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List of NFL annual passing touchdowns leaders

In American football, passing, along with running (also referred to as rushing), is one of the two main methods of advancing the ball down the field. Passes are typically attempted by the quarterback, but any offensive player can attempt a pass provided they are behind the line of scrimmage.[2] To qualify as a passing play, the ball must have initially moved forward after leaving the hands of the passer; if the ball initially moved laterally or backwards, the play would instead be considered a running play.[3] A player who catches a forward pass is called a receiver. A touchdown pass is a pass thrown from a passer to a receiver that results in a touchdown being scored. To be counted as a touchdown pass, the ball can be caught within the field of play and advanced by the receiver into the end zone, or caught by a receiver within the boundaries of the end zone.[4] The number of passing touchdowns a player makes is a recorded statistic in football games. In addition to the overall National Football League (NFL) passing touchdown leaders, league record books recognize the passing touchdown leaders of the American Football League (AFL), which operated from 1960 to 1969 before being absorbed into the NFL in 1970.[5] The NFL did not begin keeping official records until the 1932 season.[6]

Peyton Manning throwing a football
Peyton Manning holds the single-season passing touchdowns record, throwing 55 touchdowns in 2013.[1]

Tom Brady has led the NFL in passing touchdowns five times, more than any other quarterback.[7] Johnny Unitas is the only player to lead the league four times consecutively, doing so from 1957 through 1960.[8] The record for touchdown passes in a season is held by Peyton Manning, who had 55 passing touchdowns in the 2013 season while playing for the Denver Broncos.[1] Only two other players have recorded 50 or more passing touchdowns in a season, Brady and Patrick Mahomes.[1]

