
Between the 1940 and 1970 seasons, Johnny Unitas had the most passing touchdowns by a quarterback, with 280 touchdowns.
Interpreted as:
qb most passing tds 1940 to 1970| NAME | TD | GP | CMP | ATT | PCT | YDS | AVG | YDS/G | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. Unitas | 280 | 185 | 2,616 | 4,777 | 54.8 | 37,715 | 7.9 | 203.9 | 231 | 80.0 | 5.9 | 4.8 | 31 | 251 | |
| 2 | S. Jurgensen | 236 | 178 | 2,184 | 3,863 | 56.5 | 29,332 | 7.6 | 164.8 | 173 | 82.5 | 6.1 | 4.5 | 65 | 536 | |
| 3 | Y.A. Tittle | 212 | 178 | 2,118 | 3,817 | 55.5 | 28,339 | 7.4 | 159.2 | 221 | 73.6 | 5.6 | 5.8 | |||
| 4 | G. Blanda | 208 | 180 | 1,750 | 3,653 | 47.9 | 24,622 | 6.7 | 136.8 | 248 | 60.8 | 5.7 | 6.8 | |||
| 5 | F. Tarkenton | 205 | 140 | 1,849 | 3,411 | 54.2 | 25,917 | 7.6 | 185.1 | 146 | 81.1 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 72 | 538 | |
| 6 | L. Dawson | 197 | 149 | 1,497 | 2,659 | 56.3 | 20,979 | 7.9 | 140.8 | 136 | 85.3 | 7.4 | 5.1 | 47 | 366 | |
| 7 | B. Layne | 196 | 175 | 1,814 | 3,700 | 49.0 | 26,768 | 7.2 | 153.0 | 243 | 63.4 | 5.3 | 6.6 | |||
| 8 | J. Brodie | 184 | 167 | 2,093 | 3,800 | 55.1 | 26,875 | 7.1 | 160.9 | 180 | 73.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 24 | 201 | |
| 9 | N. Van Brocklin | 173 | 140 | 1,553 | 2,895 | 53.6 | 23,611 | 8.2 | 168.7 | 178 | 75.1 | 6.0 | 6.1 | |||
| 10 | J. Hadl | 165 | 126 | 1,401 | 2,839 | 49.3 | 21,414 | 7.5 | 170.0 | 160 | 70.5 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 60 | 517 | |
| 11 | B. Parilli | 165 | 177 | 1,475 | 3,153 | 46.8 | 21,265 | 6.7 | 120.1 | 203 | 59.8 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | N. Snead | 157 | 127 | 1,685 | 3,328 | 50.6 | 23,978 | 7.2 | 188.8 | 195 | 65.6 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 42 | 351 | |
| 13 | B. Starr | 152 | 192 | 1,784 | 3,104 | 57.5 | 24,432 | 7.9 | 127.3 | 135 | 81.0 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 53 | 469 | |
| 14 | C. Conerly | 151 | 149 | 1,256 | 2,534 | 49.6 | 17,313 | 6.8 | 116.2 | 154 | 66.4 | 6.0 | 6.1 | |||
| 15 | F. Ryan | 149 | 126 | 1,090 | 2,133 | 51.1 | 16,042 | 7.5 | 127.3 | 111 | 77.6 | 7.0 | 5.2 | 4 | 35 | |
| 16 | T. Rote | 148 | 149 | 1,329 | 2,907 | 45.7 | 18,850 | 6.5 | 126.5 | 191 | 56.8 | 5.1 | 6.6 | |||
| 17 | E. Morrall | 137 | 172 | 1,142 | 2,238 | 51.0 | 17,264 | 7.7 | 100.4 | 119 | 75.0 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 21 | 194 | |
| 18 | D. Meredith | 135 | 104 | 1,170 | 2,308 | 50.7 | 17,199 | 7.5 | 165.4 | 111 | 74.8 | 5.8 | 4.8 | |||
| 19 | S. Luckman | 132 | 117 | 881 | 1,693 | 52.0 | 14,050 | 8.3 | 120.1 | 128 | 74.5 | 7.8 | 7.6 | |||
| 20 | R. Gabriel | 125 | 102 | 1,360 | 2,638 | 51.6 | 17,958 | 6.8 | 176.1 | 87 | 75.5 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 34 | 246 | |
| 21 | D. Lamonica | 124 | 97 | 943 | 1,905 | 49.5 | 14,353 | 7.5 | 148.0 | 94 | 75.9 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 26 | 227 | |
| 22 | B. Wade | 124 | 128 | 1,370 | 2,523 | 54.3 | 18,530 | 7.3 | 144.8 | 134 | 72.2 | 4.9 | 5.3 | |||
| 23 | M. Plum | 122 | 129 | 1,306 | 2,419 | 54.0 | 17,536 | 7.2 | 135.9 | 127 | 72.2 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 1 | 12 | |
| 24 | C. Johnson | 115 | 97 | 1,174 | 2,328 | 50.4 | 16,580 | 7.1 | 170.9 | 122 | 68.4 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 26 | 225 | |
| 25 | J. Kemp | 114 | 122 | 1,436 | 3,073 | 46.7 | 21,218 | 6.9 | 173.9 | 183 | 57.3 | 3.7 | 6.0 | 21 | 187 | |
StatMuse has season-level data for passing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
14 | 3 | 0 | .824 | |
12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | |
7 | 10 | 0 | .412 | |
3 | 14 | 0 | .176 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
10 | 7 | 0 | .588 | |
8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | |
6 | 11 | 0 | .353 | |
5 | 12 | 0 | .294 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
13 | 4 | 0 | .765 | |
12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | |
8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | |
3 | 14 | 0 | .176 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
14 | 3 | 0 | .824 | |
11 | 6 | 0 | .647 | |
6 | 11 | 0 | .353 | |
3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
11 | 6 | 0 | .647 | |
7 | 9 | 1 | .441 | |
5 | 12 | 0 | .294 | |
4 | 13 | 0 | .235 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
11 | 6 | 0 | .647 | |
9 | 7 | 1 | .559 | |
9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | |
9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | |
8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | |
8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | |
6 | 11 | 0 | .353 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
14 | 3 | 0 | .824 | |
12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | |
12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | |
3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |








