nfl player most touchdowns in nfc championship game 1970s

Between the 1970 and 1979 seasons, Preston Pearson scored the most total touchdowns in an NFC Championship game, with 3 touchdowns against the Rams on January 4, 1976.

NAMETDDATEROUNDTMOPPRUSH TDREC TDRET TDFGMXPMXP2SFTYPTS
1Preston Pearson
P. Pearson
3
1/4/1976
NFC Championship
@
0
3
0
0
0
0
18
2Charley Taylor
C. Taylor
2
12/31/1972
NFC Championship
vs
0
2
0
0
0
0
12
3Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
1
1/7/1979
NFC Championship
@
1
0
0
0
0
0
6
4Billy Joe DuPree
B. Joe DuPree
1
1/7/1979
NFC Championship
@
0
1
0
0
0
0
6
5Tom Henderson
T. Henderson
1
1/7/1979
NFC Championship
@
0
0
1
0
0
0
6
6Scott Laidlaw
S. Laidlaw
1
1/7/1979
NFC Championship
@
0
1
0
0
0
0
6
7Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
1
1/1/1978
NFC Championship
vs
1
0
0
0
0
0
6
8Robert Newhouse
R. Newhouse
1
1/1/1978
NFC Championship
vs
1
0
0
0
0
0
6
9Golden Richards
G. Richards
1
1/1/1978
NFC Championship
vs
0
1
0
0
0
0
6
10Bobby Bryant
B. Bryant
1
12/26/1976
NFC Championship
vs
0
0
1
0
0
0
6
11Chuck Foreman
C. Foreman
1
12/26/1976
NFC Championship
vs
1
0
0
0
0
0
6
12Harold Jackson
H. Jackson
1
12/26/1976
NFC Championship
@
0
1
0
0
0
0
6
13Sammy Johnson
S. Johnson
1
12/26/1976
NFC Championship
vs
1
0
0
0
0
0
6
14Lawrence McCutcheon
L. McCutcheon
1
12/26/1976
NFC Championship
@
1
0
0
0
0
0
6
15John Cappelletti
J. Cappelletti
1
1/4/1976
NFC Championship
vs
1
0
0
0
0
0
6
16Golden Richards
G. Richards
1
1/4/1976
NFC Championship
@
0
1
0
0
0
0
6
17Harold Jackson
H. Jackson
1
12/29/1974
NFC Championship
@
0
1
0
0
0
0
6
18Jim Lash
J. Lash
1
12/29/1974
NFC Championship
vs
0
1
0
0
0
0
6
19Dave Osborn
D. Osborn
1
12/29/1974
NFC Championship
vs
1
0
0
0
0
0
6
20Bobby Bryant
B. Bryant
1
12/30/1973
NFC Championship
@
0
0
1
0
0
0
6
21Chuck Foreman
C. Foreman
1
12/30/1973
NFC Championship
@
1
0
0
0
0
0
6
22John Gilliam
J. Gilliam
1
12/30/1973
NFC Championship
@
0
1
0
0
0
0
6
23Golden Richards
G. Richards
1
12/30/1973
NFC Championship
vs
0
0
1
0
0
0
6
24Calvin Hill
C. Hill
1
1/2/1972
NFC Championship
vs
1
0
0
0
0
0
6
25Duane Thomas
D. Thomas
1
1/2/1972
NFC Championship
vs
1
0
0
0
0
0
6

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