who led the nfl in touchdowns in 1977

Walter Payton got the most total touchdowns in 1977, with 16 touchdowns.

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NAMETDSEASONTMGPRUSH TDREC TDRET TDFGMXPMXP2SFTYPTSPPG
1Walter Payton
W. Payton
16
1977
14
14
2
0
0
0
0
96
6.9
2Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
13
1977
14
12
1
0
0
0
0
78
5.6
3Nat Moore
N. Moore
13
1977
14
1
12
0
0
0
0
78
5.6
4Franco Harris
F. Harris
11
1977
14
11
0
0
0
0
0
66
4.7
5Steve Largent
S. Largent
10
1977
14
0
10
0
0
0
0
60
4.3
6Henry Childs
H. Childs
9
1977
13
0
9
0
0
0
0
54
4.2
7Chuck Foreman
C. Foreman
9
1977
14
6
3
0
0
0
0
54
3.9
8Lawrence McCutcheon
L. McCutcheon
9
1977
14
7
2
0
0
0
0
54
3.9
9Wayne Morris
W. Morris
9
1977
12
8
1
0
0
0
0
54
4.5
10Sammy White
S. White
9
1977
14
0
9
0
0
0
0
54
3.9
11Delvin Williams
D. Williams
9
1977
14
7
2
0
0
0
0
54
3.9
12Ken Burrough
K. Burrough
8
1977
14
0
8
0
0
0
0
48
3.4
13Don McCauley
D. McCauley
8
1977
14
6
2
0
0
0
0
48
3.4
14David Sims
D. Sims
8
1977
14
5
3
0
0
0
0
48
3.4
15Harold Carmichael
H. Carmichael
7
1977
14
0
7
0
0
0
0
42
3.0
16Wilbur Jackson
W. Jackson
7
1977
14
7
0
0
0
0
0
42
3.0
17Billy Johnson
B. Johnson
7
1977
14
1
3
3
0
0
0
42
3.0
18Lydell Mitchell
L. Mitchell
7
1977
14
3
4
0
0
0
0
42
3.0
19Chuck Muncie
C. Muncie
7
1977
14
6
1
0
0
0
0
42
3.0
20John Stallworth
J. Stallworth
7
1977
14
0
7
0
0
0
0
42
3.0
21Lynn Swann
L. Swann
7
1977
14
0
7
0
0
0
0
42
3.0
22Mark van Eeghen
M. van Eeghen
7
1977
14
7
0
0
0
0
0
42
3.0
23Jerome Barkum
J. Barkum
6
1977
14
0
6
0
0
0
0
36
2.6
24Cliff Branch
C. Branch
6
1977
13
0
6
0
0
0
0
36
2.8
25John Cappelletti
J. Cappelletti
6
1977
14
5
1
0
0
0
0
36
2.6

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