nfl passing leaders 1970s most touchdowns

Fran Tarkenton had 156 passing touchdowns between the 1970 and 1979 seasons.

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NFL passing leaders 1970s most passing touchdowns
NAMETDYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
156
23,863
120
2,056
3,445
59.7
6.9
198.9
132
79.8
4.5
3.8
238
2,048
2Jim Hart
J. Hart
137
23,026
128
1,739
3,386
51.4
6.8
179.9
145
68.9
4.0
4.3
165
1,326
3Roger Staubach
R. Staubach
152
22,279
125
1,662
2,911
57.1
7.7
178.2
107
83.6
5.2
3.7
301
2,048
4Ken Anderson
K. Anderson
125
20,030
119
1,570
2,785
56.4
7.2
168.3
101
78.9
4.5
3.6
271
2,009
5Terry Bradshaw
T. Bradshaw
147
19,918
129
1,474
2,859
51.6
7.0
154.4
163
67.5
5.1
5.7
239
2,163
6Ken Stabler
K. Stabler
150
19,078
130
1,486
2,481
59.9
7.7
146.8
143
80.2
6.0
5.8
189
1,691
7Bob Griese
B. Griese
140
18,129
122
1,392
2,391
58.2
7.6
148.6
118
81.1
5.9
4.9
225
1,940
8Craig Morton
C. Morton
110
17,623
132
1,322
2,498
52.9
7.1
133.5
121
70.1
4.4
4.8
260
1,951
9Dan Pastorini
D. Pastorini
96
16,864
125
1,426
2,768
51.5
6.1
134.9
139
61.0
3.5
5.0
222
1,977
10Archie Manning
A. Manning
87
16,568
105
1,405
2,587
54.3
6.4
157.8
123
65.4
3.4
4.8
276
2,147
11Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
82
14,739
80
1,141
2,005
56.9
7.4
184.2
101
72.8
4.1
5.0
150
1,047
12Joe Ferguson
J. Ferguson
92
14,550
95
1,069
2,113
50.6
6.9
153.2
94
68.9
4.4
4.4
191
1,535
13John Hadl
J. Hadl
101
14,477
112
1,124
2,175
51.7
6.7
129.3
123
64.8
4.6
5.7
161
1,324
14Greg Landry
G. Landry
89
14,192
104
1,124
1,996
56.3
7.1
136.5
79
77.0
4.5
4.0
273
2,119
15Roman Gabriel
R. Gabriel
92
14,038
95
1,217
2,267
53.7
6.2
147.8
74
72.5
4.1
3.3
154
1,156
16Billy Kilmer
B. Kilmer
109
13,909
95
1,088
2,028
53.6
6.9
146.4
92
74.4
5.4
4.5
136
981
17Jim Plunkett
J. Plunkett
85
13,306
91
990
2,009
49.3
6.6
146.2
118
60.4
4.2
5.9
204
1,817
18Joe Namath
J. Namath
76
12,176
71
860
1,719
50.0
7.1
171.5
116
59.9
4.4
6.7
96
935
19Steve Grogan
S. Grogan
89
12,151
73
831
1,666
49.9
7.3
166.5
102
66.3
5.3
6.1
120
1,042
20Bert Jones
B. Jones
78
11,435
68
890
1,592
55.9
7.2
168.2
56
80.3
4.9
3.5
159
1,423
21Jim Zorn
J. Zorn
63
11,202
56
845
1,638
51.6
6.8
200.0
84
65.0
3.8
5.1
103
724
22Brian Sipe
B. Sipe
77
11,075
72
902
1,637
55.1
6.8
153.8
79
71.8
4.7
4.8
127
1,012
23Mike Livingston
M. Livingston
52
10,172
81
828
1,590
52.1
6.4
125.6
77
62.9
3.3
4.8
141
1,268
24Mike Phipps
M. Phipps
51
9,705
109
814
1,660
49.0
5.8
89.0
99
52.7
3.1
6.0
160
1,404
25Len Dawson
L. Dawson
55
9,608
76
780
1,344
58.0
7.1
126.4
61
75.0
4.1
4.5
154
1,334
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