most passing touchdowns in a rookie season #1 overall pick

Baker Mayfield threw for 27 touchdowns in his rookie season in 2018.

NAME TD SEASON TM GP CMP ATT PCT YDS AVG YDS/G INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
27
2018
CLE CLE
14
310
486
63.8
3,725
7.7
266.1
14
93.7
5.6
2.9
25
173
2 Peyton Manning
P. Manning
26
1998
IND IND
16
326
575
56.7
3,739
6.5
233.7
28
71.2
4.5
4.9
22
109
3 Andrew Luck
A. Luck
23
2012
IND IND
16
339
627
54.1
4,374
7.0
273.4
18
76.5
3.7
2.9
41
246
4 Jameis Winston
J. Winston
22
2015
TB TB
16
312
535
58.3
4,042
7.6
252.6
15
84.2
4.1
2.8
27
190
5 Cam Newton
C. Newton
21
2011
CAR CAR
16
310
517
60.0
4,051
7.8
253.2
17
84.5
4.1
3.3
35
260
6 Caleb Williams
C. Williams
20
2024
CHI CHI
17
351
562
62.5
3,541
6.3
208.3
6
87.8
3.6
1.1
68
466
7 Kyler Murray
K. Murray
20
2019
ARI ARI
16
349
542
64.4
3,722
6.9
232.6
12
87.4
3.7
2.2
48
309
8 Jim Plunkett
J. Plunkett
19
1971
NE NE
14
158
328
48.2
2,158
6.6
154.1
16
68.6
5.8
4.9
36
319
9 Sam Bradford
S. Bradford
18
2010
STL STL
16
354
590
60.0
3,512
6.0
219.5
15
76.5
3.1
2.5
34
244
10 Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
18
2004
CIN CIN
13
263
432
60.9
2,897
6.7
222.8
18
77.3
4.2
4.2
25
178
11 Jeff George
J. George
16
1990
IND IND
13
181
334
54.2
2,152
6.4
165.5
13
73.8
4.8
3.9
37
320
12 Tim Couch
T. Couch
15
1999
CLE CLE
15
223
399
55.9
2,447
6.1
163.1
13
73.2
3.8
3.3
56
359
13 Drew Bledsoe
D. Bledsoe
15
1993
NE NE
13
214
429
49.9
2,494
5.8
191.8
15
65.0
3.5
3.5
16
99
14 Joe Burrow
J. Burrow
13
2020
CIN CIN
10
264
404
65.3
2,688
6.7
268.8
5
89.8
3.2
1.2
32
231
15 Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
13
2009
DET DET
10
201
377
53.3
2,267
6.0
226.7
20
61.0
3.4
5.3
24
169
16 Steve Bartkowski
S. Bartkowski
13
1975
ATL ATL
11
115
255
45.1
1,662
6.5
151.1
15
59.3
5.1
5.9
19
197
17 Trevor Lawrence
T. Lawrence
12
2021
JAX JAX
17
359
602
59.6
3,641
6.0
214.2
17
71.9
2.0
2.8
32
238
18 Bryce Young
B. Young
11
2023
CAR CAR
16
315
527
59.8
2,877
5.5
179.8
10
73.7
2.1
1.9
62
477
19 George Shaw
G. Shaw
10
1955
BAL BAL
12
119
237
50.2
1,586
6.7
132.2
19
52.5
4.2
8.0
20 David Carr
D. Carr
9
2002
HOU HOU
16
233
444
52.5
2,592
5.8
162.0
15
62.8
2.0
3.4
76
411
21 Troy Aikman
T. Aikman
9
1989
DAL DAL
11
155
293
52.9
1,749
6.0
159.0
18
55.7
3.1
6.1
19
155
22 Bernie Kosar
B. Kosar
8
1985
CLE CLE
12
124
248
50.0
1,578
6.4
131.5
7
69.3
3.2
2.8
19
121
23 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
24 Frankie Sinkwich
F. Sinkwich
7
1943
DET DET
10
50
126
39.7
699
5.5
69.9
20
37.2
5.6
15.9
25 Eli Manning
E. Manning
6
2004
NYG NYG
9
95
197
48.2
1,043
5.3
115.9
9
55.4
3.0
4.6
13
83
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TEAM W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
3
0
.400
Browns Browns
1
4
0
.200
Ravens Ravens
1
4
0
.200
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/12
CLE CLE
@
PIT PIT
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
MIA MIA
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
CLE CLE
@
NE NE
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
CLE CLE
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
11/16
BAL BAL
@
CLE CLE
4:25 PM
Last Game
CLE Browns

1 - 4 - 0

17

Final

21

MIN Vikings

3 - 2 - 0

Sun 5 Oct 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
2
0
.667
Commanders Commanders
3
2
0
.600
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
4
1
0
.800
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
1
0
.800
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
1
0
.800
Seahawks Seahawks
3
2
0
.600
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
1
0
.800
Patriots Patriots
3
2
0
.600
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
3
0
.400
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
4
1
0
.800
Jaguars Jaguars
4
1
0
.800
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
2
0
.600
Broncos Broncos
3
2
0
.600

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)
Sun
10/12
DEN DEN
@
NYJ NYJ
9:30 AM
Sun
10/12
ARI ARI
@
IND IND
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
LAR LAR
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
CLE CLE
@
PIT PIT
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
SEA SEA
@
JAX JAX
1:00 PM