NFL league average total touchdowns per game each decade
| DECADE | TD/GP | TD | GP | PASS TD | RUSH TD | RET TD | FGM | XPM | XP2 | SFTY | PTS | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1920s | 1.21 | 1,759 | 1,454 | 538 | 1,005 | 216 | 402 | 1,156 | 58 | 13,032 | 9.0 | |
| 2 | 1930s | 1.55 | 1,760 | 1,138 | 709 | 843 | 207 | 333 | 1,293 | 41 | 12,934 | 11.4 | |
| 3 | 1940s | 2.59 | 2,800 | 1,080 | 1,325 | 1,234 | 291 | 402 | 2,547 | 34 | 20,621 | 19.1 | |
| 4 | 1950s | 2.77 | 4,020 | 1,452 | 1,958 | 1,689 | 373 | 1,091 | 3,791 | 61 | 31,306 | 21.6 | |
| 5 | 1960s | 2.67 | 5,378 | 2,018 | 2,927 | 1,977 | 474 | 2,087 | 5,161 | 69 | 43,828 | 21.7 | |
| 6 | 1960s | 2.78 | 3,352 | 1,204 | 1,861 | 1,179 | 312 | 1,307 | 3,076 | 55 | 27,389 | 22.7 | |
| 7 | 1970s | 2.27 | 8,775 | 3,864 | 4,233 | 3,805 | 737 | 4,333 | 8,152 | 133 | 74,067 | 19.2 | |
| 8 | 1980s | 2.46 | 10,468 | 4,256 | 5,690 | 3,967 | 811 | 5,302 | 9,957 | 173 | 89,017 | 20.9 | |
| 9 | 1990s | 2.26 | 10,543 | 4,656 | 5,931 | 3,587 | 1,025 | 6,722 | 9,701 | 262 | 165 | 93,979 | 20.2 |
| 10 | 2000s | 2.38 | 12,096 | 5,088 | 6,717 | 4,226 | 1,153 | 7,605 | 11,221 | 318 | 150 | 107,548 | 21.1 |
| 11 | 2010s | 2.54 | 13,010 | 5,120 | 7,877 | 4,064 | 1,068 | 8,330 | 11,747 | 402 | 165 | 115,933 | 22.6 |
| 12 | 2020s | 2.57 | 7,528 | 2,928 | 4,408 | 2,721 | 399 | 4,852 | 6,397 | 349 | 82 | 66,987 | 22.9 |
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