highest average touchdowns per game by qb 1965 to 1985

Between the 1965 and 1985 seasons, Dan Marino had the most passing touchdowns per game played by a quarterback, with 2.28.

Interpreted as:
highest average passing touchdowns per game by qb 1965 to 1985
NAME TD/GP TD GP CMP ATT PCT YDS AVG YDS/G INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Dan Marino
D. Marino
2.28
98
43
871
1,427
61.0
11,431
8.0
265.8
44
96.4
6.9
3.1
41
357
2 Dave Krieg
D. Krieg
1.65
86
52
821
1,447
56.7
10,756
7.4
206.8
62
82.3
5.9
4.3
158
1,249
3 Don Meredith
D. Meredith
1.63
83
51
617
1,213
50.9
9,554
7.9
187.3
53
81.9
6.8
4.4
4 Frank Ryan
F. Ryan
1.54
74
48
488
976
50.0
7,397
7.6
154.1
49
79.7
7.6
5.0
4
35
5 Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
1.44
228
158
2,839
4,810
59.0
37,492
7.8
237.3
205
81.8
4.7
4.3
274
1,955
6 Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
1.39
265
190
3,025
5,255
57.6
37,594
7.2
197.9
198
81.0
5.0
3.8
274
2,337
7 Tommy Kramer
T. Kramer
1.31
119
91
1,603
2,886
55.5
19,153
6.6
210.5
128
71.3
4.1
4.4
186
1,225
8 Joe Montana
J. Montana
1.29
133
103
1,627
2,571
63.3
19,262
7.5
187.0
67
92.4
5.2
2.6
151
1,067
9 John Brodie
J. Brodie
1.28
149
116
1,669
2,987
55.9
20,974
7.0
180.8
144
74.4
5.0
4.8
47
380
10 Sonny Jurgensen
S. Jurgensen
1.28
155
121
1,624
2,770
58.6
19,651
7.1
162.4
103
83.7
5.6
3.7
94
748
11 Marlin Briscoe
M. Briscoe
1.27
14
11
93
224
41.5
1,589
7.1
144.5
13
62.9
6.3
5.8
12 Terry Bradshaw
T. Bradshaw
1.26
212
168
2,025
3,901
51.9
27,989
7.2
166.6
210
70.9
5.4
5.4
307
2,694
13 Daryle Lamonica
D. Lamonica
1.26
155
123
1,200
2,402
50.0
17,580
7.3
142.9
126
73.9
6.5
5.2
72
636
14 Steve Bartkowski
S. Bartkowski
1.25
154
123
1,871
3,330
56.2
23,470
7.0
190.8
141
76.0
4.6
4.2
345
2,872
15 Greg Cook
G. Cook
1.25
15
12
107
200
53.5
1,865
9.3
155.4
11
87.6
7.5
5.5
29
195
16 Joe Namath
J. Namath
1.24
173
140
1,886
3,762
50.1
27,663
7.4
197.6
220
65.5
4.6
5.8
109
1,052
17 Brian Sipe
B. Sipe
1.23
154
125
1,944
3,439
56.5
23,713
6.9
189.7
149
74.8
4.5
4.3
224
1,889
18 Bert Jones
B. Jones
1.22
124
102
1,430
2,551
56.1
18,190
7.1
178.3
101
78.2
4.9
4.0
232
2,020
19 Steve Grogan
S. Grogan
1.21
146
121
1,474
2,837
52.0
21,581
7.6
178.4
167
69.7
5.1
5.9
211
1,691
20 Bill Kenney
B. Kenney
1.2
77
64
957
1,735
55.2
12,699
7.3
198.4
61
78.7
4.4
3.5
135
1,039
21 Phil Simms
P. Simms
1.2
83
69
1,067
2,024
52.7
14,098
7.0
204.3
81
72.0
4.1
4.0
223
1,718
22 Boomer Esiason
B. Esiason
1.2
30
25
302
533
56.7
3,973
7.5
158.9
15
87.4
5.6
2.8
37
341
23 Bob Griese
B. Griese
1.19
192
161
1,926
3,429
56.2
25,092
7.3
155.9
172
77.1
5.6
5.0
267
2,318
24 Ken O'Brien
K. O'Brien
1.19
31
26
413
691
59.8
5,290
7.7
203.5
15
89.7
4.5
2.2
84
567
25 Roger Staubach
R. Staubach
1.17
153
131
1,685
2,958
57.0
22,700
7.7
173.3
109
83.4
5.2
3.7
313
2,154
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13
4
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.765
Dolphins Dolphins
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Jets Jets
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12
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NE NE
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Thu
9/18
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NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
14
3
0
.824
Commanders Commanders
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5
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.706
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
15
2
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.882
Vikings Vikings
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3
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.824
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
10
7
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.588
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9
0
.471
NFC West W L T PCT
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10
7
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Seahawks Seahawks
10
7
0
.588
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
13
4
0
.765
Dolphins Dolphins
8
9
0
.471
AFC North W L T PCT
Ravens Ravens
12
5
0
.706
Steelers Steelers
10
7
0
.588
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
10
7
0
.588
Colts Colts
8
9
0
.471
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
15
2
0
.882
Chargers Chargers
11
6
0
.647

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10/12
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BAL BAL
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10/12
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10/12
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32-13
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10/12
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9/7
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ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
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@
NE NE
1:00 PM