most total tds as a rookie qb, from 1970 to 2011

Between the 1970 and 2011 seasons, Cam Newton accounted for the most touchdowns by a rookie quarterback, with 35 combined passing, rushing, and receiving touchdowns in 2011.

Interpreted as:
most passing total tds as a rookie qb, from 1970 to 2011
NAME TOTALTD SEASON TM GP CMP ATT PCT YDS AVG YDS/G TD INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Cam Newton
C. Newton
35
2011
CAR CAR
16
310
517
60.0
4,051
7.8
253.2
21
17
84.5
4.1
3.3
35
260
2 Peyton Manning
P. Manning
26
1998
IND IND
16
326
575
56.7
3,739
6.5
233.7
26
28
71.2
4.5
4.9
22
109
3 Jim Kelly
J. Kelly
22
1986
BUF BUF
16
285
480
59.4
3,593
7.5
224.6
22
17
83.3
4.6
3.5
43
330
4 Dan Marino
D. Marino
22
1983
MIA MIA
11
173
296
58.4
2,210
7.5
200.9
20
6
96.0
6.8
2.0
10
80
5 Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
21
2011
CIN CIN
16
300
516
58.1
3,398
6.6
212.4
20
13
80.4
3.9
2.5
24
160
6 Sam Bradford
S. Bradford
19
2010
STL STL
16
354
590
60.0
3,512
6.0
219.5
18
15
76.5
3.1
2.5
34
244
7 Vince Young
V. Young
19
2006
TEN TEN
15
184
357
51.5
2,199
6.2
146.6
12
13
66.7
3.4
3.6
25
129
8 Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
19
2004
CIN CIN
13
263
432
60.9
2,897
6.7
222.8
18
18
77.3
4.2
4.2
25
178
9 Mark Rypien
M. Rypien
19
1988
WAS WAS
9
114
208
54.8
1,730
8.3
192.2
18
13
85.2
8.7
6.3
14
115
10 Jim Plunkett
J. Plunkett
19
1971
NE NE
14
158
328
48.2
2,158
6.6
154.1
19
16
68.6
5.8
4.9
36
319
11 Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
18
2004
PIT PIT
14
196
295
66.4
2,621
8.9
187.2
17
11
98.1
5.8
3.7
30
213
12 Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
17
2008
ATL ATL
16
265
434
61.1
3,440
7.9
215.0
16
11
87.7
3.7
2.5
17
104
13 Chris Weinke
C. Weinke
17
2001
CAR CAR
15
293
540
54.3
2,931
5.4
195.4
11
19
62.0
2.0
3.5
26
177
14 Jake Plummer
J. Plummer
17
1997
ARI ARI
10
157
296
53.0
2,203
7.4
220.3
15
15
73.1
5.1
5.1
52
291
15 Kerry Collins
K. Collins
17
1995
CAR CAR
15
214
433
49.4
2,717
6.3
181.1
14
19
61.9
3.2
4.4
24
150
16 Jeff George
J. George
17
1990
IND IND
13
181
334
54.2
2,152
6.4
165.5
16
13
73.8
4.8
3.9
37
320
17 David Woodley
D. Woodley
17
1980
MIA MIA
13
176
327
53.8
1,850
5.7
142.3
14
17
63.1
4.3
5.2
17
127
18 Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
16
2008
BAL BAL
16
257
428
60.0
2,971
6.9
185.7
14
12
80.3
3.3
2.8
32
276
19 Byron Leftwich
B. Leftwich
16
2003
JAX JAX
15
239
418
57.2
2,819
6.7
187.9
14
16
73.0
3.3
3.8
19
90
20 Tim Couch
T. Couch
16
1999
CLE CLE
15
223
399
55.9
2,447
6.1
163.1
15
13
73.2
3.8
3.3
56
359
21 Dieter Brock
D. Brock
16
1985
RAM RAM
15
218
365
59.7
2,658
7.3
177.2
16
13
82.0
4.4
3.6
51
351
22 Jim Zorn
J. Zorn
16
1976
SEA SEA
14
208
439
47.4
2,571
5.9
183.6
12
27
49.5
2.7
6.2
25
196
23 Mark Sanchez
M. Sanchez
15
2009
NYJ NYJ
15
196
364
53.8
2,444
6.7
162.9
12
20
63.0
3.3
5.5
26
195
24 Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
15
2009
DET DET
10
201
377
53.3
2,267
6.0
226.7
13
20
61.0
3.4
5.3
24
169
25 Marc Bulger
M. Bulger
15
2002
STL STL
7
138
214
64.5
1,826
8.5
260.9
14
6
101.5
6.5
2.8
12
102
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2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
10
7
0
.588
Falcons Falcons
8
9
0
.471
Saints Saints
5
12
0
.294
Panthers Panthers
5
12
0
.294
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/7
CAR CAR
@
JAX JAX
1:00 PM
Sun
9/14
CAR CAR
@
ARI ARI
4:05 PM
Sun
9/21
ATL ATL
@
CAR CAR
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
CAR CAR
@
NE NE
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
MIA MIA
@
CAR CAR
1:00 PM
Last Game
ATL Falcons

8 - 9 - 0

38

Final

44

CAR Panthers

5 - 12 - 0

Sun 5 Jan 2025

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NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

NFL 2024 Betting

NFL 2024 Division Standings

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
0
.588
Falcons Falcons
8
9
0
.471
NFC West W L T PCT
Rams Rams
10
7
0
.588
Seahawks Seahawks
10
7
0
.588
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
13
4
0
.765
Dolphins Dolphins
8
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
15
2
0
.882
Chargers Chargers
11
6
0
.647

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

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
@
LV LV
32-13
Sat
10/12
ATL ATL
@
CAR CAR
38-20
Sat
10/12
DET DET
@
DAL DAL
47-9

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/4
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
8:20 PM
Fri
9/5
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
8:00 PM
Sun
9/7
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
LV LV
@
NE NE
1:00 PM