nfl passing touchdown leader 1979

Steve Grogan and Brian Sipe were tied for the most passing touchdowns in 1979, with 28 touchdowns.

NAMETDSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Steve Grogan
S. Grogan
28
1979
16
206
423
48.7
3,286
7.8
205.4
20
77.4
6.6
4.7
45
341
2Brian Sipe
B. Sipe
28
1979
16
286
535
53.5
3,793
7.1
237.1
26
73.4
5.2
4.9
43
347
3Roger Staubach
R. Staubach
27
1979
16
267
461
57.9
3,586
7.8
224.1
11
92.3
5.9
2.4
36
240
4Terry Bradshaw
T. Bradshaw
26
1979
16
259
472
54.9
3,724
7.9
232.8
25
77.0
5.5
5.3
24
196
5Ken Stabler
K. Stabler
26
1979
16
304
498
61.0
3,615
7.3
225.9
22
82.2
5.2
4.4
34
284
6Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
24
1979
16
332
530
62.6
4,082
7.7
255.1
24
82.6
4.5
4.5
28
195
7Tommy Kramer
T. Kramer
23
1979
16
315
566
55.7
3,397
6.0
212.3
24
69.3
4.1
4.2
36
249
8Joe Theismann
J. Theismann
20
1979
16
233
395
59.0
2,797
7.1
174.8
13
83.9
5.1
3.3
34
263
9Jim Zorn
J. Zorn
20
1979
16
285
505
56.4
3,661
7.2
228.8
18
77.7
4.0
3.6
23
201
10Ron Jaworski
R. Jaworski
18
1979
16
190
374
50.8
2,669
7.1
166.8
12
76.8
4.8
3.2
34
272
11Doug Williams
D. Williams
18
1979
16
166
397
41.8
2,448
6.2
153.0
24
52.5
4.5
6.0
7
57
12Steve Bartkowski
S. Bartkowski
17
1979
14
204
380
53.7
2,505
6.6
178.9
20
67.3
4.5
5.3
39
286
13Steve DeBerg
S. DeBerg
17
1979
16
347
578
60.0
3,652
6.3
228.3
21
73.1
2.9
3.6
17
119
14Ken Anderson
K. Anderson
16
1979
15
189
339
55.8
2,340
6.9
156.0
10
80.7
4.7
2.9
46
324
15Craig Morton
C. Morton
16
1979
14
204
370
55.1
2,626
7.1
187.6
19
70.6
4.3
5.1
30
241
16Richard Todd
R. Todd
16
1979
15
171
334
51.2
2,660
8.0
177.3
22
66.5
4.8
6.6
25
222
17Greg Landry
G. Landry
15
1979
16
270
457
59.1
2,932
6.4
183.3
15
75.3
3.3
3.3
42
326
18Archie Manning
A. Manning
15
1979
16
252
420
60.0
3,169
7.5
198.1
20
75.6
3.6
4.8
17
140
19Joe Ferguson
J. Ferguson
14
1979
16
238
458
52.0
3,572
7.8
223.3
15
74.4
3.1
3.3
43
387
20Bob Griese
B. Griese
14
1979
14
176
310
56.8
2,160
7.0
154.3
16
72.0
4.5
5.2
26
223
21Dan Pastorini
D. Pastorini
14
1979
15
163
324
50.3
2,090
6.5
139.3
18
62.1
4.3
5.6
29
212
22Phil Simms
P. Simms
13
1979
12
134
265
50.6
1,743
6.6
145.3
14
66.0
4.9
5.3
39
319
23Pat Haden
P. Haden
11
1979
10
163
290
56.2
1,854
6.4
185.4
14
68.1
3.8
4.8
21
178
24Jeff Komlo
J. Komlo
11
1979
16
183
368
49.7
2,238
6.1
139.9
23
52.8
3.0
6.3
40
361
25David Whitehurst
D. Whitehurst
10
1979
13
179
322
55.6
2,247
7.0
172.8
18
64.5
3.1
5.6
32
256
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