most passing touchdowns with less than 20 passes in a game

Charley Johnson has the most passing touchdowns in a game when throwing fewer than 20 pass attempts, with 6 touchdowns against the Browns on September 26, 1965.

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NAMETDATTDATETMOPPCMPPCTYDSAVGINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Charley Johnson
C. Johnson
6
19
9/26/1965
@
11
57.9
310
16.3
1
120.1
31.6
5.3
2Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
5
16
11/5/2007
vs
13
81.3
209
13.1
0
158.3
31.3
0.0
3
22
3John Elway
J. Elway
5
19
11/18/1984
vs
16
84.2
218
11.5
0
154.1
26.3
0.0
0
0
4Steve Grogan
S. Grogan
5
18
9/9/1979
vs
13
72.2
315
17.5
0
153.9
27.8
0.0
5Craig Morton
C. Morton
5
17
12/20/1970
vs
13
76.5
349
20.5
1
133.0
29.4
5.9
6Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
5
18
10/25/1970
vs
15
83.3
280
15.6
0
158.3
27.8
0.0
7Craig Morton
C. Morton
5
19
10/19/1969
vs
13
68.4
247
13.0
0
150.8
26.3
0.0
8John Brodie
J. Brodie
5
19
11/28/1965
@
10
52.6
209
11.0
0
131.4
26.3
0.0
9Frank Ryan
F. Ryan
5
13
12/12/1964
@
12
92.3
202
15.5
0
158.3
38.5
0.0
10Eddie LeBaron
E. LeBaron
5
15
10/21/1962
@
9
60.0
158
10.5
2
96.0
33.3
13.3
11Bob Waterfield
B. Waterfield
5
18
12/16/1951
vs
10
55.6
204
11.3
2
95.6
27.8
11.1
12Norm Van Brocklin
N. Van Brocklin
5
17
10/29/1950
vs
13
76.5
293
17.2
0
157.5
29.4
0.0
13Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
4
17
12/2/2018
vs
11
64.7
185
10.9
0
140.9
23.5
0.0
3
22
14Matt Moore
M. Moore
4
18
12/17/2016
@
12
66.7
236
13.1
1
126.2
22.2
5.6
1
0
15Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
4
19
10/25/2015
vs
18
94.7
282
14.8
0
158.3
21.1
0.0
4
41
16Marcus Mariota
M. Mariota
4
15
9/13/2015
@
13
86.7
209
13.9
0
158.3
26.7
0.0
2
24
17Kyle Orton
K. Orton
4
17
10/26/2014
@
10
58.8
238
14.0
0
142.8
23.5
0.0
4
25
18Robert Griffin III
R. Griffin III
4
15
11/18/2012
vs
14
93.3
200
13.3
0
158.3
26.7
0.0
2
8
19Tarvaris Jackson
T. Jackson
4
17
12/14/2008
@
11
64.7
163
9.6
0
135.5
23.5
0.0
3
6
20Peyton Manning
P. Manning
4
17
12/9/2007
@
13
76.5
249
14.6
0
157.5
23.5
0.0
0
0
21Kurt Warner
K. Warner
4
19
9/24/2000
@
12
63.2
336
17.7
1
124.5
21.1
5.3
3
15
22Steve Young
S. Young
4
16
10/16/1994
@
15
93.8
143
8.9
0
143.5
25.0
0.0
1
5
23Bubby Brister
B. Brister
4
19
12/23/1990
vs
10
52.6
139
7.3
0
116.0
21.1
0.0
1
19
24Jay Schroeder
J. Schroeder
4
15
12/22/1990
@
10
66.7
234
15.6
0
149.3
26.7
0.0
0
0
25Jim Kelly
J. Kelly
4
16
11/11/1990
vs
11
68.8
165
10.3
1
115.9
25.0
6.3
1
11

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