From 1959 through 1972, Fran Tarkenton accounted for the most touchdowns by a quarterback, with 259 combined passing, rushing, and receiving touchdowns.
- Regular season
| NAME | TOTALTD | GP | CMP | ATT | PCT | YDS | AVG | YDS/G | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | F. Tarkenton | 259 | 167 | 2,290 | 4,175 | 54.9 | 31,135 | 7.5 | 186.4 | 234 | 180 | 79.6 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 125 | 973 |
| 2 | | S. Jurgensen | 246 | 168 | 2,194 | 3,858 | 56.9 | 29,406 | 7.6 | 175.0 | 233 | 170 | 83.0 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 68 | 565 |
| 3 |  | J. Unitas | 243 | 172 | 2,378 | 4,348 | 54.7 | 33,713 | 7.8 | 196.0 | 235 | 212 | 77.7 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 60 | 494 |
| 4 | | L. Dawson | 234 | 170 | 1,836 | 3,255 | 56.4 | 25,282 | 7.8 | 148.7 | 225 | 159 | 84.1 | 6.9 | 4.9 | 105 | 924 |
| 5 | | J. Brodie | 223 | 170 | 2,257 | 4,104 | 55.0 | 29,038 | 7.1 | 170.8 | 203 | 196 | 74.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 43 | 351 |
| 6 | | J. Hadl | 216 | 154 | 1,824 | 3,640 | 50.1 | 26,938 | 7.4 | 174.9 | 201 | 211 | 68.9 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 95 | 849 |
| 7 | | N. Snead | 197 | 148 | 1,918 | 3,728 | 51.4 | 26,755 | 7.2 | 180.8 | 175 | 213 | 66.7 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 57 | 484 |
| 8 | | R. Gabriel | 182 | 130 | 1,705 | 3,313 | 51.5 | 22,223 | 6.7 | 170.9 | 154 | 112 | 74.3 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 71 | 548 |
| 9 | | D. Lamonica | 172 | 125 | 1,210 | 2,428 | 49.8 | 18,068 | 7.4 | 144.5 | 158 | 122 | 75.4 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 58 | 535 |
| 10 | | G. Blanda | 172 | 112 | 1,362 | 2,822 | 48.3 | 19,434 | 6.9 | 173.5 | 168 | 192 | 62.5 | 6.0 | 6.8 | ||
| 11 | | B. Parilli | 160 | 136 | 1,270 | 2,679 | 47.4 | 18,289 | 6.8 | 134.5 | 144 | 152 | 64.3 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | | F. Ryan | 155 | 121 | 1,085 | 2,119 | 51.2 | 16,008 | 7.6 | 132.3 | 148 | 108 | 78.3 | 7.0 | 5.1 | 4 | 35 |
| 13 | | J. Kemp | 154 | 118 | 1,428 | 3,055 | 46.7 | 21,130 | 6.9 | 179.1 | 114 | 181 | 57.6 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 21 | 187 |
| 14 | | D. Meredith | 150 | 104 | 1,170 | 2,308 | 50.7 | 17,199 | 7.5 | 165.4 | 135 | 111 | 74.8 | 5.8 | 4.8 | ||
| 15 | | B. Starr | 150 | 163 | 1,589 | 2,733 | 58.1 | 22,029 | 8.1 | 135.1 | 139 | 113 | 83.8 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 59 | 533 |
| 16 | | E. Morrall | 144 | 165 | 1,107 | 2,110 | 52.5 | 16,850 | 8.0 | 102.1 | 138 | 111 | 79.0 | 6.5 | 5.3 | 46 | 397 |
| 17 | | C. Johnson | 142 | 123 | 1,352 | 2,660 | 50.8 | 18,955 | 7.1 | 154.1 | 132 | 143 | 68.3 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 46 | 368 |
| 18 | | J. Namath | 132 | 91 | 1,306 | 2,605 | 50.1 | 20,099 | 7.7 | 220.9 | 126 | 143 | 69.3 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 30 | 281 |
| 19 | | M. Plum | 118 | 108 | 1,163 | 2,154 | 54.0 | 15,327 | 7.1 | 141.9 | 109 | 111 | 72.1 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 1 | 12 |
| 20 | | Y.A. Tittle | 118 | 74 | 902 | 1,634 | 55.2 | 12,464 | 7.6 | 168.4 | 110 | 86 | 80.4 | 6.7 | 5.3 | ||
| 21 | | B. Wade | 110 | 82 | 1,026 | 1,850 | 55.5 | 13,253 | 7.2 | 161.6 | 92 | 94 | 73.6 | 5.0 | 5.1 | ||
| 22 | | B. Nelsen | 100 | 90 | 963 | 1,905 | 50.6 | 14,165 | 7.4 | 157.4 | 98 | 101 | 70.2 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 50 | 494 |
| 23 | | T. Flores | 98 | 106 | 838 | 1,715 | 48.9 | 11,959 | 7.0 | 112.8 | 93 | 92 | 67.6 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 1 | 11 |
| 24 | | B. Kilmer | 94 | 92 | 902 | 1,697 | 53.2 | 11,729 | 6.9 | 127.5 | 79 | 91 | 68.3 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 66 | 544 |
| 25 | | B. Griese | 86 | 68 | 813 | 1,543 | 52.7 | 10,919 | 7.1 | 160.6 | 81 | 80 | 71.4 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 94 | 864 |
StatMuse has season-level data for total touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
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Eagles
Commanders
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Falcons
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49ers
Cardinals
Seahawks
Rams| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
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Texans
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