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Year-by-Year Passing Touchdowns Leaders

Football Leaders & Football Records : Single-Season  · Career  · Active  · Year-by-Year
For some seasons (1960-1969 & 1947-1950) leaders for both leagues are shown.

 Year  Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active TD Teams
2008  Kurt Warner (37) 24 ARI
Drew Brees (29) 24 NOR
2007  Tom Brady (30) 50 NWE
2006  Peyton Manning (30) 31 IND
2005  Carson Palmer (26) 32 CIN
2004  Peyton Manning (28) 49 IND
2003  Brett Favre (34) 32 GNB
2002  Tom Brady (25) 28 NWE
2001  Kurt Warner (30) 36 STL
2000  Peyton Manning (24) 33 IND
Daunte Culpepper (23) 33 MIN
1999  Kurt Warner (28) 41 STL
1998  Steve Young+ (37) 36 SFO
1997  Brett Favre (28) 35 GNB
1996  Brett Favre (27) 39 GNB
1995  Brett Favre (26) 38 GNB
1994  Steve Young+ (33) 35 SFO
1993  Steve Young+ (32) 29 SFO
1992  Steve Young+ (31) 25 SFO
1991  Jim Kelly+ (31) 33 BUF
1990  Warren Moon+ (34) 33 HOU
1989  Jim Everett (26) 29 RAM
1988  Jim Everett (25) 31 RAM
1987  Joe Montana+ (31) 31 SFO
1986  Dan Marino+ (25) 44 MIA
1985  Dan Marino+ (24) 30 MIA
1984  Dan Marino+ (23) 48 MIA
1983  Lynn Dickey (34) 32 GNB
1982  Terry Bradshaw+ (34) 17 PIT
Dan Fouts+ (31) 17 SDG
Joe Montana+ (26) 17 SFO
1981  Dan Fouts+ (30) 33 SDG
1980  Steve Bartkowski (28) 31 ATL
1979  Brian Sipe (30) 28 CLE
Steve Grogan (26) 28 NWE
1978  Terry Bradshaw+ (30) 28 PIT
1977  Bob Griese+ (32) 22 MIA
1976  Ken Stabler (31) 27 OAK
1975  Joe Ferguson (25) 25 BUF
Fran Tarkenton+ (35) 25 MIN
1974  Ken Stabler (29) 26 OAK
1973  Roger Staubach+ (31) 23 DAL
Roman Gabriel (33) 23 PHI
1972  Joe Namath+ (29) 19 NYJ
Billy Kilmer (33) 19 WAS
1971  John Hadl (31) 21 SDG
1970  John Brodie (35) 24 SFO
1969  Daryle Lamonica (28) 34 OAK
Roman Gabriel (29) 24 RAM
1968  John Hadl (28) 27 SDG
Earl Morrall (34) 26 BAL
1967  Sonny Jurgensen+ (33) 31 WAS
Daryle Lamonica (26) 30 OAK
1966  Frank Ryan (30) 29 CLE
Len Dawson+ (31) 26 KAN
1965  John Brodie (30) 30 SFO
Len Dawson+ (30) 21 KAN
1964  Babe Parilli (34) 31 BOS
Frank Ryan (28) 25 CLE
1963  Y.A. Tittle+ (37) 36 NYG
Len Dawson+ (28) 26 KAN
1962  Y.A. Tittle+ (36) 33 NYG
Len Dawson+ (27) 29 DTX
1961  George Blanda+ (34) 36 HOU
Sonny Jurgensen+ (27) 32 PHI
1960  Al Dorow (31) 26 NYT
Johnny Unitas+ (27) 25 BAL
1959  Johnny Unitas+ (26) 32 BAL
1958  Johnny Unitas+ (25) 19 BAL
1957  Johnny Unitas+ (24) 24 BAL
1956  Tobin Rote (28) 18 GNB
1955  Y.A. Tittle+ (29) 17 SFO
Tobin Rote (27) 17 GNB
1954  Adrian Burk (27) 23 PHI
1953  Bobby Thomason (25) 21 PHI
1952  Otto Graham+ (31) 20 CLE
Jim Finks+ (25) 20 PIT
1951  Bobby Layne+ (25) 26 DET
1950  George Ratterman (24) 22 NYY
1949  Frankie Albert (29) 27 SFO
Johnny Lujack (24) 23 CHI
1948  Frankie Albert (28) 29 SFO
Tommy Thompson (32) 25 PHI
1947  Otto Graham+ (26) 25 CLE
Sammy Baugh+ (33) 25 WAS
1946  Bob Waterfield+ (26) 17 RAM
Otto Graham+ (25) 17 CLE
Sid Luckman+ (30) 17 CHI
1945  Bob Waterfield+ (25) 14 RAM
Sid Luckman+ (29) 14 CHI
1944  Frank Filchock (28) 13 WAS
1943  Sid Luckman+ (27) 28 CHI
1942  Cecil Isbell (27) 24 GNB
1941  Cecil Isbell (26) 15 GNB
1940  Sammy Baugh+ (26) 12 WAS
1939  Frank Filchock (23) 11 WAS
1938  Bob Monnett (28) 9 GNB
1937  Bernie Masterson (26) 9 CHI
1936  Arnie Herber+ (26) 11 GNB
1935  Ed Danowski (24) 10 NYG
1934  Arnie Herber+ (24) 8 GNB
1933  Harry Newman (24) 11 NYG
1932  Arnie Herber+ (22) 9 GNB