all-time record for most passing touchdown in a season by denver broncos rookie quarterback

Bo Nix has the most passing touchdowns by a rookie Broncos quarterback, with 29 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
29
2024
DEN DEN
17
376
567
66.3
3,775
6.7
222.1
12
93.3
5.1
2.1
24
198
2 Marlin Briscoe
M. Briscoe
14
1968
DEN DEN
11
93
224
41.5
1,589
7.1
144.5
13
62.9
6.3
5.8
3 Mickey Slaughter
M. Slaughter
12
1963
DEN DEN
13
112
223
50.2
1,689
7.6
129.9
14
67.3
5.4
6.3
4 Jay Cutler
J. Cutler
9
2006
DEN DEN
5
81
137
59.1
1,001
7.3
200.2
5
88.5
6.6
3.6
13
85
5 Drew Lock
D. Lock
7
2019
DEN DEN
5
100
156
64.1
1,020
6.5
204.0
3
89.7
4.5
1.9
5
26
6 John Elway
J. Elway
7
1983
DEN DEN
11
123
259
47.5
1,663
6.4
151.2
14
54.9
2.7
5.4
28
218
7 Don Breaux
D. Breaux
7
1963
DEN DEN
9
70
138
50.7
935
6.8
103.9
6
71.4
5.1
4.3
8 Tim Tebow
T. Tebow
5
2010
DEN DEN
9
41
82
50.0
654
8.0
72.7
3
82.1
6.1
3.7
6
26
9 Tommy Maddox
T. Maddox
5
1992
DEN DEN
13
66
121
54.5
757
6.3
58.2
9
56.4
4.1
7.4
10
60
10 Ken Karcher
K. Karcher
5
1987
DEN DEN
3
56
102
54.9
628
6.2
209.3
4
73.5
4.9
3.9
5
45
11 Max Choboian
M. Choboian
4
1966
DEN DEN
14
82
163
50.3
1,110
6.8
79.3
12
49.9
2.5
7.4
12 Brandon Allen
B. Allen
3
2019
DEN DEN
3
39
84
46.4
515
6.1
171.7
2
68.3
3.6
2.4
9
59
13 Craig Penrose
C. Penrose
3
1976
DEN DEN
4
16
36
44.4
265
7.4
66.3
3
62.8
8.3
8.3
0
0
14 Brett Rypien
B. Rypien
2
2020
DEN DEN
3
27
40
67.5
295
7.4
98.3
4
66.1
5.0
10.0
1
0
15 Paxton Lynch
P. Lynch
2
2016
DEN DEN
3
49
83
59.0
497
6.0
165.7
1
79.2
2.4
1.2
9
42
16 Gary Kubiak
G. Kubiak
1
1983
DEN DEN
4
12
22
54.5
186
8.5
46.5
1
79.0
4.5
4.5
2
20
17 Mark Herrmann
M. Herrmann
1
1982
DEN DEN
2
32
60
53.3
421
7.0
210.5
4
53.5
1.7
6.7
4
48
18 Norris Weese
N. Weese
1
1976
DEN DEN
14
24
47
51.1
314
6.7
22.4
6
40.0
2.1
12.8
9
45
19 Jim LeClair
J. LeClair
1
1967
DEN DEN
5
19
45
42.2
275
6.1
55.0
1
60.9
2.2
2.2
20 Scotty Glacken
S. Glacken
1
1966
DEN DEN
8
6
11
54.5
84
7.6
10.5
0
109.7
9.1
0.0
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PPG

22.7

17th

OPP PPG

21.3

16th

RUSH YDS/G

129.0

8th

PASS YDS/G

178.3

28th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
0
0
1.000
Broncos Broncos
1
2
0
.333
Chiefs Chiefs
1
2
0
.333
Raiders Raiders
1
2
0
.333
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
9/29
CIN CIN
@
DEN DEN
8:15 PM
Sun
10/5
DEN DEN
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
DEN DEN
@
NYJ NYJ
9:30 AM
Sun
10/19
NYG NYG
@
DEN DEN
4:05 PM
Sun
10/26
DAL DAL
@
DEN DEN
4:25 PM
Last Game
LAC Chargers

3 - 0 - 0

23

Final

20

DEN Broncos

1 - 2 - 0

Sun 21 Sep 2025

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NFL Fantasy 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
3
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
1
0
.667
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
2
1
0
.667
Vikings Vikings
2
1
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
0
0
1.000
Panthers Panthers
1
2
0
.333
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
3
0
0
1.000
Rams Rams
2
1
0
.667
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
3
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
1
2
0
.333
AFC North W L T PCT
Bengals Bengals
2
1
0
.667
Steelers Steelers
2
1
0
.667
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
3
0
0
1.000
Jaguars Jaguars
2
1
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
0
0
1.000
Raiders Raiders
1
2
0
.333

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/25
SEA SEA
@
ARI ARI
8:15 PM
Sun
9/28
MIN MIN
@
PIT PIT
9:30 AM
Sun
9/28
NO NO
@
BUF BUF
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
TEN TEN
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
1:00 PM