first nfl player to throw for 28 touchdowns in a season

Sid Luckman passed for 28 touchdowns in 1943.

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first NFL player to throw for 28 or more touchdowns in a season

	NAME	TD	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Sid Luckman S. Luckman	28	1943	CHB	10	110	202	54.5	2,194	10.9	219.4	12	107.5	13.9	5.9
2	Johnny Unitas J. Unitas	32	1959	BAL	12	193	367	52.6	2,899	7.9	241.6	14	92.0	8.7	3.8
3	George Blanda G. Blanda	36	1961	HOU	14	187	362	51.7	3,330	9.2	237.9	22	91.3	9.9	6.1
4	Sonny Jurgensen S. Jurgensen	32	1961	PHI	14	235	416	56.5	3,723	8.9	265.9	24	88.1	7.7	5.8
5	Len Dawson L. Dawson	29	1962	DLT	14	189	310	61.0	2,759	8.9	197.1	17	98.3	9.4	5.5
6	Y.A. Tittle	33	1962	NYG	14	200	375	53.3	3,224	8.6	230.3	20	89.5	8.8	5.3
7	Charley Johnson C. Johnson	28	1963	STL	14	222	423	52.5	3,280	7.8	234.3	21	79.5	6.6	5.0
8	Y.A. Tittle	36	1963	NYG	13	221	367	60.2	3,145	8.6	241.9	14	104.8	9.8	3.8
9	Len Dawson L. Dawson	30	1964	KC	14	199	354	56.2	2,879	8.1	205.6	18	89.9	8.5	5.1
10	Babe Parilli B. Parilli	31	1964	BOS	14	228	473	48.2	3,465	7.3	247.5	27	70.8	6.6	5.7
11	John Brodie J. Brodie	30	1965	SF	13	242	391	61.9	3,112	8.0	239.4	16	95.3	7.7	4.1
12	Sonny Jurgensen S. Jurgensen	28	1966	WAS	14	254	436	58.3	3,209	7.4	229.2	19	84.5	6.4	4.4
13	Frank Ryan F. Ryan	29	1966	CLE	14	200	382	52.4	2,974	7.8	212.4	14	88.2	7.6	3.7
14	Sonny Jurgensen S. Jurgensen	31	1967	WAS	14	288	508	56.7	3,747	7.4	267.6	16	87.3	6.1	3.1
15	Daryle Lamonica D. Lamonica	30	1967	OAK	14	220	425	51.8	3,228	7.6	230.6	20	80.8	7.1	4.7
16	Norm Snead N. Snead	29	1967	PHI	14	240	434	55.3	3,399	7.8	242.8	24	80.0	6.7	5.5
17	Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton	29	1967	NYG	14	204	377	54.1	3,088	8.2	220.6	19	85.9	7.7	5.0
18	Daryle Lamonica D. Lamonica	34	1969	OAK	14	221	426	51.9	3,302	7.8	235.9	25	79.8	8.0	5.9	11	100
19	Terry Bradshaw T. Bradshaw	28	1978	PIT	16	207	368	56.3	2,915	7.9	182.2	20	84.7	7.6	5.4	21	222
20	Steve Grogan S. Grogan	28	1979	NE	16	206	423	48.7	3,286	7.8	205.4	20	77.4	6.6	4.7	45	341
21	Brian Sipe B. Sipe	28	1979	CLE	16	286	535	53.5	3,793	7.1	237.1	26	73.4	5.2	4.9	43	347
22	Steve Bartkowski S. Bartkowski	31	1980	ATL	16	257	463	55.5	3,544	7.7	221.5	16	88.2	6.7	3.5	35	324
23	Vince Ferragamo V. Ferragamo	30	1980	LA	16	240	404	59.4	3,199	7.9	199.9	19	89.7	7.4	4.7	23	191
24	Dan Fouts D. Fouts	30	1980	SD	16	348	589	59.1	4,715	8.0	294.7	24	84.7	5.1	4.1	32	210
25	Brian Sipe B. Sipe	30	1980	CLE	16	337	554	60.8	4,132	7.5	258.3	14	91.4	5.4	2.5	23	217

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