top 10 individual passing td season in nfl history

Benny Friedman made 11 touchdown passes in his rookie season in 1927.

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	NAME	TD	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%
1	Benny Friedman B. Friedman	11	1927	CLE	13
2	Benny Friedman B. Friedman	10	1928	DET	10
3	Benny Friedman B. Friedman	20	1929	NYG	15
4	Red Dunn R. Dunn	11	1930	GB	13
5	Benny Friedman B. Friedman	13	1930	NYG	15
6	Harry Newman H. Newman	11	1933	NYG	14	53	136	39.0	973	7.2	69.5	17	51.7	8.1	12.5
7	Ed Danowski E. Danowski	10	1935	NYG	12	57	113	50.4	794	7.0	66.2	9	69.7	8.8	8.0
8	Arnie Herber A. Herber	11	1936	GB	12	77	173	44.5	1,239	7.2	103.3	13	58.9	6.4	7.5
9	Frank Filchock F. Filchock	11	1939	WAS	11	55	89	61.8	1,094	12.3	99.5	7	111.6	12.4	7.9
10	Sammy Baugh S. Baugh	12	1940	WAS	11	111	177	62.7	1,367	7.7	124.3	10	85.6	6.8	5.6
11	Ace Parker A. Parker	10	1940	BKN	11	49	111	44.1	817	7.4	74.3	7	73.3	9.0	6.3
12	Sammy Baugh S. Baugh	10	1941	WAS	11	106	193	54.9	1,236	6.4	112.4	19	52.2	5.2	9.8
13	Cecil Isbell C. Isbell	15	1941	GB	11	117	206	56.8	1,479	7.2	134.5	11	81.4	7.3	5.3
14	Sammy Baugh S. Baugh	16	1942	WAS	11	132	225	58.7	1,524	6.8	138.5	11	82.5	7.1	4.9
15	Cecil Isbell C. Isbell	24	1942	GB	11	146	268	54.5	2,021	7.5	183.7	14	87.0	9.0	5.2
16	Sid Luckman S. Luckman	10	1942	CHB	11	57	105	54.3	1,024	9.8	93.1	13	80.1	9.5	12.4
17	Charlie O'Rourke C. O'Rourke	11	1942	CHB	11	37	88	42.0	951	10.8	86.5	16	82.1	12.5	18.2
18	Sammy Baugh S. Baugh	23	1943	WAS	10	133	239	55.6	1,754	7.3	175.4	19	78.0	9.6	7.9
19	Sid Luckman S. Luckman	28	1943	CHB	10	110	202	54.5	2,194	10.9	219.4	12	107.5	13.9	5.9
20	Irv Comp I. Comp	12	1944	GB	10	80	177	45.2	1,159	6.5	115.9	21	50.0	6.8	11.9
21	Frank Filchock F. Filchock	13	1944	WAS	10	84	147	57.1	1,139	7.7	113.9	9	86.0	8.8	6.1
22	Sid Luckman S. Luckman	11	1944	CHB	7	71	143	49.7	1,018	7.1	145.4	12	63.8	7.7	8.4
23	Frankie Sinkwich F. Sinkwich	12	1944	DET	10	58	148	39.2	1,060	7.2	106.0	20	52.0	8.1	13.5
24	Sammy Baugh S. Baugh	11	1945	WAS	8	128	182	70.3	1,669	9.2	208.6	4	109.9	6.0	2.2
25	Sid Luckman S. Luckman	14	1945	CHB	10	117	217	53.9	1,727	8.0	172.7	10	82.5	6.5	4.6

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,572

Stafford

1,485

Goff

1,408

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

580

Robinson

537

Walker

532

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

583

Smith-Njigba

537

Olave

507

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

13

Purdy

12

Goff

12

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.8

30.3

29.5

29.2

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

18.6

18.8

19.2

Total Yards Rankings

424.4

412.0

405.8

396.2

394.2

393.8

Rush Yards Rankings

173.2

166.8

164.4

162.3

158.0

139.6

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

297.0

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

16.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

103.8

Henry

103.2

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

102.5

Smith-Njigba

83.4

Watson

76.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

52.4

Likely

50.8

Kittle

49.6

LaPorta

Fantasy K Rankings

75

Shrader

68

Reichard

54

Loop

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-1

3-1-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4-1

1-4

1-3-1

2-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	3	0	.400
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	0	.600
Rams	2	3	0	.400
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	4	1	0	.800
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	4	1	0	.800
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Broncos	3	2	0	.600
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000