most touchdowns by a quarterback in 2012, with 44 combined passing, rushing, and receiving touchdowns.
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NFL qb passing total touchdown leaders 2012| NAME | TOTALTD | SEASON | TM | GP | CMP | ATT | PCT | YDS | AVG | YDS/G | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | D. Brees | 44 | 2012 |  NO | 16 | 422 | 670 | 63.0 | 5,177 | 7.7 | 323.6 | 43 | 19 | 96.3 | 6.4 | 2.8 | 26 | 190 |
| 2 |  | A. Rodgers | 41 | 2012 |  GB | 16 | 371 | 552 | 67.2 | 4,295 | 7.8 | 268.4 | 39 | 8 | 108.0 | 7.1 | 1.4 | 51 | 293 |
| 3 |  | T. Brady | 38 | 2012 |  NE | 16 | 401 | 637 | 63.0 | 4,827 | 7.6 | 301.7 | 34 | 8 | 98.7 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 27 | 182 |
| 4 |  | P. Manning | 37 | 2012 |  DEN | 16 | 400 | 583 | 68.6 | 4,659 | 8.0 | 291.2 | 37 | 11 | 105.8 | 6.3 | 1.9 | 21 | 137 |
| 5 |  | M. Ryan | 33 | 2012 |  ATL | 16 | 422 | 615 | 68.6 | 4,719 | 7.7 | 294.9 | 32 | 14 | 99.1 | 5.2 | 2.3 | 28 | 210 |
| 6 |  | A. Dalton | 31 | 2012 |  CIN | 16 | 329 | 528 | 62.3 | 3,669 | 6.9 | 229.3 | 27 | 16 | 87.4 | 5.1 | 3.0 | 46 | 229 |
| 7 |  | R. Wilson | 30 | 2012 |  SEA | 16 | 252 | 393 | 64.1 | 3,118 | 7.9 | 194.9 | 26 | 10 | 100.0 | 6.6 | 2.5 | 33 | 203 |
| 8 |  | T. Romo | 29 | 2012 |  DAL | 16 | 425 | 648 | 65.6 | 4,903 | 7.6 | 306.4 | 28 | 19 | 90.5 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 36 | 263 |
| 9 |  | A. Luck | 28 | 2012 |  IND | 16 | 339 | 627 | 54.1 | 4,374 | 7.0 | 273.4 | 23 | 18 | 76.5 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 41 | 246 |
| 10 |  | J. Freeman | 27 | 2012 |  TB | 16 | 306 | 558 | 54.8 | 4,065 | 7.3 | 254.1 | 27 | 17 | 81.6 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 26 | 161 |
| 11 | | R. Griffin III | 27 | 2012 |  WAS | 15 | 258 | 393 | 65.6 | 3,200 | 8.1 | 213.3 | 20 | 5 | 102.4 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 30 | 217 |
| 12 |  | C. Newton | 27 | 2012 |  CAR | 16 | 280 | 485 | 57.7 | 3,869 | 8.0 | 241.8 | 19 | 12 | 86.2 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 36 | 244 |
| 13 |  | E. Manning | 26 | 2012 |  NYG | 16 | 321 | 536 | 59.9 | 3,948 | 7.4 | 246.8 | 26 | 15 | 87.2 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 19 | 136 |
| 14 |  | P. Rivers | 26 | 2012 |  SD | 16 | 338 | 527 | 64.1 | 3,606 | 6.8 | 225.4 | 26 | 15 | 88.6 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 49 | 311 |
| 15 |  | B. Roethlisberger | 26 | 2012 |  PIT | 13 | 284 | 449 | 63.3 | 3,265 | 7.3 | 251.2 | 26 | 8 | 97.0 | 5.8 | 1.8 | 30 | 182 |
| 16 |  | R. Fitzpatrick | 25 | 2012 |  BUF | 16 | 306 | 505 | 60.6 | 3,400 | 6.7 | 212.5 | 24 | 16 | 83.3 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 30 | 161 |
| 17 |  | J. Flacco | 25 | 2012 |  BAL | 16 | 317 | 531 | 59.7 | 3,817 | 7.2 | 238.6 | 22 | 10 | 87.7 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 35 | 227 |
| 18 |  | M. Stafford | 24 | 2012 |  DET | 16 | 435 | 727 | 59.8 | 4,967 | 6.8 | 310.4 | 20 | 17 | 79.8 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 29 | 212 |
| 19 |  | C. Palmer | 23 | 2012 |  OAK | 15 | 345 | 565 | 61.1 | 4,018 | 7.1 | 267.9 | 22 | 14 | 85.3 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 26 | 199 |
| 20 |  | S. Bradford | 22 | 2012 |  STL | 16 | 328 | 551 | 59.5 | 3,702 | 6.7 | 231.4 | 21 | 13 | 82.6 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 35 | 233 |
| 21 | | M. Schaub | 22 | 2012 |  HOU | 16 | 350 | 544 | 64.3 | 4,008 | 7.4 | 250.5 | 22 | 12 | 90.7 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 27 | 216 |
| 22 | | C. Ponder | 20 | 2012 |  MIN | 16 | 300 | 483 | 62.1 | 2,935 | 6.1 | 183.4 | 18 | 12 | 81.2 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 32 | 184 |
| 23 |  | J. Cutler | 19 | 2012 |  CHI | 15 | 255 | 434 | 58.8 | 3,033 | 7.0 | 202.2 | 19 | 14 | 81.3 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 38 | 250 |
| 24 |  | C. Kaepernick | 15 | 2012 |  SF | 13 | 136 | 218 | 62.4 | 1,814 | 8.3 | 139.5 | 10 | 3 | 98.3 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 16 | 112 |
| 25 |  | R. Tannehill | 14 | 2012 |  MIA | 16 | 282 | 484 | 58.3 | 3,294 | 6.8 | 205.9 | 12 | 13 | 76.1 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 35 | 234 |
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