nfl touchdown passes leaders from 1978 to 1980

From 1978 through 1980, Brian Sipe had the most passing touchdowns, with 79 touchdowns.

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  • Data note: Passing Touchdowns: player season data complete from 1921
NAMETDGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Brian Sipe
B. Sipe
79
48
845
1,488
56.8
10,831
7.3
225.6
55
82.0
5.3
3.7
95
793
2Terry Bradshaw
T. Bradshaw
78
47
684
1,264
54.1
9,978
7.9
212.3
67
78.6
6.2
5.3
78
663
3Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
78
47
904
1,500
60.3
11,796
7.9
251.0
68
83.5
5.2
4.5
82
535
4Steve Grogan
S. Grogan
61
44
562
1,091
51.5
8,585
7.9
195.1
65
71.6
5.6
6.0
83
663
5Ron Jaworski
R. Jaworski
61
48
653
1,223
53.4
8,685
7.1
180.9
40
79.2
5.0
3.3
102
773
6Steve Bartkowski
S. Bartkowski
58
44
648
1,212
53.5
8,538
7.0
194.0
54
73.4
4.8
4.5
113
959
7Archie Manning
A. Manning
55
48
852
1,400
60.9
10,301
7.4
214.6
56
79.9
3.9
4.0
95
752
8Ken Stabler
K. Stabler
55
48
834
1,361
61.3
9,761
7.2
203.4
80
72.0
4.0
5.9
98
895
9Roger Staubach
R. Staubach
52
31
498
874
57.0
6,776
7.8
218.6
27
88.8
5.9
3.1
68
459
10Jim Zorn
J. Zorn
52
48
809
1,436
56.3
10,290
7.2
214.4
58
74.1
3.6
4.0
111
826
11Joe Ferguson
J. Ferguson
50
48
664
1,227
54.1
8,513
6.9
177.4
48
73.4
4.1
3.9
85
759
12Joe Theismann
J. Theismann
50
48
682
1,239
55.0
8,352
6.7
174.0
47
73.7
4.0
3.8
107
936
13Doug Williams
D. Williams
45
42
493
1,112
44.3
7,014
6.3
167.0
48
60.8
4.0
4.3
36
320
14Tommy Kramer
T. Kramer
42
35
619
1,104
56.1
7,029
6.4
200.8
48
69.9
3.8
4.3
74
474
15Jim Hart
J. Hart
41
44
662
1,280
51.7
8,285
6.5
188.3
58
63.9
3.2
4.5
84
641
16Craig Morton
C. Morton
39
40
533
938
56.8
6,578
7.0
164.5
40
74.7
4.2
4.3
92
669
17Richard Todd
R. Todd
39
36
495
920
53.8
6,838
7.4
189.9
62
63.9
4.2
6.7
82
670
18Steve DeBerg
S. DeBerg
37
39
670
1,201
55.8
7,220
6.0
185.1
60
63.1
3.1
5.0
48
389
19Vince Ferragamo
V. Ferragamo
35
33
300
534
56.2
4,091
7.7
124.0
31
78.5
6.6
5.8
36
325
20Dan Pastorini
D. Pastorini
35
36
428
822
52.1
5,495
6.7
152.6
43
65.7
4.3
5.2
54
438
21Ken Anderson
K. Anderson
32
40
528
933
56.6
6,337
6.8
158.4
45
68.9
3.4
4.8
100
735
22Gary Danielson
G. Danielson
31
32
443
768
57.7
5,517
7.2
172.4
28
78.3
4.0
3.6
69
575
23Bob Griese
B. Griese
31
30
385
645
59.7
4,741
7.4
158.0
31
78.4
4.8
4.8
53
477
24Bert Jones
B. Jones
30
22
318
580
54.8
4,147
7.2
188.5
25
76.8
5.2
4.3
50
401
25Danny White
D. White
29
48
299
509
58.7
3,769
7.4
78.5
28
78.0
5.7
5.5
35
308

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