nfl most qb touchdown passes in the 1957 to 1967

Between the 1957 and 1967 seasons, Johnny Unitas had the most passing touchdowns by a quarterback, with 243 touchdowns.

NAMETDGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
243
141
2,151
3,899
55.2
31,523
8.1
223.6
179
83.4
6.2
4.6
2Sonny Jurgensen
S. Jurgensen
174
138
1,541
2,792
55.2
21,896
7.8
158.7
137
81.1
6.2
4.9
3George Blanda
G. Blanda
168
112
1,362
2,822
48.3
19,434
6.9
173.5
192
62.5
6.0
6.8
4Len Dawson
L. Dawson
158
112
1,127
2,007
56.2
15,671
7.8
139.9
100
86.9
7.9
5.0
5Babe Parilli
B. Parilli
151
132
1,334
2,859
46.7
19,487
6.8
147.6
174
61.6
5.3
6.1
6Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
142
98
1,228
2,276
54.0
17,667
7.8
180.3
114
79.3
6.2
5.0
7Frank Ryan
F. Ryan
142
117
1,057
2,062
51.3
15,396
7.5
131.6
105
77.6
6.9
5.1
8Y.A. Tittle
Y.A. Tittle
132
97
1,198
2,121
56.5
16,088
7.6
165.9
116
78.7
6.2
5.5
9John Brodie
J. Brodie
122
126
1,442
2,671
54.0
18,509
6.9
146.9
134
70.3
4.6
5.0
10Milt Plum
M. Plum
121
124
1,298
2,398
54.1
17,450
7.3
140.7
126
72.4
5.0
5.3
11Bart Starr
B. Starr
118
145
1,419
2,486
57.1
19,684
7.9
135.8
105
80.9
4.7
4.2
12Don Meredith
D. Meredith
114
91
999
1,999
50.0
14,699
7.4
161.5
99
72.7
5.7
5.0
13Norm Snead
N. Snead
112
89
1,162
2,323
50.0
17,232
7.4
193.6
131
67.3
4.8
5.6
14Billy Wade
B. Wade
111
99
1,217
2,215
54.9
16,244
7.3
164.1
117
73.1
5.0
5.3
15John Hadl
J. Hadl
106
84
873
1,748
49.9
13,300
7.6
158.3
102
71.3
6.1
5.8
16Jack Kemp
J. Kemp
101
108
1,266
2,729
46.4
19,237
7.0
178.1
161
57.9
3.7
5.9
17Earl Morrall
E. Morrall
96
123
825
1,651
50.0
12,187
7.4
99.1
85
72.4
5.8
5.1
18Charley Johnson
C. Johnson
94
68
870
1,720
50.6
12,751
7.4
187.5
96
70.1
5.5
5.6
19Tom Flores
T. Flores
92
98
832
1,704
48.8
11,895
7.0
121.4
91
67.6
5.4
5.3
20Eddie LeBaron
E. LeBaron
75
88
614
1,177
52.2
9,281
7.9
105.5
84
69.9
6.4
7.1
21Norm Van Brocklin
N. Van Brocklin
75
48
674
1,263
53.4
9,602
7.6
200.0
72
74.3
5.9
5.7
22Ed Brown
E. Brown
74
104
715
1,554
46.0
11,617
7.5
111.7
109
58.2
4.8
7.0
23Cotton Davidson
C. Davidson
73
98
741
1,686
44.0
11,447
6.8
116.8
103
56.0
4.3
6.1
24Bobby Layne
B. Layne
73
68
668
1,361
49.1
10,370
7.6
152.5
95
63.5
5.4
7.0
25Roman Gabriel
R. Gabriel
66
60
748
1,466
51.0
10,493
7.2
174.9
52
74.7
4.5
3.5
StatMuse has season-level data for passing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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