Between the 1960 and 1985 seasons, Fran Tarkenton had the most passing touchdowns, with 342 touchdowns.
Interpreted as:
most passing tds by a player since 1960 to 1985| NAME | TD | GP | CMP | ATT | PCT | YDS | AVG | YDS/G | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | F. Tarkenton | 342 | 246 | 3,686 | 6,467 | 57.0 | 47,003 | 7.3 | 191.1 | 266 | 80.4 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 274 | 2,337 |
| 2 | | S. Jurgensen | 249 | 184 | 2,385 | 4,165 | 57.3 | 31,468 | 7.6 | 171.0 | 180 | 83.2 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 94 | 748 |
| 3 | | J. Hadl | 244 | 224 | 2,363 | 4,687 | 50.4 | 33,503 | 7.1 | 149.6 | 268 | 67.4 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 179 | 1,514 |
| 4 | | L. Dawson | 238 | 192 | 2,130 | 3,724 | 57.2 | 28,615 | 7.7 | 149.0 | 181 | 82.8 | 6.4 | 4.9 | 167 | 1,423 |
| 5 |  | D. Fouts | 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 |  | T. Bradshaw | 212 | 168 | 2,025 | 3,901 | 51.9 | 27,989 | 7.2 | 166.6 | 210 | 70.9 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 307 | 2,694 |
| 7 | | J. Hart | 209 | 201 | 2,593 | 5,076 | 51.1 | 34,665 | 6.8 | 172.5 | 247 | 66.6 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 243 | 1,936 |
| 8 |  | J. Unitas | 206 | 165 | 2,219 | 4,057 | 54.7 | 31,285 | 7.7 | 189.6 | 205 | 75.7 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 74 | 590 |
| 9 | | J. Brodie | 204 | 172 | 2,325 | 4,234 | 54.9 | 29,810 | 7.0 | 173.3 | 201 | 73.5 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 47 | 380 |
| 10 | | R. Gabriel | 201 | 183 | 2,366 | 4,498 | 52.6 | 29,444 | 6.5 | 160.9 | 149 | 74.3 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 168 | 1,268 |
| 11 | | K. Anderson | 196 | 184 | 2,643 | 4,452 | 59.4 | 32,667 | 7.3 | 177.5 | 158 | 82.0 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 397 | 2,871 |
| 12 | | N. Snead | 196 | 178 | 2,276 | 4,353 | 52.3 | 30,797 | 7.1 | 173.0 | 257 | 65.5 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 94 | 744 |
| 13 | | K. Stabler | 194 | 184 | 2,270 | 3,793 | 59.8 | 27,938 | 7.4 | 151.8 | 222 | 75.3 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 281 | 2,514 |
| 14 | | B. Griese | 192 | 161 | 1,926 | 3,429 | 56.2 | 25,092 | 7.3 | 155.9 | 172 | 77.1 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 267 | 2,318 |
| 15 | | G. Blanda | 188 | 224 | 1,466 | 3,019 | 48.6 | 20,984 | 7.0 | 93.7 | 207 | 63.7 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 12 | 94 |
| 16 | | J. Ferguson | 183 | 172 | 2,219 | 4,220 | 52.6 | 27,954 | 6.6 | 162.5 | 193 | 68.9 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 296 | 2,564 |
| 17 | | C. Morton | 183 | 207 | 2,053 | 3,786 | 54.2 | 27,908 | 7.4 | 134.8 | 187 | 73.5 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 373 | 2,800 |
| 18 | | J. Namath | 173 | 140 | 1,886 | 3,762 | 50.1 | 27,663 | 7.4 | 197.6 | 220 | 65.5 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 109 | 1,052 |
| 19 | | C. Johnson | 170 | 165 | 1,737 | 3,392 | 51.2 | 24,410 | 7.2 | 147.9 | 181 | 69.2 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 118 | 894 |
| 20 | | R. Jaworski | 168 | 156 | 2,014 | 3,797 | 53.0 | 26,277 | 6.9 | 168.4 | 153 | 73.1 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 339 | 2,650 |
| 21 | | D. Lamonica | 164 | 151 | 1,288 | 2,601 | 49.5 | 19,154 | 7.4 | 126.8 | 138 | 72.9 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 72 | 636 |
| 22 | | J. Theismann | 160 | 167 | 2,044 | 3,602 | 56.7 | 25,206 | 7.0 | 150.9 | 138 | 77.4 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 340 | 2,757 |
| 23 | | S. Bartkowski | 154 | 123 | 1,871 | 3,330 | 56.2 | 23,470 | 7.0 | 190.8 | 141 | 76.0 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 345 | 2,872 |
| 24 | | B. Sipe | 154 | 125 | 1,944 | 3,439 | 56.5 | 23,713 | 6.9 | 189.7 | 149 | 74.8 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 224 | 1,889 |
| 25 | | R. Staubach | 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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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 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 |