most touchdowns thrown in a maximum of 12 attempts in a game

Len Dawson, Steve Tensi and Norm Van Brocklin are tied for the most passing touchdowns in a game with 12 or fewer passing attempts, with 4 touchdowns.

Interpreted as:
most touchdowns thrown by a player in a maximum of 12 passing attempts in a regular-season game
NAME TD ATT DATE TM OPP CMP PCT YDS AVG INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Len Dawson
L. Dawson
4
12
9/28/1970
KC KC
@
BAL BAL
9
75.0
152
12.7
1
121.5
33.3
8.3
2 Steve Tensi
S. Tensi
4
12
10/2/1966
SD SD
vs
MIA MIA
9
75.0
223
18.6
0
156.3
33.3
0.0
3 Norm Van Brocklin
N. Van Brocklin
4
10
12/11/1949
LA LA
vs
WAS WAS
6
60.0
152
15.2
0
143.8
40.0
0.0
4 Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
3
11
10/28/2007
SD SD
vs
HOU HOU
7
63.6
130
11.8
0
143.9
27.3
0.0
1
2
5 Jim Kelly
J. Kelly
3
11
12/15/1991
BUF BUF
@
IND IND
9
81.8
119
10.8
0
151.3
27.3
0.0
1
7
6 Steve DeBerg
S. DeBerg
3
12
10/13/1991
KC KC
vs
MIA MIA
9
75.0
177
14.8
0
156.3
25.0
0.0
0
0
7 Mike Tomczak
M. Tomczak
3
7
11/19/1989
CHI CHI
vs
TB TB
6
85.7
156
22.3
0
158.3
42.9
0.0
0
0
8 Steve Young
S. Young
3
12
10/22/1989
SF SF
vs
NE NE
11
91.7
188
15.7
0
158.3
25.0
0.0
2
13
9 Ken Stabler
K. Stabler
3
12
11/28/1977
OAK OAK
vs
BUF BUF
7
58.3
166
13.8
1
107.6
25.0
8.3
10 Ken Anderson
K. Anderson
3
11
11/27/1977
CIN CIN
vs
NYG NYG
5
45.5
154
14.0
0
131.6
27.3
0.0
11 Joe Ferguson
J. Ferguson
3
12
10/20/1974
BUF BUF
vs
NE NE
8
66.7
153
12.8
0
149.3
25.0
0.0
12 Pete Liske
P. Liske
3
12
10/22/1972
PHI PHI
@
KC KC
8
66.7
209
17.4
2
109.7
25.0
16.7
13 Mike Livingston
M. Livingston
3
7
10/1/1972
KC KC
@
DEN DEN
4
57.1
89
12.7
1
101.8
42.9
14.3
14 George Blanda
G. Blanda
3
12
10/25/1970
OAK OAK
vs
PIT PIT
7
58.3
148
12.3
1
106.9
25.0
8.3
15 Len Dawson
L. Dawson
3
12
12/8/1968
KC KC
@
SD SD
7
58.3
153
12.8
1
107.6
25.0
8.3
16 Cotton Davidson
C. Davidson
3
10
10/27/1963
OAK OAK
@
SD SD
5
50.0
115
11.5
1
91.7
30.0
10.0
17 Len Dawson
L. Dawson
3
12
11/11/1962
DLT DLT
@
NYT NYT
5
41.7
124
10.3
0
119.4
25.0
0.0
18 Warren Rabb
W. Rabb
3
12
10/13/1962
BUF BUF
vs
SD SD
5
41.7
144
12.0
1
91.7
25.0
8.3
19 Lee Grosscup
L. Grosscup
3
8
9/9/1962
NYT NYT
@
OAK OAK
5
62.5
186
23.3
1
106.3
37.5
12.5
20 Babe Parilli
B. Parilli
3
11
10/22/1961
BOS BOS
vs
BUF BUF
8
72.7
117
10.6
0
146.6
27.3
0.0
21 Charlie Conerly
C. Conerly
3
12
11/29/1959
NYG NYG
vs
WAS WAS
6
50.0
78
6.5
0
110.4
25.0
0.0
22 Y.A. Tittle
Y.A. Tittle
3
7
12/7/1958
SF SF
vs
GB GB
5
71.4
104
14.9
0
153.3
42.9
0.0
23 George Blanda
G. Blanda
3
6
10/21/1956
CHB CHB
vs
BAL BAL
6
100.0
65
10.8
0
151.4
50.0
0.0
24 George Ratterman
G. Ratterman
3
11
11/7/1954
CLE CLE
vs
WAS WAS
10
90.9
208
18.9
0
158.3
27.3
0.0
25 Tobin Rote
T. Rote
3
8
11/27/1952
GB GB
@
DET DET
5
62.5
107
13.4
0
145.8
37.5
0.0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for passing attempts and passing touchdowns going back to the 1950 season.

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TEAM W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
1
0
.750
Broncos Broncos
2
2
0
.500
Chiefs Chiefs
2
2
0
.500
Raiders Raiders
1
3
0
.250
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
10/6
KC KC
@
JAX JAX
8:15 PM
Sun
10/12
DET DET
@
KC KC
8:20 PM
Sun
10/19
LV LV
@
KC KC
1:00 PM
Mon
10/27
WAS WAS
@
KC KC
8:15 PM
Sun
11/2
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
4:25 PM
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20

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NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
2
0
.500
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
3
1
0
.750
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
1
0
.750
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
1
0
.800
Seahawks Seahawks
3
1
0
.750
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
2
2
0
.500
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
2
0
.500
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
3
1
0
.750
Jaguars Jaguars
3
1
0
.750
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
1
0
.750
Chiefs Chiefs
2
2
0
.500

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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/5
TEN TEN
@
ARI ARI
4:05 PM
Sun
10/5
TB TB
@
SEA SEA
4:05 PM
Sun
10/5
DET DET
@
CIN CIN
4:25 PM
Sun
10/5
WAS WAS
@
LAC LAC
4:25 PM
Sun
10/5
NE NE
@
BUF BUF
8:20 PM