who had the most passing touchdowns in a single season between 1920 to 1984

From 1920 through 1984, Dan Marino had the most passing touchdowns in a season, with 48 touchdowns in 1984.

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NAMETDSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Dan Marino
D. Marino
48
1984
16
362
564
64.2
5,084
9.0
317.8
17
108.9
8.5
3.0
13
120
2Y.A. Tittle
Y.A. Tittle
36
1963
13
221
367
60.2
3,145
8.6
241.9
14
104.8
9.8
3.8
3George Blanda
G. Blanda
36
1961
14
187
362
51.7
3,330
9.2
237.9
22
91.3
9.9
6.1
4Daryle Lamonica
D. Lamonica
34
1969
14
221
426
51.9
3,302
7.8
235.9
25
79.8
8.0
5.9
11
100
5Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
33
1981
16
360
609
59.1
4,802
7.9
300.1
17
90.6
5.4
2.8
19
134
6Y.A. Tittle
Y.A. Tittle
33
1962
14
200
375
53.3
3,224
8.6
230.3
20
89.5
8.8
5.3
7Dave Krieg
D. Krieg
32
1984
16
276
480
57.5
3,671
7.6
229.4
24
83.3
6.7
5.0
40
314
8Lynn Dickey
L. Dickey
32
1983
16
289
484
59.7
4,458
9.2
278.6
29
87.3
6.6
6.0
40
307
9Sonny Jurgensen
S. Jurgensen
32
1961
14
235
416
56.5
3,723
8.9
265.9
24
88.1
7.7
5.8
10Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
32
1959
12
193
367
52.6
2,899
7.9
241.6
14
92.0
8.7
3.8
11Steve Bartkowski
S. Bartkowski
31
1980
16
257
463
55.5
3,544
7.7
221.5
16
88.2
6.7
3.5
35
324
12Sonny Jurgensen
S. Jurgensen
31
1967
14
288
508
56.7
3,747
7.4
267.6
16
87.3
6.1
3.1
13Babe Parilli
B. Parilli
31
1964
14
228
473
48.2
3,465
7.3
247.5
27
70.8
6.6
5.7
14Steve Bartkowski
S. Bartkowski
30
1981
16
297
533
55.7
3,829
7.2
239.3
23
79.2
5.6
4.3
37
287
15Vince Ferragamo
V. Ferragamo
30
1980
16
240
404
59.4
3,199
7.9
199.9
19
89.7
7.4
4.7
23
191
16Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
30
1980
16
348
589
59.1
4,715
8.0
294.7
24
84.7
5.1
4.1
32
210
17Brian Sipe
B. Sipe
30
1980
16
337
554
60.8
4,132
7.5
258.3
14
91.4
5.4
2.5
23
217
18Daryle Lamonica
D. Lamonica
30
1967
14
220
425
51.8
3,228
7.6
230.6
20
80.8
7.1
4.7
19John Brodie
J. Brodie
30
1965
13
242
391
61.9
3,112
8.0
239.4
16
95.3
7.7
4.1
20Len Dawson
L. Dawson
30
1964
14
199
354
56.2
2,879
8.1
205.6
18
89.9
8.5
5.1
21Joe Theismann
J. Theismann
29
1983
16
276
459
60.1
3,714
8.1
232.1
11
97.0
6.3
2.4
34
242
22Danny White
D. White
29
1983
16
334
533
62.7
3,980
7.5
248.8
23
85.6
5.4
4.3
37
314
23Ken Anderson
K. Anderson
29
1981
16
300
479
62.6
3,754
7.8
234.6
10
98.4
6.1
2.1
25
140
24Norm Snead
N. Snead
29
1967
14
240
434
55.3
3,399
7.8
242.8
24
80.0
6.7
5.5
25Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
29
1967
14
204
377
54.1
3,088
8.2
220.6
19
85.9
7.7
5.0
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