List of National Football League annual passing touchdowns leaders

This is a list of National Football League quarterbacks who have led the regular season in passing touchdowns each year. The record for touchdown passes in a season is held by Peyton Manning of the Denver Broncos who threw 55 in 2013. Tom Brady has led the NFL in passing touchdowns in five different seasons, more than any other quarterback in NFL history; he is also the only quarterback to lead the NFL in passing touchdowns in three different decades.

Passing touchdown leaders
Set record*

 Year PlayerTDs Team 1932 Arnie Herber (1) 9* Green Bay Packers 1933 Harry Newman 11* New York Giants 1934 Arnie Herber (2) 8 Green Bay Packers 1935 Ed Danowski 10 New York Giants 1936 Arnie Herber (3) 11* Green Bay Packers 1937 Bernie Masterson 9 Chicago Bears 1938 Bob Monnett 9 Green Bay Packers 1939 Frank Filchock (1) 11* Washington Redskins 1940 Sammy Baugh (1) 12* Washington Redskins 1941 Cecil Isbell (1) 15* Green Bay Packers 1942 Cecil Isbell (2) 24* Green Bay Packers 1943 Sid Luckman (1) 28* Chicago Bears 1944 Frank Filchock (2) 13 Washington Redskins 1945 Sid Luckman (2)  14 Chicago BearsBob Waterfield (1)  1946 Sid Luckman (3) 17 Chicago BearsBob Waterfield (2)Los Angeles Rams 1947 Sammy Baugh (2) 25 Washington Redskins 1948 Tommy Thompson  25 Philadelphia Eagles 1949 Johnny Lujack 23 Chicago Bears 1950 George Ratterman 22 New York Yanks 1951 Bobby Layne 26 Detroit Lions 1952 Jim Finks 20 Pittsburgh Steelers Otto Graham (3) Cleveland Browns 1953 Bobby Thomason 21 Philadelphia Eagles 1954 Adrian Burk 23 Philadelphia Eagles 1955 Y. A. Tittle (1)  17 San Francisco 49ers  Tobin Rote (1) Green Bay Packers 1956 Tobin Rote (2) 18 Green Bay Packers 1957 Johnny Unitas (1) 24  1958 Johnny Unitas (2) 19  1959 Johnny Unitas (3) 32*  1960 Johnny Unitas (4)  25  1961 Sonny Jurgensen (1) 32* Philadelphia Eagles 1962 Y. A. Tittle (2) 33* New York Giants 1963 Y. A. Tittle (3) 36* New York Giants 1964 Frank Ryan (1) 25 Cleveland Browns 1965 John Brodie (1) 30 San Francisco 49ers 1966 Frank Ryan (2) 29 Cleveland Browns 1967 Sonny Jurgensen (2) 31 Washington Redskins 1968 Earl Morrall 26  1969 Roman Gabriel (1) 24 Los Angeles Rams 1970 John Brodie (2) 24 San Francisco 49ers 1971 John Hadl 21 San Diego Chargers 1972 Billy Kilmer 19 Washington Redskins Joe Namath New York Jets 1973 Roman Gabriel (2)  23 Philadelphia Eagles  Roger Staubach Dallas Cowboys 1974 Ken Stabler (1) 26 Oakland Raiders 1975 Fran Tarkenton  25 Minnesota Vikings  Joe Ferguson Buffalo Bills 1976 Ken Stabler (2)  27 Oakland Raiders 1977 Bob Griese 22 Miami Dolphins 1978 Terry Bradshaw (1) 28 Pittsburgh Steelers 1979 Steve Grogan  28 New England Patriots  Brian Sipe Cleveland Browns 1980 Steve Bartkowski 31 Atlanta Falcons 1981 Dan Fouts (1) 33 San Diego Chargers 1982 Dan Fouts (2)  17 San Diego Chargers  Terry Bradshaw (2) Pittsburgh Steelers Joe Montana (1) San Francisco 49ers 1983 Lynn Dickey 32 Green Bay Packers 1984 Dan Marino (1) 48* Miami Dolphins 1985 Dan Marino (2) 30 Miami Dolphins 1986 Dan Marino (3) 44 Miami Dolphins 1987 Joe Montana (2) 31 San Francisco 49ers 1988 Jim Everett (1) 31 Los Angeles Rams 1989 Jim Everett (2) 29 Los Angeles Rams 1990 Warren Moon 33 Houston Oilers 1991 Jim Kelly 33 Buffalo Bills 1992 Steve Young (1) 25 San Francisco 49ers 1993 Steve Young (2) 29 San Francisco 49ers 1994 Steve Young (3) 35 San Francisco 49ers 1995 Brett Favre (1) 38 Green Bay Packers 1996 Brett Favre (2) 39 Green Bay Packers 1997 Brett Favre (3) 35 Green Bay Packers 1998 Steve Young (4) 36 San Francisco 49ers 1999 Kurt Warner (1) 41  2000 Peyton Manning (1)  33 Indianapolis Colts  Daunte Culpepper Minnesota Vikings 2001 Kurt Warner (2)  36  2002 Tom Brady (1) 28 New England Patriots 2003 Brett Favre (4) 32 Green Bay Packers 2004 Peyton Manning (2) 49* Indianapolis Colts 2005 Carson Palmer 32 Cincinnati Bengals 2006 Peyton Manning (3) 31 Indianapolis Colts 2007 Tom Brady (2) 50* New England Patriots 2008 Drew Brees (1)  34 New Orleans Saints  Philip Rivers San Diego Chargers 2009 Drew Brees (2) 34 New Orleans Saints 2010 Tom Brady (3) 36 New England Patriots 2011 Drew Brees (3) 46 New Orleans Saints 2012 Drew Brees (4) 43 New Orleans Saints 2013 Peyton Manning (4) 55* Denver Broncos 2014 Andrew Luck 40 Indianapolis Colts 2015 Tom Brady (4) 36 New England Patriots 2016 Aaron Rodgers (1) 40 Green Bay Packers 2017 Russell Wilson 34 Seattle Seahawks 2018 Patrick Mahomes 50 Kansas City Chiefs 2019 Lamar Jackson 36 Baltimore Ravens 2020 Aaron Rodgers (2) 48 Green Bay Packers 2021 Tom Brady (5) 43 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2022 Patrick Mahomes (2) 41 Kansas City Chiefs2023Dak Prescott36Dallas Cowboys

