quarterback single season total touchdown record

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:
quarterback single season passing total touchdown record
NAMETOTALTDSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Peyton Manning
P. Manning
56
2013
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
16
468
657
71.2
5,476
8.3
342.3
46
14
110.6
7.0
2.1
24
158
9Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
46
2025
17
388
597
65.0
4,707
7.9
276.9
46
8
109.2
7.7
1.3
23
150
10Josh Allen
J. Allen
46
2020
16
396
572
69.2
4,544
7.9
284.0
37
10
107.2
6.5
1.7
26
159
11Lamar Jackson
L. Jackson
45
2024
17
316
474
66.7
4,172
8.8
245.4
41
4
119.6
8.6
0.8
23
149
12Joe Burrow
J. Burrow
45
2024
17
460
652
70.6
4,918
7.5
289.3
43
9
108.5
6.6
1.4
48
278
13Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
45
2022
17
435
648
67.1
5,250
8.1
308.8
41
12
105.2
6.3
1.9
26
188
14Tom Brady
T. Brady
45
2021
17
485
719
67.5
5,316
7.4
312.7
43
12
102.1
6.0
1.7
22
144
15Cam Newton
C. Newton
45
2015
16
296
495
59.8
3,837
7.8
239.8
35
10
99.4
7.1
2.0
33
284
16Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
44
2024
17
407
570
71.4
4,500
7.9
264.7
41
16
106.8
7.2
2.8
40
248
17Josh Allen
J. Allen
44
2023
17
385
579
66.5
4,306
7.4
253.3
29
18
92.2
5.0
3.1
24
152
18Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
44
2016
16
401
610
65.7
4,428
7.3
276.8
40
7
104.2
6.6
1.1
35
246
19Drew Brees
D. Brees
44
2012
16
422
670
63.0
5,177
7.7
323.6
43
19
96.3
6.4
2.8
26
190
20Dan Marino
D. Marino
44
1986
16
378
623
60.7
4,746
7.6
296.6
44
23
92.5
7.1
3.7
17
119
21Tom Brady
T. Brady
43
2020
16
401
610
65.7
4,633
7.6
289.6
40
12
102.2
6.6
2.0
21
143
22Lamar Jackson
L. Jackson
43
2019
15
265
401
66.1
3,127
7.8
208.5
36
6
113.3
9.0
1.5
23
106
23Andrew Luck
A. Luck
43
2014
16
380
616
61.7
4,761
7.7
297.6
40
16
96.5
6.5
2.6
27
161
24Josh Allen
J. Allen
42
2022
16
359
567
63.3
4,283
7.6
267.7
35
14
96.6
6.2
2.5
33
162
25Josh Allen
J. Allen
42
2021
17
409
646
63.3
4,407
6.8
259.2
36
15
92.2
5.6
2.3
26
164
StatMuse has season-level data for total touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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Jets Jets - e
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10
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11
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14
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11
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9
1
.441
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12
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13
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11
6
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.647
9
7
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.559
9
8
0
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8
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NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
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.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
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.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176

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