NFL annual passing touchdowns leaders

Tom Brady led the league in passing touchdowns five times, an NFL record.[7]
Johnny Unitas is the only player to have led the league in passing touchdowns in four consecutive seasons (1957–1960).[8]
Y. A. Tittle held the record for most passing touchdowns in a season for 21 years and led the league in passing touchdowns three times.[9]
Dak Prescott is the most recent passing touchdowns leader.[10]
Key
SymbolMeaning
LeaderThe player who recorded the most passing touchdowns in the NFL
TDsThe total number of passing touchdowns the player had
GPThe number of games played by a player during the season[A]
†Pro Football Hall of Fame member
^The player is an active player
*Player set the single-season passing touchdowns record
(#)Denotes the number of times a player appears in this list
NFL annual passing touchdowns leaders by season
SeasonLeaderTDsGPTeamRefs
1932Arnie Herber†9*14Green Bay Packers[12][13]
1933Harry Newman11*14New York Giants[12][14]
1934Arnie Herber† (2)811Green Bay Packers[12][13]
1935Ed Danowski1012New York Giants[12][15]
1936Arnie Herber† (3)1112Green Bay Packers[12][13]
1937Bernie Masterson910Chicago Bears[12][16]
1938Bob Monnett98Green Bay Packers[12][17]
1939Frank Filchock1111Washington Redskins[12][18]
1940Sammy Baugh†12*11Washington Redskins[12][19]
1941Cecil Isbell15*11Green Bay Packers[12][20]
1942Cecil Isbell (2)24*11Green Bay Packers[12][20]
1943Sid Luckman†28*10Chicago Bears[12][21]
1944Frank Filchock (2)1310Washington Redskins[12][18]
1945Sid Luckman† (2)1410Chicago Bears[12][21]
Bob Waterfield†10Cleveland Rams[12][22]
1946Sid Luckman† (3)1711Chicago Bears[12][21]
Bob Waterfield† (2)11Los Angeles Rams[12][22]
1947Sammy Baugh† (2)2512Washington Redskins[12][19]
1948Tommy Thompson2512Philadelphia Eagles[12][23]
1949Johnny Lujack2312Chicago Bears[12][24]
1950George Ratterman2212New York Yanks[12][25]
1951Bobby Layne†2612Detroit Lions[12][26]
1952Jim Finks†2012Pittsburgh Steelers[12][27]
Otto Graham†12Cleveland Browns[12][28]
1953Bobby Thomason2112Philadelphia Eagles[12][29]
1954Adrian Burk2312Philadelphia Eagles[12][30]
1955Y. A Tittle†1712San Francisco 49ers[12][31]
Tobin Rote12Green Bay Packers[12][32]
1956Tobin Rote (2)1812Green Bay Packers[12][32]
1957Johnny Unitas†2412Baltimore Colts[12][33]
1958Johnny Unitas† (2)1910Baltimore Colts[12][33]
1959Johnny Unitas† (3)32*12Baltimore Colts[12][33]
1960Johnny Unitas† (4)2512Baltimore Colts[12][33]
1961Sonny Jurgensen†3214Philadelphia Eagles[12][34]
1962Y. A Tittle† (2)33*14New York Giants[12][31]
1963Y. A Tittle† (3)36*13New York Giants[12][31]
1964Frank Ryan2514Cleveland Browns[12][35]
1965John Brodie3013San Francisco 49ers[12][36]
1966Frank Ryan (2)2914Cleveland Browns[12][35]
1967Sonny Jurgensen† (2)3114Washington Redskins[12][34]
1968Earl Morrall2614Baltimore Colts[12][37]
1969Roman Gabriel2414Los Angeles Rams[12][38]
1970John Brodie (2)2414San Francisco 49ers[12][36]
1971John Hadl2114San Diego Chargers[12][39]
1972Billy Kilmer1912Washington Redskins[12][40]
Joe Namath†13New York Jets[12][41]
1973Roman Gabriel (2)2314Philadelphia Eagles[12][38]
Roger Staubach†14Dallas Cowboys[12][42]
1974Ken Stabler†2614Oakland Raiders[12][43]
1975Fran Tarkenton†2514Minnesota Vikings[12][44]
Joe Ferguson14Buffalo Bills[12][45]
1976Ken Stabler† (2)2712Oakland Raiders[12][43]
1977Bob Griese†2214Miami Dolphins[12][46]
1978Terry Bradshaw†2816Pittsburgh Steelers[12][47]
1979Steve Grogan2816New England Patriots[12][48]
Brian Sipe16Cleveland Browns[12][49]
1980Steve Bartkowski3116Atlanta Falcons[12][50]
1981Dan Fouts†3316San Diego Chargers[12][51]
1982Dan Fouts† (2)179San Diego Chargers[12][51]
Terry Bradshaw† (2)9Pittsburgh Steelers[12][47]
Joe Montana†9San Francisco 49ers[12][52]
1983Lynn Dickey3216Green Bay Packers[12][53]
1984Dan Marino†48*16Miami Dolphins[12][54]
1985Dan Marino† (2)3016Miami Dolphins[12][54]
1986Dan Marino† (3)4416Miami Dolphins[12][54]
1987Joe Montana† (2)3113San Francisco 49ers[12][52]
1988Jim Everett3116Los Angeles Rams[12][55]
1989Jim Everett (2)2916Los Angeles Rams[12][55]
1990Warren Moon†3315Houston Oilers[12][56]
1991Jim Kelly†3315Buffalo Bills[12][57]
1992Steve Young†2516San Francisco 49ers[12][58]
1993Steve Young† (2)2916San Francisco 49ers[12][58]
1994Steve Young† (3)3516San Francisco 49ers[12][58]
1995Brett Favre†3816Green Bay Packers[12][59]
1996Brett Favre† (2)3916Green Bay Packers[12][59]
1997Brett Favre† (3)3516Green Bay Packers[12][59]
1998Steve Young† (4)3615San Francisco 49ers[12][58]
1999Kurt Warner†4116St. Louis Rams[12][60]
2000Peyton Manning†3316Indianapolis Colts[12][61]
Daunte Culpepper16Minnesota Vikings[12][62]
2001Kurt Warner† (2)3616St. Louis Rams[12][60]
2002Tom Brady2816New England Patriots[12][63]
2003Brett Favre† (4)3216Green Bay Packers[12][59]
2004Peyton Manning† (2)49*16Indianapolis Colts[12][61]
2005Carson Palmer3216Cincinnati Bengals[12][64]
2006Peyton Manning† (3)3116Indianapolis Colts[12][61]
2007Tom Brady (2)50*16New England Patriots[12][63]
2008Drew Brees3416New Orleans Saints[12][65]
Philip Rivers16San Diego Chargers[12][66]
2009Drew Brees (2)3416New Orleans Saints[12][65]
2010Tom Brady (3)3616New England Patriots[12][63]
2011Drew Brees (3)4616New Orleans Saints[12][65]
2012Drew Brees (4)4316New Orleans Saints[12][65]
2013Peyton Manning† (4)55*16Denver Broncos[12][61]
2014Andrew Luck4016Indianapolis Colts[12][67]
2015Tom Brady (4)3616New England Patriots[12][63]
2016Aaron Rodgers^4016Green Bay Packers[12][68]
2017Russell Wilson^3416Seattle Seahawks[12][69]
2018Patrick Mahomes^5016Kansas City Chiefs[12][70]
2019Lamar Jackson^3615Baltimore Ravens[12][71]
2020Aaron Rodgers^ (2)4816Green Bay Packers[12][68]
2021Tom Brady (5)4317Tampa Bay Buccaneers[12][63]
2022Patrick Mahomes^ (2)4117Kansas City Chiefs[12][70]
2023Dak Prescott^3617Dallas Cowboys[12][72]

