most passing touchdowns from 1956 to 1971

Between the 1956 and 1971 seasons, Johnny Unitas had the most passing touchdowns, with 283 touchdowns.

Interpreted as:
most passing touchdowns by a player from 1956 to 1971
NAME TD GP CMP ATT PCT YDS AVG YDS/G INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
283
198
2,708
4,953
54.7
38,657
7.8
195.2
240
79.0
5.7
4.8
46
380
2 Sonny Jurgensen
S. Jurgensen
236
183
2,200
3,891
56.5
29,502
7.6
161.2
175
82.3
6.1
4.5
66
544
3 Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
216
153
2,075
3,797
54.6
28,484
7.5
186.2
167
79.5
5.7
4.4
99
770
4 Len Dawson
L. Dawson
212
163
1,664
2,960
56.2
23,483
7.9
144.1
149
84.9
7.2
5.0
77
669
5 John Brodie
J. Brodie
202
181
2,301
4,187
55.0
29,517
7.0
163.1
204
73.0
4.8
4.9
35
312
6 George Blanda
G. Blanda
193
204
1,506
3,092
48.7
21,391
6.9
104.9
213
63.6
6.2
6.9
7
67
7 John Hadl
J. Hadl
186
140
1,634
3,270
50.0
24,489
7.5
174.9
185
70.3
5.7
5.7
76
662
8 Babe Parilli
B. Parilli
161
165
1,401
2,987
46.9
20,435
6.8
123.8
184
62.0
5.4
6.2
0
0
9 Norm Snead
N. Snead
158
134
1,722
3,403
50.6
24,448
7.2
182.4
201
65.1
4.6
5.9
49
418
10 Bart Starr
B. Starr
152
196
1,808
3,149
57.4
24,718
7.8
126.1
138
80.5
4.8
4.4
59
533
11 Frank Ryan
F. Ryan
149
126
1,090
2,133
51.1
16,042
7.5
127.3
111
77.6
7.0
5.2
4
35
12 Earl Morrall
E. Morrall
144
186
1,226
2,405
51.0
18,474
7.7
99.3
131
73.8
6.0
5.4
32
283
13 Daryle Lamonica
D. Lamonica
143
125
1,094
2,218
49.3
16,507
7.4
132.1
114
74.3
6.4
5.1
44
399
14 Roman Gabriel
R. Gabriel
142
116
1,540
2,990
51.5
20,196
6.8
174.1
97
75.5
4.7
3.2
59
446
15 Y.A. Tittle
Y.A. Tittle
139
107
1,322
2,339
56.5
17,729
7.6
165.7
128
77.8
5.9
5.5
16 Don Meredith
D. Meredith
135
104
1,170
2,308
50.7
17,199
7.5
165.4
111
74.8
5.8
4.8
17 Milt Plum
M. Plum
122
129
1,306
2,419
54.0
17,536
7.2
135.9
127
72.2
5.0
5.3
1
12
18 Billy Wade
B. Wade
121
111
1,308
2,393
54.7
17,705
7.4
159.5
130
72.7
5.1
5.4
19 Charley Johnson
C. Johnson
118
111
1,220
2,422
50.4
17,172
7.1
154.7
129
67.6
4.9
5.3
34
286
20 Jack Kemp
J. Kemp
114
122
1,436
3,073
46.7
21,218
6.9
173.9
183
57.3
3.7
6.0
21
187
21 Joe Namath
J. Namath
107
78
1,144
2,281
50.2
17,283
7.6
221.6
122
68.8
4.7
5.3
19
180
22 Bill Nelsen
B. Nelsen
98
86
949
1,874
50.6
14,024
7.5
163.1
98
71.1
5.2
5.2
47
465
23 Tom Flores
T. Flores
93
106
838
1,715
48.9
11,959
7.0
112.8
92
67.6
5.4
5.4
1
11
24 Ed Brown
E. Brown
90
130
854
1,806
47.3
14,010
7.8
107.8
127
61.1
5.0
7.0
25 Bobby Layne
B. Layne
82
80
797
1,605
49.7
12,279
7.7
153.5
112
63.3
5.1
7.0
StatMuse has season-level data for passing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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