
Between the 1970 and 1979 seasons, Fran Tarkenton had the most passing touchdowns, with 156 touchdowns.
Interpreted as:
most passing tds by a player in the 1970s| NAME | TD | GP | CMP | ATT | PCT | YDS | AVG | YDS/G | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F. Tarkenton | 156 | 120 | 2,056 | 3,445 | 59.7 | 23,863 | 6.9 | 198.9 | 132 | 79.8 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 238 | 2,048 | |
| 2 | R. Staubach | 152 | 125 | 1,662 | 2,911 | 57.1 | 22,279 | 7.7 | 178.2 | 107 | 83.6 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 301 | 2,048 | |
| 3 | K. Stabler | 150 | 130 | 1,486 | 2,481 | 59.9 | 19,078 | 7.7 | 146.8 | 143 | 80.2 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 189 | 1,691 | |
| 4 | T. Bradshaw | 147 | 129 | 1,474 | 2,859 | 51.6 | 19,918 | 7.0 | 154.4 | 163 | 67.5 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 239 | 2,163 | |
| 5 | B. Griese | 140 | 122 | 1,392 | 2,391 | 58.2 | 18,129 | 7.6 | 148.6 | 118 | 81.1 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 225 | 1,940 | |
| 6 | J. Hart | 137 | 128 | 1,739 | 3,386 | 51.4 | 23,026 | 6.8 | 179.9 | 145 | 68.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 165 | 1,326 | |
| 7 | K. Anderson | 125 | 119 | 1,570 | 2,785 | 56.4 | 20,030 | 7.2 | 168.3 | 101 | 78.9 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 271 | 2,009 | |
| 8 | C. Morton | 110 | 132 | 1,322 | 2,498 | 52.9 | 17,623 | 7.1 | 133.5 | 121 | 70.1 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 260 | 1,951 | |
| 9 | B. Kilmer | 109 | 95 | 1,088 | 2,028 | 53.6 | 13,909 | 6.9 | 146.4 | 92 | 74.4 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 136 | 981 | |
| 10 | J. Hadl | 101 | 112 | 1,124 | 2,175 | 51.7 | 14,477 | 6.7 | 129.3 | 123 | 64.8 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 161 | 1,324 | |
| 11 | D. Pastorini | 96 | 125 | 1,426 | 2,768 | 51.5 | 16,864 | 6.1 | 134.9 | 139 | 61.0 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 222 | 1,977 | |
| 12 | J. Ferguson | 92 | 95 | 1,069 | 2,113 | 50.6 | 14,550 | 6.9 | 153.2 | 94 | 68.9 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 191 | 1,535 | |
| 13 | R. Gabriel | 92 | 95 | 1,217 | 2,267 | 53.7 | 14,038 | 6.2 | 147.8 | 74 | 72.5 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 154 | 1,156 | |
| 14 | S. Grogan | 89 | 73 | 831 | 1,666 | 49.9 | 12,151 | 7.3 | 166.5 | 102 | 66.3 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 120 | 1,042 | |
| 15 | G. Landry | 89 | 104 | 1,124 | 1,996 | 56.3 | 14,192 | 7.1 | 136.5 | 79 | 77.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 273 | 2,119 | |
| 16 | A. Manning | 87 | 105 | 1,405 | 2,587 | 54.3 | 16,568 | 6.4 | 157.8 | 123 | 65.4 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 276 | 2,147 | |
| 17 | J. Plunkett | 85 | 91 | 990 | 2,009 | 49.3 | 13,306 | 6.6 | 146.2 | 118 | 60.4 | 4.2 | 5.9 | 204 | 1,817 | |
| 18 | D. Fouts | 82 | 80 | 1,141 | 2,005 | 56.9 | 14,739 | 7.4 | 184.2 | 101 | 72.8 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 150 | 1,047 | |
| 19 | B. Jones | 78 | 68 | 890 | 1,592 | 55.9 | 11,435 | 7.2 | 168.2 | 56 | 80.3 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 159 | 1,423 | |
| 20 | B. Sipe | 77 | 72 | 902 | 1,637 | 55.1 | 11,075 | 6.8 | 153.8 | 79 | 71.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 127 | 1,012 | |
| 21 | J. Namath | 76 | 71 | 860 | 1,719 | 50.0 | 12,176 | 7.1 | 171.5 | 116 | 59.9 | 4.4 | 6.7 | 96 | 935 | |
| 22 | J. Zorn | 63 | 56 | 845 | 1,638 | 51.6 | 11,202 | 6.8 | 200.0 | 84 | 65.0 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 103 | 724 | |
| 23 | C. Johnson | 62 | 78 | 707 | 1,345 | 52.6 | 9,482 | 7.0 | 121.6 | 71 | 68.6 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 107 | 793 | |
| 24 | D. Lamonica | 59 | 54 | 491 | 981 | 50.1 | 6,880 | 7.0 | 127.4 | 55 | 69.7 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 61 | 536 | |
| 25 | L. Dawson | 55 | 76 | 780 | 1,344 | 58.0 | 9,608 | 7.1 | 126.4 | 61 | 75.0 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 154 | 1,334 | |
StatMuse has season-level data for passing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
14 | 3 | 0 | .824 | |
12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | |
7 | 10 | 0 | .412 | |
3 | 14 | 0 | .176 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
10 | 7 | 0 | .588 | |
8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | |
6 | 11 | 0 | .353 | |
5 | 12 | 0 | .294 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
13 | 4 | 0 | .765 | |
12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | |
8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | |
3 | 14 | 0 | .176 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
14 | 3 | 0 | .824 | |
11 | 6 | 0 | .647 | |
6 | 11 | 0 | .353 | |
3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
11 | 6 | 0 | .647 | |
7 | 9 | 1 | .441 | |
5 | 12 | 0 | .294 | |
4 | 13 | 0 | .235 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
11 | 6 | 0 | .647 | |
9 | 7 | 1 | .559 | |
9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | |
9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | |
8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | |
8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | |
6 | 11 | 0 | .353 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
14 | 3 | 0 | .824 | |
12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | |
12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | |
3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |








