first nfl qb to throw 20 tds in a season

Sid Luckman had 28 passing touchdowns in 1943.

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first NFL qb to throw 20 or more tds in a season

	NAME	TD	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%
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	Sammy Baugh S. Baugh	25	1947	WAS	12	210	354	59.3	2,938	8.3	244.8	15	92.0	7.1	4.2
3	Sid Luckman S. Luckman	24	1947	CHB	12	176	323	54.5	2,712	8.4	226.0	31	67.7	7.4	9.6
4	Sammy Baugh S. Baugh	22	1948	WAS	12	185	315	58.7	2,599	8.3	216.6	23	78.3	7.0	7.3
5	Tommy Thompson T. Thompson	25	1948	PHI	12	141	246	57.3	1,965	8.0	163.8	11	98.4	10.2	4.5
6	Johnny Lujack J. Lujack	23	1949	CHB	12	162	312	51.9	2,658	8.5	221.5	22	76.0	7.4	7.1
7	George Ratterman G. Ratterman	22	1950	NYY	12	140	294	47.6	2,251	7.7	187.6	24	64.6	7.5	8.2
8	Bobby Layne B. Layne	26	1951	DET	12	152	332	45.8	2,403	7.2	200.3	23	67.6	7.8	6.9
9	Jim Finks J. Finks	20	1952	PIT	12	158	336	47.0	2,307	6.9	192.3	19	66.2	6.0	5.7
10	Otto Graham O. Graham	20	1952	CLE	12	181	364	49.7	2,816	7.7	234.7	24	66.6	5.5	6.6
11	Bobby Thomason B. Thomason	21	1953	PHI	12	162	304	53.3	2,462	8.1	205.2	20	75.8	6.9	6.6
12	Y.A. Tittle	20	1953	SF	11	149	259	57.5	2,121	8.2	192.8	16	84.1	7.7	6.2
13	Adrian Burk A. Burk	23	1954	PHI	12	123	231	53.2	1,740	7.5	145.0	17	80.4	10.0	7.4
14	Johnny Unitas J. Unitas	24	1957	BAL	12	172	301	57.1	2,550	8.5	212.5	17	88.0	8.0	5.6
15	Norm Van Brocklin N. Van Brocklin	20	1957	LA	12	132	265	49.8	2,105	7.9	175.4	21	68.8	7.5	7.9
16	Bobby Layne B. Layne	20	1959	PIT	12	142	297	47.8	1,986	6.7	165.5	21	62.8	6.7	7.1
17	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
18	George Blanda G. Blanda	24	1960	HOU	14	169	363	46.6	2,413	6.6	172.4	22	65.4	6.6	6.1
19	Al Dorow A. Dorow	26	1960	NYT	14	201	396	50.8	2,748	6.9	196.3	26	67.8	6.6	6.6
20	Jack Kemp J. Kemp	20	1960	LAC	14	211	406	52.0	3,018	7.4	215.6	25	67.1	4.9	6.2
21	Milt Plum M. Plum	21	1960	CLE	12	151	250	60.4	2,297	9.2	191.4	5	110.4	8.4	2.0
22	Butch Songin B. Songin	22	1960	BOS	14	187	392	47.7	2,476	6.3	176.9	15	70.9	5.6	3.8
23	Frank Tripucka F. Tripucka	24	1960	DEN	14	248	478	51.9	3,038	6.4	217.0	34	58.9	5.0	7.1
24	Johnny Unitas J. Unitas	25	1960	BAL	12	190	378	50.3	3,099	8.2	258.3	24	73.7	6.6	6.3
25	Norm Van Brocklin N. Van Brocklin	24	1960	PHI	12	153	284	53.9	2,471	8.7	205.9	17	86.5	8.5	6.0

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