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
NAMETD/GPTDGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Dan 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
2Dave 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
3Don 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
4Frank 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
5Dan 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
6Fran 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
7Tommy 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
8Joe 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
9John 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
10Sonny 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
11Marlin Briscoe
M. Briscoe
1.27
14
11
93
224
41.5
1,589
7.1
144.5
13
62.9
6.3
5.8
12Terry 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
13Daryle 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
14Steve 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
15Greg 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
16Joe 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
17Brian 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
18Bert 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
19Steve 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
20Bill 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
21Phil 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
22Boomer 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
23Bob 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
24Ken 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
25Roger 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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.471
8
9
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.471
8
9
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11
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14
3
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12
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