Between the 1965 and 1976 seasons, Fran Tarkenton had the most passing touchdowns, with 231 touchdowns.
Interpreted as:
most passing tds by a player from 1965 to 1976| NAME | TD | GP | CMP | ATT | PCT | YDS | AVG | YDS/G | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | F. Tarkenton | 231 | 165 | 2,525 | 4,425 | 57.1 | 32,392 | 7.3 | 196.3 | 152 | 83.2 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 225 | 1,851 |
| 2 | | J. Hadl | 205 | 168 | 2,070 | 4,065 | 50.9 | 29,136 | 7.2 | 173.4 | 220 | 68.6 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 177 | 1,488 |
| 3 | | R. Gabriel | 181 | 145 | 2,113 | 3,970 | 53.2 | 25,576 | 6.4 | 176.4 | 131 | 74.7 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 168 | 1,268 |
| 4 | | J. Namath | 170 | 136 | 1,836 | 3,655 | 50.2 | 27,057 | 7.4 | 198.9 | 215 | 65.8 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 102 | 976 |
| 5 | | S. Jurgensen | 155 | 121 | 1,624 | 2,770 | 58.6 | 19,651 | 7.1 | 162.4 | 103 | 83.7 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 94 | 748 |
| 6 | | D. Lamonica | 155 | 123 | 1,200 | 2,402 | 50.0 | 17,580 | 7.3 | 142.9 | 126 | 73.9 | 6.5 | 5.2 | 72 | 636 |
| 7 | | L. Dawson | 152 | 141 | 1,537 | 2,680 | 57.4 | 20,480 | 7.6 | 145.2 | 124 | 81.3 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 167 | 1,423 |
| 8 | | J. Brodie | 149 | 116 | 1,669 | 2,987 | 55.9 | 20,974 | 7.0 | 180.8 | 144 | 74.4 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 47 | 380 |
| 9 | | B. Griese | 139 | 117 | 1,361 | 2,477 | 54.9 | 18,099 | 7.3 | 154.7 | 128 | 75.5 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 178 | 1,538 |
| 10 | | J. Hart | 139 | 122 | 1,539 | 3,069 | 50.1 | 21,327 | 6.9 | 174.8 | 147 | 68.0 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 117 | 988 |
| 11 | | B. Kilmer | 138 | 124 | 1,428 | 2,676 | 53.4 | 18,423 | 6.9 | 148.6 | 128 | 72.5 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 132 | 991 |
| 12 | | N. Snead | 136 | 124 | 1,607 | 2,978 | 54.0 | 20,585 | 6.9 | 166.0 | 174 | 66.7 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 94 | 744 |
| 13 | | C. Morton | 109 | 135 | 1,146 | 2,192 | 52.3 | 16,013 | 7.3 | 118.6 | 122 | 69.5 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 181 | 1,380 |
| 14 | | C. Johnson | 105 | 122 | 1,137 | 2,228 | 51.0 | 15,594 | 7.0 | 127.8 | 114 | 68.2 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 118 | 894 |
| 15 |  | J. Unitas | 103 | 97 | 1,183 | 2,155 | 54.9 | 15,924 | 7.4 | 164.2 | 116 | 72.1 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 74 | 590 |
| 16 | | E. Morrall | 96 | 149 | 755 | 1,437 | 52.5 | 11,733 | 8.2 | 78.7 | 82 | 78.4 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 58 | 487 |
| 17 | | B. Nelsen | 96 | 83 | 947 | 1,861 | 50.9 | 13,889 | 7.5 | 167.3 | 98 | 70.8 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 50 | 494 |
| 18 | | K. Anderson | 88 | 78 | 1,042 | 1,804 | 57.8 | 13,326 | 7.4 | 170.8 | 58 | 83.9 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 167 | 1,251 |
| 19 | | K. Stabler | 88 | 85 | 776 | 1,283 | 60.5 | 10,343 | 8.1 | 121.7 | 71 | 85.9 | 6.9 | 5.5 | 102 | 919 |
| 20 | | R. Staubach | 83 | 86 | 977 | 1,723 | 56.7 | 13,304 | 7.7 | 154.7 | 73 | 79.9 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 215 | 1,476 |
| 21 | | D. Meredith | 83 | 51 | 617 | 1,213 | 50.9 | 9,554 | 7.9 | 187.3 | 53 | 81.9 | 6.8 | 4.4 | ||
| 22 |  | T. Bradshaw | 76 | 83 | 846 | 1,705 | 49.6 | 10,756 | 6.3 | 129.6 | 99 | 60.4 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 168 | 1,510 |
| 23 | | J. Plunkett | 75 | 73 | 855 | 1,746 | 49.0 | 11,524 | 6.6 | 157.9 | 103 | 60.1 | 4.3 | 5.9 | 172 | 1,566 |
| 24 | | F. Ryan | 74 | 48 | 488 | 976 | 50.0 | 7,397 | 7.6 | 154.1 | 49 | 79.7 | 7.6 | 5.0 | 4 | 35 |
| 25 | | G. Landry | 73 | 86 | 774 | 1,430 | 54.1 | 10,640 | 7.4 | 123.7 | 73 | 73.9 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 206 | 1,551 |
StatMuse has season-level data for passing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |