nfl player most passing touchdown in 1940s

Between the 1940 and 1949 seasons, Sammy Baugh had the most passing touchdowns, with 149 touchdowns.

NAME TD GP CMP ATT PCT YDS AVG YDS/G INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Sammy Baugh
S. Baugh
149
106
1,319
2,247
58.7
17,002
7.6
160.4
140
78.7
6.6
6.2
2 Sid Luckman
S. Luckman
131
106
868
1,656
52.4
13,870
8.4
130.8
126
75.3
7.9
7.6
3 Tommy Thompson
T. Thompson
80
87
625
1,185
52.7
8,777
7.4
100.9
81
70.9
6.8
6.8
4 Bob Waterfield
B. Waterfield
70
56
553
1,119
49.4
8,088
7.2
144.4
94
59.2
6.3
8.4
5 Paul Christman
P. Christman
51
50
453
1,014
44.7
6,749
6.7
135.0
69
55.5
5.0
6.8
6 Cecil Isbell
C. Isbell
47
32
331
624
53.0
4,537
7.3
141.8
37
77.0
7.5
5.9
7 Roy Zimmerman
R. Zimmerman
44
84
299
703
42.5
4,801
6.8
57.2
70
47.3
6.3
10.0
8 Charlie Conerly
C. Conerly
39
24
314
604
52.0
4,313
7.1
179.7
33
73.9
6.5
5.5
9 Frank Filchock
F. Filchock
33
52
245
484
50.6
3,357
6.9
64.6
61
56.3
6.8
12.6
10 Paul Governali
P. Governali
31
32
218
500
43.6
3,348
6.7
104.6
33
59.5
6.2
6.6
11 Jim Hardy
J. Hardy
31
42
222
482
46.1
2,811
5.8
66.9
34
56.8
6.4
7.1
12 Johnny Lujack
J. Lujack
29
21
198
378
52.4
3,269
8.6
155.7
25
79.8
7.7
6.6
13 Irv Comp
I. Comp
28
69
213
519
41.0
3,354
6.5
48.6
52
41.6
5.4
10.0
14 Jack Jacobs
J. Jacobs
27
55
244
552
44.2
3,268
5.9
59.4
49
42.9
4.9
8.9
15 Clyde LeForce
C. LeForce
25
32
197
388
50.8
2,961
7.6
92.5
37
58.1
6.4
9.5
16 Parker Hall
P. Hall
21
31
223
513
43.5
2,786
5.4
89.9
54
35.0
4.1
10.5
17 Arnie Herber
A. Herber
21
30
109
255
42.7
1,852
7.3
61.7
23
57.8
8.2
9.0
18 Ray Mallouf
R. Mallouf
20
48
159
325
48.9
2,504
7.7
52.2
16
75.0
6.2
4.9
19 Frankie Sinkwich
F. Sinkwich
19
20
108
274
39.4
1,759
6.4
88.0
40
45.2
6.9
14.6
20 Tuffy Leemans
T. Leemans
18
39
118
253
46.6
1,549
6.1
39.7
17
62.2
7.1
6.7
21 Fred Enke
F. Enke
17
24
163
363
44.9
2,121
5.8
88.4
22
54.2
4.7
6.1
22 Tony Canadeo
T. Canadeo
16
80
105
267
39.3
1,642
6.1
20.5
20
49.2
6.0
7.5
23 Johnny Clement
J. Clement
14
35
134
328
40.9
2,320
7.1
66.3
26
46.8
4.3
7.9
24 Bobby Layne
B. Layne
12
23
171
351
48.7
2,028
5.8
88.2
20
54.4
3.4
5.7
25 Boley Dancewicz
B. Dancewicz
12
23
96
238
40.3
1,551
6.5
67.4
29
40.1
5.0
12.2
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PPG

26.8

8th

OPP PPG

22.8

18th

RUSH YDS/G

154.8

2nd

PASS YDS/G

199.0

25th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
2
0
.500
Cowboys Cowboys
1
2
1
.375
Giants Giants
1
3
0
.250
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/5
WAS WAS
@
LAC LAC
4:25 PM
Mon
10/13
CHI CHI
@
WAS WAS
8:15 PM
Sun
10/19
WAS WAS
@
DAL DAL
4:25 PM
Mon
10/27
WAS WAS
@
KC KC
8:15 PM
Sun
11/2
SEA SEA
@
WAS WAS
8:20 PM
Last Game
ATL Falcons

2 - 2 - 0

34

Final

27

WAS Commanders

2 - 2 - 0

Sun 28 Sep 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
2
0
.500
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
3
1
0
.750
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
1
0
.750
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
1
0
.800
Seahawks Seahawks
3
1
0
.750
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
2
2
0
.500
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
2
0
.500
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
3
1
0
.750
Jaguars Jaguars
3
1
0
.750
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
1
0
.750
Chiefs Chiefs
2
2
0
.500

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/5
MIN MIN
@
CLE CLE
9:30 AM
Sun
10/5
HOU HOU
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
NYG NYG
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
DEN DEN
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
DAL DAL
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM