which player threw the most touchdown passes in a single season in the 2010s

Between the 2010 and 2019 seasons, Peyton Manning had the most passing touchdowns in a season, with 55 touchdowns in 2013.

NAMETDSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Peyton Manning
P. Manning
55
2013
16
450
659
68.3
5,477
8.3
342.3
10
115.1
8.3
1.5
18
120
2Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
50
2018
16
383
580
66.0
5,097
8.8
318.6
12
113.8
8.6
2.1
26
171
3Drew Brees
D. Brees
46
2011
16
468
657
71.2
5,476
8.3
342.3
14
110.6
7.0
2.1
24
158
4Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
45
2011
15
343
502
68.3
4,643
9.2
309.5
6
122.5
9.0
1.2
36
219
5Drew Brees
D. Brees
43
2012
16
422
670
63.0
5,177
7.7
323.6
19
96.3
6.4
2.8
26
190
6Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
41
2011
16
421
663
63.5
5,038
7.6
314.9
16
97.2
6.2
2.4
36
257
7Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
40
2016
16
401
610
65.7
4,428
7.3
276.8
7
104.2
6.6
1.1
35
246
8Andrew Luck
A. Luck
40
2014
16
380
616
61.7
4,761
7.7
297.6
16
96.5
6.5
2.6
27
161
9Andrew Luck
A. Luck
39
2018
16
430
639
67.3
4,593
7.2
287.1
15
98.7
6.1
2.3
18
134
10Peyton Manning
P. Manning
39
2014
16
395
597
66.2
4,727
7.9
295.4
15
101.5
6.5
2.5
17
118
11Drew Brees
D. Brees
39
2013
16
446
650
68.6
5,162
7.9
322.6
12
104.7
6.0
1.8
37
244
12Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
39
2012
16
371
552
67.2
4,295
7.8
268.4
8
108.0
7.1
1.4
51
293
13Tom Brady
T. Brady
39
2011
16
401
611
65.6
5,235
8.6
327.2
12
105.6
6.4
2.0
32
173
14Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
38
2016
16
373
534
69.9
4,944
9.3
309.0
7
117.1
7.1
1.3
37
235
15Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
38
2014
16
341
520
65.6
4,381
8.4
273.8
5
112.2
7.3
1.0
28
174
16Drew Brees
D. Brees
37
2016
16
471
673
70.0
5,208
7.7
325.5
15
101.7
5.5
2.2
27
184
17Peyton Manning
P. Manning
37
2012
16
400
583
68.6
4,659
8.0
291.2
11
105.8
6.3
1.9
21
137
18Lamar Jackson
L. Jackson
36
2019
15
265
401
66.1
3,127
7.8
208.5
6
113.3
9.0
1.5
23
106
19Tom Brady
T. Brady
36
2015
16
402
624
64.4
4,770
7.6
298.1
7
102.2
5.8
1.1
38
225
20Tom Brady
T. Brady
36
2010
16
324
492
65.9
3,900
7.9
243.8
4
111.0
7.3
0.8
25
175
21Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
35
2018
16
422
608
69.4
4,924
8.1
307.8
7
108.1
5.8
1.2
42
296
22Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
35
2018
16
280
427
65.6
3,448
8.1
215.5
7
110.9
8.2
1.6
51
355
23Eli Manning
E. Manning
35
2015
16
387
618
62.6
4,432
7.2
277.0
14
93.6
5.7
2.3
27
157
24Cam Newton
C. Newton
35
2015
16
296
495
59.8
3,837
7.8
239.8
10
99.4
7.1
2.0
33
284
25Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
35
2015
16
342
537
63.7
4,671
8.7
291.9
11
104.6
6.5
2.0
25
151
StatMuse has season-level data for passing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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