nfl most touchdowns in a season by a qb record before 1985

Before 1985, Dan Marino had the most passing touchdowns by a quarterback in a season, with 48 touchdowns in 1984.

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NFL most passing touchdowns in a season by a qb record before 1985

	NAME	TD	REC	SEASON	TM	W%	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Dan Marino D. Marino	48	14-2	1984	MIA	.875	16	362	564	64.2	5,084	9.0	317.8	17	108.9	8.5	3.0	13	120
2	Y.A. Tittle	36	11-2	1963	NYG	.846	13	221	367	60.2	3,145	8.6	241.9	14	104.8	9.8	3.8
3	George Blanda G. Blanda	36	10-3-1	1961	HOU	.750	14	187	362	51.7	3,330	9.2	237.9	22	91.3	9.9	6.1
4	Daryle Lamonica D. Lamonica	34	12-1-1	1969	OAK	.893	14	221	426	51.9	3,302	7.8	235.9	25	79.8	8.0	5.9
5	Dan Fouts D. Fouts	33	10-6	1981	SD	.625	16	360	609	59.1	4,802	7.9	300.1	17	90.6	5.4	2.8	19	134
6	Y.A. Tittle	33	12-2	1962	NYG	.857	14	200	375	53.3	3,224	8.6	230.3	20	89.5	8.8	5.3
7	Dave Krieg D. Krieg	32	12-4	1984	SEA	.750	16	276	480	57.5	3,671	7.6	229.4	24	83.3	6.7	5.0	40	314
8	Lynn Dickey L. Dickey	32	8-8	1983	GB	.500	16	289	484	59.7	4,458	9.2	278.6	29	87.3	6.6	6.0	40	307
9	Sonny Jurgensen S. Jurgensen	32	10-4	1961	PHI	.714	14	235	416	56.5	3,723	8.9	265.9	24	88.1	7.7	5.8
10	Johnny Unitas J. Unitas	32	9-3	1959	BAL	.750	12	193	367	52.6	2,899	7.9	241.6	14	92.0	8.7	3.8
11	Steve Bartkowski S. Bartkowski	31	12-4	1980	ATL	.750	16	257	463	55.5	3,544	7.7	221.5	16	88.2	6.7	3.5
12	Sonny Jurgensen S. Jurgensen	31	5-6-3	1967	WAS	.464	14	288	508	56.7	3,747	7.4	267.6	16	87.3	6.1	3.1
13	Babe Parilli B. Parilli	31	10-3-1	1964	BOS	.750	14	228	472	48.3	3,465	7.3	247.5	27	71.0	6.6	5.7
14	Steve Bartkowski S. Bartkowski	30	7-9	1981	ATL	.438	16	297	533	55.7	3,829	7.2	239.3	23	79.2	5.6	4.3	37	287
15	Vince Ferragamo V. Ferragamo	30	11-5	1980	LA	.688	16	240	404	59.4	3,199	7.9	199.9	19	89.7	7.4	4.7
16	Dan Fouts D. Fouts	30	11-5	1980	SD	.688	16	348	589	59.1	4,715	8.0	294.7	24	84.7	5.1	4.1
17	Brian Sipe B. Sipe	30	11-5	1980	CLE	.688	16	337	554	60.8	4,132	7.5	258.3	14	91.4	5.4	2.5
18	Daryle Lamonica D. Lamonica	30	13-1	1967	OAK	.929	14	220	425	51.8	3,228	7.6	230.6	20	80.8	7.1	4.7
19	John Brodie J. Brodie	30	7-5-1	1965	SF	.577	13	242	391	61.9	3,112	8.0	239.4	16	95.3	7.7	4.1
20	Len Dawson L. Dawson	30	7-7	1964	KC	.500	14	199	354	56.2	2,879	8.1	205.6	18	89.9	8.5	5.1
21	Joe Theismann J. Theismann	29	14-2	1983	WAS	.875	16	276	459	60.1	3,714	8.1	232.1	11	97.0	6.3	2.4	34	242
22	Danny White D. White	29	12-4	1983	DAL	.750	16	334	533	62.7	3,980	7.5	248.8	23	85.6	5.4	4.3	37	314
23	Ken Anderson K. Anderson	29	12-4	1981	CIN	.750	16	300	479	62.6	3,754	7.8	234.6	10	98.4	6.1	2.1	25	140
24	Norm Snead N. Snead	29	6-7-1	1967	PHI	.464	14	240	434	55.3	3,399	7.8	242.8	24	80.0	6.7	5.5
25	Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton	29	7-7	1967	NYG	.500	14	204	377	54.1	3,088	8.2	220.6	19	85.9	7.7	5.0

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