nfl passing td leaders single season, 2002-2016

From 2002 through 2016, Peyton Manning had the most passing touchdowns in a season, with 55 touchdowns in 2013.

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	NAME	TD	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Peyton Manning P. Manning	55	2013	DEN	16	450	659	68.3	5,477	8.3	342.3	10	115.1	8.3	1.5	18	120
2	Tom Brady T. Brady	50	2007	NE	16	398	578	68.9	4,806	8.3	300.4	8	117.2	8.7	1.4	21	128
3	Peyton Manning P. Manning	49	2004	IND	16	336	497	67.6	4,557	9.2	284.8	10	121.1	9.9	2.0	13	101
4	Drew Brees D. Brees	46	2011	NO	16	468	657	71.2	5,476	8.3	342.3	14	110.6	7.0	2.1	24	158
5	Aaron Rodgers A. Rodgers	45	2011	GB	15	343	502	68.3	4,643	9.2	309.5	6	122.5	9.0	1.2	36	219
6	Drew Brees D. Brees	43	2012	NO	16	422	670	63.0	5,177	7.7	323.6	19	96.3	6.4	2.8	26	190
7	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	41	2011	DET	16	421	663	63.5	5,038	7.6	314.9	16	97.2	6.2	2.4	36	257
8	Aaron Rodgers A. Rodgers	40	2016	GB	16	401	610	65.7	4,428	7.3	276.8	7	104.2	6.6	1.1	35	246
9	Andrew Luck A. Luck	40	2014	IND	16	380	616	61.7	4,761	7.7	297.6	16	96.5	6.5	2.6	27	161
10	Peyton Manning P. Manning	39	2014	DEN	16	395	597	66.2	4,727	7.9	295.4	15	101.5	6.5	2.5	17	118
11	Drew Brees D. Brees	39	2013	NO	16	446	650	68.6	5,162	7.9	322.6	12	104.7	6.0	1.8	37	244
12	Aaron Rodgers A. Rodgers	39	2012	GB	16	371	552	67.2	4,295	7.8	268.4	8	108.0	7.1	1.4	51	293
13	Tom Brady T. Brady	39	2011	NE	16	401	611	65.6	5,235	8.6	327.2	12	105.6	6.4	2.0	32	173
14	Daunte Culpepper D. Culpepper	39	2004	MIN	16	379	548	69.2	4,717	8.6	294.8	11	110.9	7.1	2.0	46	238
15	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	38	2016	ATL	16	373	534	69.9	4,944	9.3	309.0	7	117.1	7.1	1.3	37	235
16	Aaron Rodgers A. Rodgers	38	2014	GB	16	341	520	65.6	4,381	8.4	273.8	5	112.2	7.3	1.0	28	174
17	Drew Brees D. Brees	37	2016	NO	16	471	673	70.0	5,208	7.7	325.5	15	101.7	5.5	2.2	27	184
18	Peyton Manning P. Manning	37	2012	DEN	16	400	583	68.6	4,659	8.0	291.2	11	105.8	6.3	1.9	21	137
19	Tom Brady T. Brady	36	2015	NE	16	402	624	64.4	4,770	7.6	298.1	7	102.2	5.8	1.1	38	225
20	Tom Brady T. Brady	36	2010	NE	16	324	492	65.9	3,900	7.9	243.8	4	111.0	7.3	0.8	25	175
21	Tony Romo T. Romo	36	2007	DAL	16	335	520	64.4	4,211	8.1	263.2	19	97.4	6.9	3.7	24	176
22	Eli Manning E. Manning	35	2015	NYG	16	387	618	62.6	4,432	7.2	277.0	14	93.6	5.7	2.3	27	157
23	Cam Newton C. Newton	35	2015	CAR	16	296	495	59.8	3,837	7.8	239.8	10	99.4	7.1	2.0	33	284
24	Carson Palmer C. Palmer	35	2015	ARI	16	342	537	63.7	4,671	8.7	291.9	11	104.6	6.5	2.0	25	151
25	Blake Bortles B. Bortles	35	2015	JAX	16	355	606	58.6	4,428	7.3	276.8	18	88.2	5.8	3.0	51	320

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PASS

605

Nix

RUSH

121

Dobbins

REC

150

Waddle

Team Rankings

PPG

20.0

22nd

OPP PPG

23.3

17th

RUSH YDS/G

81.0

31st

PASS YDS/G

201.7

27th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	.667
Chargers	0	3	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	DEN	@	SF	4:25 PM
Sun 10/11	DEN	@	LAC	4:05 PM
Thu 10/15	SEA	@	DEN	8:15 PM
Sun 10/25	DEN	@	ARI	4:05 PM
Sun 11/1	KC	@	DEN	4:25 PM

Last Game

Rams

1 - 2

Final

Broncos

2 - 1

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

999

Rodgers

939

Young

917

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

358

Adams

Pass TD Leaders

9

Purdy

9

Cousins

8

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

6

Allen

6

Henry

4

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

116.1

Goff

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.5

Watt

4.0

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.7

16.7

17.0

Total Yards Rankings

417.7

416.3

408.0

401.7

399.3

398.7

Rush Yards Rankings

184.3

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

69.9

Henry

68.2

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

52.8

St. Brown

52.4

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

35.4

Kittle

35.1

Kelce

33.3

Fannin

Fantasy K Rankings

42

McPherson

39

McLaughlin

38

Shrader

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

3-0

2-0-1

3-1

2-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	1	0	.667
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	2	1	0	.667
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	IND	@	WAS	9:30 AM
Sun 10/4	ARI	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	NE	@	BUF	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	NYJ	@	CHI	1:00 PM
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NFL 2026 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2026

80.3

69.9

68.2

77.1

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