how many passing touchdowns did john elway throw in his rookie year

John Elway made 7 touchdown passes in his rookie season in 1983.

NAMETDSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1John Elway
J. Elway
7
1983
11
123
259
47.5
1,663
6.4
151.2
14
54.9
2.7
5.4
28
218

Games

NAMEDATETDSEASONTMOPPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1John Elway
J. Elway
12/18/1983
0
1983
@
13
34
38.2
143
4.2
4
11.9
0.0
11.8
0
0
2John Elway
J. Elway
12/11/1983
3
1983
vs
23
44
52.3
345
7.8
0
101.0
6.8
0.0
5
38
3John Elway
J. Elway
12/4/1983
2
1983
vs
16
24
66.7
284
11.8
1
117.4
8.3
4.2
0
0
4John Elway
J. Elway
11/27/1983
0
1983
@
14
28
50.0
147
5.3
3
26.0
0.0
10.7
4
35
5John Elway
J. Elway
11/13/1983
0
1983
@
11
31
35.5
190
6.1
1
43.8
0.0
3.2
2
21
6John Elway
J. Elway
11/6/1983
1
1983
@
8
15
53.3
134
8.9
0
106.0
6.7
0.0
2
17
7John Elway
J. Elway
10/2/1983
0
1983
@
4
10
40.0
36
3.6
1
10.8
0.0
10.0
3
25
8John Elway
J. Elway
9/25/1983
0
1983
vs
6
11
54.5
71
6.5
1
36.6
0.0
9.1
2
20
9John Elway
J. Elway
9/18/1983
1
1983
vs
18
33
54.5
193
5.8
2
56.8
3.0
6.1
3
17
10John Elway
J. Elway
9/11/1983
0
1983
@
9
21
42.9
106
5.0
0
58.8
0.0
0.0
3
19
11John Elway
J. Elway
9/4/1983
0
1983
@
1
8
12.5
14
1.8
1
0.0
0.0
12.5
4
26
Average0.611.223.547.5151.26.41.354.92.75.42.519.8
Total712325947.51,6636.41454.92.75.428218
StatMuse has season-level data for passing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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