which rookie qb has the most passing td in a season against the afc

Bo Nix has the most passing touchdowns by a rookie quarterback against the AFC, with 22 touchdowns in 2024.

NAME TD SEASON TM GP CMP ATT PCT YDS AVG YDS/G INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Bo Nix
B. Nix
22
2024
DEN DEN
12
253
393
64.4
2,666
6.8
222.2
10
92.1
5.6
2.5
19
163
2 Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
21
2020
LAC LAC
11
285
443
64.3
3,209
7.2
291.7
7
95.1
4.7
1.6
24
167
3 Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
21
2018
CLE CLE
11
252
410
61.5
3,056
7.5
277.8
14
87.2
5.1
3.4
19
138
4 Peyton Manning
P. Manning
19
1998
IND IND
12
253
452
56.0
2,815
6.2
234.6
21
69.3
4.2
4.6
12
74
5 Jim Kelly
J. Kelly
19
1986
BUF BUF
14
250
431
58.0
3,146
7.3
224.7
17
79.1
4.4
3.9
38
289
6 Gardner Minshew
G. Minshew
17
2019
JAX JAX
10
216
339
63.7
2,406
7.1
240.6
4
96.6
5.0
1.2
24
117
7 Derek Carr
D. Carr
16
2014
OAK OAK
12
262
463
56.6
2,476
5.3
206.3
8
75.8
3.5
1.7
18
103
8 Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
16
2011
CIN CIN
12
232
398
58.3
2,740
6.9
228.3
8
84.4
4.0
2.0
19
120
9 Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
16
2004
CIN CIN
11
218
361
60.4
2,468
6.8
224.4
16
77.2
4.4
4.4
25
178
10 Mac Jones
M. Jones
15
2021
NE NE
12
242
365
66.3
2,681
7.3
223.4
6
94.8
4.1
1.6
15
133
11 Deshaun Watson
D. Watson
15
2017
HOU HOU
6
107
174
61.5
1,297
7.5
216.2
5
101.1
8.6
2.9
14
81
12 Dan Marino
D. Marino
15
1983
MIA MIA
8
121
207
58.5
1,587
7.7
198.4
4
98.8
7.2
1.9
8
63
13 Jim Plunkett
J. Plunkett
15
1971
NE NE
11
129
263
49.0
1,715
6.5
155.9
13
68.5
5.7
4.9
14 Andrew Luck
A. Luck
14
2012
IND IND
12
241
442
54.5
3,088
7.0
257.3
11
76.8
3.2
2.5
30
164
15 C.J. Stroud
C.J. Stroud
13
2023
HOU HOU
10
213
334
63.8
2,714
8.1
271.4
1
100.8
3.9
0.3
28
232
16 Drew Bledsoe
D. Bledsoe
13
1993
NE NE
11
178
363
49.0
2,170
6.0
197.3
14
63.7
3.6
3.9
12
73
17 Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
12
2004
PIT PIT
10
137
204
67.2
1,798
8.8
179.8
8
98.0
5.9
3.9
18
129
18 Drake Maye
D. Maye
11
2024
NE NE
10
162
251
64.5
1,608
6.4
160.8
7
85.5
4.4
2.8
28
197
19 Aidan O'Connell
A. O'Connell
11
2023
LV LV
8
166
273
60.8
1,763
6.5
220.4
5
85.5
4.0
1.8
20
148
20 Davis Mills
D. Mills
11
2021
HOU HOU
8
138
215
64.2
1,557
7.2
194.6
8
87.3
5.1
3.7
15
100
21 Marcus Mariota
M. Mariota
11
2015
TEN TEN
9
173
292
59.2
2,053
7.0
228.1
9
80.5
3.8
3.1
35
227
22 Mark Sanchez
M. Sanchez
11
2009
NYJ NYJ
12
151
288
52.4
1,926
6.7
160.5
13
67.6
3.8
4.5
17
148
23 Tim Couch
T. Couch
11
1999
CLE CLE
12
161
294
54.8
1,810
6.2
150.8
9
73.1
3.7
3.1
52
338
24 Jeff George
J. George
11
1990
IND IND
10
127
236
53.8
1,572
6.7
157.2
12
69.0
4.7
5.1
26
224
25 Jake Browning
J. Browning
10
2023
CIN CIN
8
142
201
70.6
1,612
8.0
201.5
6
98.5
5.0
3.0
20
147
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Chiefs Chiefs
15
2
0
.882
Chargers Chargers
11
6
0
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9/7
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Sun
9/14
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Sun
9/21
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9/29
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@
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NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
14
3
0
.824
Commanders Commanders
12
5
0
.706
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
15
2
0
.882
Vikings Vikings
14
3
0
.824
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
10
7
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.588
Falcons Falcons
8
9
0
.471
NFC West W L T PCT
Rams Rams
10
7
0
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7
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Bills Bills
13
4
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Dolphins Dolphins
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9
0
.471
AFC North W L T PCT
Ravens Ravens
12
5
0
.706
Steelers Steelers
10
7
0
.588
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
10
7
0
.588
Colts Colts
8
9
0
.471
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
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2
0
.882
Chargers Chargers
11
6
0
.647

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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
10/12
WAS WAS
@
BAL BAL
23-30
Sat
10/12
LAC LAC
@
DEN DEN
23-16
Sat
10/12
PIT PIT
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LV LV
32-13
Sat
10/12
ATL ATL
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CAR CAR
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Thu
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DAL DAL
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PHI PHI
8:20 PM
Fri
9/5
KC KC
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8:00 PM
Sun
9/7
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1:00 PM
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9/7
TB TB
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ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
LV LV
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NE NE
1:00 PM