nfl passing touchdown leaders from 1965 to 1977

From 1965 through 1977, Fran Tarkenton had the most passing touchdowns, with 240 touchdowns.

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	NAME	TD	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton	240	174	2,680	4,683	57.2	34,126	7.3	196.1	166	82.5	5.1	3.5	247	2,083
2	John Hadl J. Hadl	205	182	2,081	4,089	50.9	29,212	7.1	160.5	223	68.2	5.0	5.5	179	1,514
3	Roman Gabriel R. Gabriel	181	158	2,114	3,973	53.2	25,591	6.4	162.0	131	74.7	4.6	3.3	168	1,268
4	Joe Namath J. Namath	173	140	1,886	3,762	50.1	27,663	7.4	197.6	220	65.5	4.6	5.8	109	1,052
5	Bob Griese B. Griese	161	131	1,541	2,784	55.4	20,351	7.3	155.4	141	76.8	5.8	5.1	214	1,841
6	Sonny Jurgensen S. Jurgensen	155	121	1,624	2,770	58.6	19,651	7.1	162.4	103	83.7	5.6	3.7	94	748
7	Daryle Lamonica D. Lamonica	155	123	1,200	2,402	50.0	17,580	7.3	142.9	126	73.9	6.5	5.2	72	636
8	Jim Hart J. Hart	152	136	1,725	3,424	50.4	23,869	7.0	175.5	167	67.6	4.4	4.9	130	1,077
9	Len Dawson L. Dawson	152	141	1,537	2,680	57.4	20,480	7.6	145.2	124	81.3	5.7	4.6	167	1,423
10	John Brodie J. Brodie	149	116	1,669	2,987	55.9	20,974	7.0	180.8	144	74.4	5.0	4.8	47	380
11	Billy Kilmer B. Kilmer	146	132	1,527	2,877	53.1	19,610	6.8	148.6	135	72.1	5.1	4.7	154	1,171
12	Norm Snead N. Snead	136	124	1,607	2,978	54.0	20,585	6.9	166.0	174	66.7	4.6	5.8	94	744
13	Craig Morton C. Morton	123	149	1,277	2,446	52.2	17,942	7.3	120.4	130	70.8	5.0	5.3	224	1,718
14	Ken Stabler K. Stabler	108	98	945	1,577	59.9	12,519	7.9	127.7	91	83.9	6.8	5.8	118	1,060
15	Charley Johnson C. Johnson	105	122	1,137	2,228	51.0	15,594	7.0	127.8	114	68.2	4.7	5.1	118	894
16	Johnny Unitas J. Unitas	103	97	1,183	2,155	54.9	15,924	7.4	164.2	116	72.1	4.8	5.4	74	590
17	Roger Staubach R. Staubach	101	100	1,187	2,084	57.0	15,924	7.6	159.2	82	81.1	4.8	3.9	245	1,695
18	Ken Anderson K. Anderson	99	92	1,208	2,127	56.8	15,471	7.3	168.2	69	81.7	4.7	3.2	195	1,448
19	Earl Morrall E. Morrall	96	149	755	1,437	52.5	11,733	8.2	78.7	82	78.4	6.7	5.7	58	487
20	Bill Nelsen B. Nelsen	96	83	947	1,861	50.9	13,889	7.5	167.3	98	70.8	5.2	5.3	50	494
21	Terry Bradshaw T. Bradshaw	93	97	1,008	2,019	49.9	13,279	6.6	136.9	118	62.1	4.6	5.8	194	1,745
22	Jim Plunkett J. Plunkett	84	87	983	1,994	49.3	13,217	6.6	151.9	117	60.4	4.2	5.9	202	1,808
23	Don Meredith D. Meredith	83	51	617	1,213	50.9	9,554	7.9	187.3	53	81.9	6.8	4.4
24	Greg Landry G. Landry	79	97	909	1,670	54.4	11,999	7.2	123.7	80	73.2	4.7	4.8	240	1,853
25	Frank Ryan F. Ryan	74	48	488	976	50.0	7,397	7.6	154.1	49	79.7	7.6	5.0	4	35

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Team Leaders

PASS

433

Murray

RUSH

297

Jones

REC

195

Hockenson

Team Rankings

PPG

21.5

18th

OPP PPG

12.8

1st

RUSH YDS/G

106.8

17th

PASS YDS/G

177.3

32nd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	4	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	.750
Packers	2	2	.500
Lions	2	2	.500

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	MIN	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	IND	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
Mon 11/9	BUF	@	MIN	8:15 PM
Sun 11/15	MIN	@	GB	1:00 PM

Last Game

Dolphins

0 - 4

Final

Vikings

4 - 0

Sun 4 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,381

Prescott

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

507

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

29.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

76.1

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

36.6

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

48

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-4

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000