Top 25 Single Season Passing Touchdown Seasons
+Updated through the 2022 seasonRankPlayerTeam SeasonTDTD Pct.Int. Int. Pct.1 Peyton Manning (1/3) Denver  2013   55   8.3  10  1.52 Tom Brady (1/4)  New England  2007  50  8.7  8  1.4 Patrick Mahomes (1/2)  Kansas City  2018  8.6  12  2.14 Peyton Manning (2/3) Indianapolis  2004  49  9.9  10  2.05 Dan Marino (1/2)  Miami  1984  48  8.5  17  3.0 Aaron Rodgers (1/4)  Green Bay   2020   9.1  5   1.07Drew Brees (1/3)  New Orleans  2011  46  7.0  14  2.18 Aaron Rodgers (2/4)  Green Bay  2011  45  9.0  6  1.29 Dan Marino (2/2)  Miami  1986  44  7.1  23  3.710Drew Brees (2/3)  New Orleans  2012  43  6.4  19  2.8Tom Brady (2/4) Tampa Bay   2021   6.0  12  1.712  Kurt Warner  St. Louis Rams 1999 41  8.2 13  2.6Matthew Stafford (1/2) Detroit   2011   6.2  16  2.4Matthew Stafford (2/2) Los Angeles Rams   2021   6.8  17  2.8Patrick Mahomes (2/2) Kansas City Chiefs   2022   6.3  12  1.916  Andrew Luck (1/2)  Indianapolis 2014 40  6.5 16  2.6 Aaron Rodgers (3/4)   Green Bay  2016  6.6  7  1.1 Tom Brady (3/4)   Tampa Bay  2020  6.6  12  2.0 Russell Wilson  Seattle  2020  7.2  13  2.320 Brett Favre  Green Bay  1996  39  7.2  13  2.4 Daunte Culpepper  Minnesota  2004  7.1  11   2.0 Tom Brady (4/4)  New England  2011  6.4  12  2.0 Aaron Rodgers (4/4)   Green Bay  2012  7.1  8  1.4Drew Brees (3/3)  New Orleans  2013  6.0  12  1.8 Peyton Manning (3/3)  Denver  2014  6.5  15  2.5 Andrew Luck (2/2)  Indianapolis 2018  6.1 15  2.3RankPlayerTeam Season  TDTD Pct.Int. Int. Pct.

Other leagues
All-America Football Conference (AAFC)
 Year Player TDs Team 1946 Otto Graham (1) 17 Cleveland Browns 1947 Otto Graham (2) 25 Cleveland Browns 1948 Frankie Albert (1) 29*  San Francisco 49ers 1949 Frankie Albert (2) 27 San Francisco 49ers

American Football League (AFL)
 Year Player TDs Team 1960 Al Dorow 26 New York Titans 1961 George Blanda 36* Houston Oilers 1962 Len Dawson (1) 29 Dallas Texans 1963 Len Dawson (2) 26 Kansas City Chiefs 1964 Babe Parilli 31 Boston Patriots 1965 Len Dawson (3) 21 Kansas City Chiefs 1966 Len Dawson (4) 26 Kansas City Chiefs 1967 Daryle Lamonica (1) 30 Oakland Raiders 1968 John Hadl  27 San Diego Chargers 1969 Daryle Lamonica (2) 34 Oakland Raiders

Most titles
 Titles Player Years Team5Tom Brady2002, 2007, 2010, 2015, 2021New England Patriots (4) / Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1)4Johnny Unitas1957, 1958, 1959, 1960Baltimore ColtsLen Dawson1962, 1963, 1965, 1966Kansas City Chiefs (AFL)Steve Young1992, 1993, 1994, 1998San Francisco 49ersBrett Favre1995, 1996, 1997, 2003Green Bay PackersDrew Brees2008, 2009, 2011, 2012New Orleans SaintsPeyton Manning2000, 2004, 2006, 2013Indianapolis Colts (3) / Denver Broncos (1)3Arnie Herber1932, 1934, 1936Green Bay PackersDan Marino1984, 1985, 1986Miami DolphinsSid Luckman1943, 1945, 1946Chicago BearsY.A. Tittle1955, 1962, 1963San Francisco 49ers (1) / New York Giants (2)

Johnny Unitas is the only player to win four titles in a row.  Three players (Steve Young, Dan Marino and Brett Favre) have won three in a row.

Related pages
List of National Football League career passing touchdowns leaders
List of National Football League career passing yards leaders

References
Pro-Football-Reference.com

Passing touchdowns leaders
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