most passing touchdowns from 1971 to 1986

Between the 1971 and 1986 seasons, Dan Fouts had the most passing touchdowns, with 244 touchdowns.

Interpreted as:
most passing touchdowns by a player from 1971 to 1986
NAMETDGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
244
170
3,091
5,240
59.0
40,523
7.7
238.4
227
80.9
4.7
4.3
295
2,128
2Terry Bradshaw
T. Bradshaw
206
155
1,942
3,683
52.7
26,579
7.2
171.5
186
73.7
5.6
5.1
282
2,452
3Ken Anderson
K. Anderson
197
192
2,654
4,475
59.3
32,838
7.3
171.0
160
81.9
4.4
3.6
398
2,875
4Ken Stabler
K. Stabler
194
181
2,268
3,786
59.9
27,886
7.4
154.1
221
75.5
5.1
5.8
281
2,514
5Joe Ferguson
J. Ferguson
190
178
2,292
4,375
52.4
28,895
6.6
162.3
200
68.7
4.3
4.6
306
2,665
6Ron Jaworski
R. Jaworski
176
166
2,142
4,042
53.0
27,682
6.8
166.8
159
72.9
4.4
3.9
361
2,806
7Jim Plunkett
J. Plunkett
164
157
1,943
3,701
52.5
25,882
7.0
164.9
198
67.5
4.4
5.3
380
3,279
8Joe Theismann
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
9Steve Bartkowski
S. Bartkowski
156
129
1,932
3,456
55.9
24,124
7.0
187.0
144
75.4
4.5
4.2
356
2,956
10Steve Grogan
S. Grogan
155
125
1,536
2,939
52.3
22,557
7.7
180.5
169
71.2
5.3
5.8
215
1,722
11Jim Hart
J. Hart
155
150
2,002
3,810
52.5
25,908
6.8
172.7
169
69.3
4.1
4.4
207
1,620
12Brian Sipe
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
13Roger Staubach
R. Staubach
150
117
1,618
2,829
57.2
21,737
7.7
185.8
99
84.9
5.3
3.5
282
1,918
14Tommy Kramer
T. Kramer
143
104
1,811
3,258
55.6
22,153
6.8
213.0
138
73.7
4.4
4.2
217
1,403
15Dan Marino
D. Marino
142
59
1,249
2,050
60.9
16,177
7.9
274.2
67
95.2
6.9
3.3
58
476
16Danny White
D. White
142
152
1,517
2,546
59.6
19,068
7.5
125.4
112
83.2
5.6
4.4
192
1,683
17Joe Montana
J. Montana
141
111
1,818
2,878
63.2
21,498
7.5
193.7
76
91.2
4.9
2.6
163
1,162
18Lynn Dickey
L. Dickey
141
152
1,747
3,125
55.9
23,322
7.5
153.4
179
70.9
4.5
5.7
297
2,423
19Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
137
106
1,837
3,056
60.1
21,086
6.9
198.9
120
79.5
4.5
3.9
202
1,799
20Bob Griese
B. Griese
134
113
1,311
2,246
58.4
16,900
7.5
149.6
105
82.5
6.0
4.7
203
1,747
21Craig Morton
C. Morton
128
150
1,646
2,994
55.0
21,342
7.1
142.3
144
71.8
4.3
4.8
323
2,388
22Archie Manning
A. Manning
125
151
2,011
3,642
55.2
23,911
6.6
158.4
173
67.1
3.4
4.8
396
3,092
23Richard Todd
R. Todd
124
119
1,610
2,967
54.3
20,610
6.9
173.2
161
67.6
4.2
5.4
264
2,127
24Bert Jones
B. Jones
124
102
1,430
2,551
56.1
18,190
7.1
178.3
101
78.2
4.9
4.0
232
2,020
25Jim Zorn
J. Zorn
111
139
1,649
3,113
53.0
20,916
6.7
150.5
139
67.5
3.6
4.5
212
1,579
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