With 3 TDs Sunday, Matt Stafford join a select group of QBs to reach 50 passing TDs in a single season including the playoffs.
Stafford becomes just one of nine players in the Super Bowl Era (1966+) to throw 50+ TDs in a season.
And on the list, he and Brady (2020) are the only players to win a Super Bowl and throw for 50+ TDs.
Stafford did have an extra game to do it.
MOST PASSING TDs SINGLE SEASON (inc Playoffs) – SUPER BOWL ERA
| YEAR | PLAYER | TOTAL TDS |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Peyton Manning | 60 |
| 1984 | Dan Marino | 56 |
| 2007 | Tom Brady | 56 |
| 2018 | Patrick Mahomes | 53 |
| 2011 | Drew Brees | 53 |
| 2004 | Peyton Manning | 53 |
| 2020 | Aaron Rodgers | 53 |
| 2021 | Matthew Stafford | 50 |
| 2020 | Tom Brady | 50 |
| 1999 | Kurt Warner | 49 |