nfl quarterback most passing tds in a the 1980s

Between the 1980 and 1989 seasons, Dan Marino had the most passing touchdowns by a quarterback in a decade, with 220 touchdowns in the 1980s.

NAMETDDECADEGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Dan Marino
D. Marino
220
1980s
103
2,174
3,650
59.6
27,853
7.6
270.4
125
89.3
6.0
3.4
83
670
2Joe Montana
J. Montana
215
1980s
135
2,580
4,036
63.9
30,958
7.7
229.3
107
94.0
5.3
2.7
252
1,741
3Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
172
1980s
101
2,156
3,599
59.9
28,301
7.9
280.2
141
84.4
4.8
3.9
169
1,257
4Dave Krieg
D. Krieg
169
1980s
103
1,644
2,843
57.8
20,858
7.3
202.5
116
83.7
5.9
4.1
269
2,158
5Danny White
D. White
152
1980s
106
1,705
2,847
59.9
21,229
7.5
200.3
126
82.4
5.3
4.4
233
1,997
6Phil Simms
P. Simms
143
1980s
112
1,846
3,393
54.4
24,492
7.2
218.7
123
76.4
4.2
3.6
357
2,632
7Neil Lomax
N. Lomax
136
1980s
108
1,817
3,153
57.6
22,771
7.2
210.8
90
82.7
4.3
2.9
362
2,700
8Tommy Kramer
T. Kramer
131
1980s
102
1,661
3,009
55.2
20,903
6.9
204.9
128
73.8
4.4
4.3
204
1,270
9Boomer Esiason
B. Esiason
126
1980s
85
1,296
2,285
56.7
18,350
8.0
215.9
76
87.3
5.5
3.3
155
1,277
10Ron Jaworski
R. Jaworski
126
1980s
118
1,571
2,875
54.6
20,132
7.0
170.6
107
75.9
4.4
3.7
224
1,774
11John Elway
J. Elway
120
1980s
100
1,665
3,070
54.2
21,195
6.9
212.0
114
73.6
3.9
3.7
207
1,589
12Steve DeBerg
S. DeBerg
118
1980s
124
1,634
2,855
57.2
19,824
6.9
159.9
128
73.8
4.1
4.5
189
1,573
13Lynn Dickey
L. Dickey
116
1980s
81
1,304
2,249
58.0
17,771
7.9
219.4
119
78.5
5.2
5.3
204
1,585
14Joe Theismann
J. Theismann
110
1980s
84
1,442
2,439
59.1
17,442
7.2
207.6
85
81.7
4.5
3.5
208
1,661
15Steve Bartkowski
S. Bartkowski
109
1980s
77
1,305
2,196
59.4
15,995
7.3
207.7
69
85.4
5.0
3.1
212
1,678
16Bill Kenney
B. Kenney
105
1980s
106
1,330
2,430
54.7
17,277
7.1
163.0
86
77.0
4.3
3.5
195
1,487
17Joe Ferguson
J. Ferguson
104
1980s
90
1,298
2,398
54.1
15,246
6.4
169.4
113
68.5
4.3
4.7
121
1,175
18Warren Moon
W. Moon
101
1980s
84
1,339
2,441
54.9
18,300
7.5
217.9
99
75.9
4.1
4.1
206
1,654
19Ken O'Brien
K. O'Brien
96
1980s
82
1,471
2,467
59.6
17,589
7.1
214.5
68
83.0
3.9
2.8
261
1,942
20Steve Grogan
S. Grogan
89
1980s
72
998
1,835
54.4
14,120
7.7
196.1
103
72.2
4.9
5.6
118
876
21Richard Todd
R. Todd
88
1980s
74
1,181
2,099
56.3
14,368
6.8
194.2
100
71.6
4.2
4.8
171
1,347
22Jim Kelly
J. Kelly
81
1980s
57
1,032
1,742
59.2
12,901
7.4
226.3
63
82.7
4.6
3.6
130
1,014
23Marc Wilson
M. Wilson
80
1980s
110
946
1,816
52.1
12,766
7.0
116.1
91
68.6
4.4
5.0
181
1,282
24Jim Plunkett
J. Plunkett
79
1980s
66
953
1,692
56.3
12,576
7.4
190.5
80
75.9
4.7
4.7
176
1,462
25Jim Everett
J. Everett
78
1980s
49
847
1,484
57.1
11,356
7.7
231.8
56
83.3
5.3
3.8
82
600
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