AFL annual passing touchdowns leaders

Len Dawson led the AFL in passing touchdowns four times.[73]
Key
SymbolMeaning
LeaderThe player who recorded the most passing touchdowns in the AFL
TDsThe total number of passing touchdowns the player had
GPThe number of games played by a player during the season
†Pro Football Hall of Fame member
*Player set the single-season passing touchdowns record
(#)Denotes the number of times a player appears in this list
AFL annual passing touchdowns leaders by season
SeasonLeaderTDsGPTeamRefs
1960Al Dorow26*14New York Titans[12][74]
1961George Blanda†36*14Houston Oilers[12][75]
1962Len Dawson†2914Dallas Texans[12][76]
1963Len Dawson† (2)2614Kansas City Chiefs[12][76]
1964Babe Parilli3114Boston Patriots[12][77]
1965Len Dawson† (3)2114Kansas City Chiefs[12][76]
1966Len Dawson† (4)2614Kansas City Chiefs[12][76]
1967Daryle Lamonica3014Oakland Raiders[12][78]
1968John Hadl2714San Diego Chargers[12][39]
1969Daryle Lamonica (2)3414Oakland Raiders[12][78]

Most seasons leading the league

CountPlayerSeasonsTeam(s)Ref.
5Tom Brady2002, 2007, 2010, 2015, 2021New England Patriots (4) / Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1)[12]
4Drew Brees2008, 2009, 2011, 2012New Orleans Saints[12]
Len Dawson1962, 1963, 1965, 1966Kansas City Chiefs[12]
Brett Favre1995–1997, 2002Green Bay Packers[12]
Peyton Manning2000, 2004, 2006, 2013Indianapolis Colts (3) / Denver Broncos (1)[12]
Johnny Unitas1957–1960Baltimore Colts[12]
Steve Young1992–1994, 1998San Francisco 49ers[12]
3Arnie Herber1932, 1934, 1936Green Bay Packers[12]
Sid Luckman1943, 1945, 1946Chicago Bears[12]
Dan Marino1984–1986Miami Dolphins[12]
Y. A. Tittle1955, 1962, 1963San Francisco 49ers (1) / New York Giants (2)[12]

See also

Notes

References

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