who scored the most touchdowns in the nfl in 1977

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

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	NAME	TD	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH TD	REC TD	RET TD	FGM	XPM	SFTY	PTS	PPG
1	Walter Payton W. Payton	16	1977	CHI	14	14	2	0	0	0	0	96	6.9
2	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	13	1977	DAL	14	12	1	0	0	0	0	78	5.6
3	Nat Moore N. Moore	13	1977	MIA	14	1	12	0	0	0	0	78	5.6
4	Franco Harris F. Harris	11	1977	PIT	14	11	0	0	0	0	0	66	4.7
5	Steve Largent S. Largent	10	1977	SEA	14	0	10	0	0	0	0	60	4.3
6	Henry Childs H. Childs	9	1977	NO	13	0	9	0	0	0	0	54	4.2
7	Chuck Foreman C. Foreman	9	1977	MIN	14	6	3	0	0	0	0	54	3.9
8	Lawrence McCutcheon L. McCutcheon	9	1977	LA	14	7	2	0	0	0	0	54	3.9
9	Wayne Morris W. Morris	9	1977	STL	12	8	1	0	0	0	0	54	4.5
10	Sammy White S. White	9	1977	MIN	14	0	9	0	0	0	0	54	3.9
11	Delvin Williams D. Williams	9	1977	SF	14	7	2	0	0	0	0	54	3.9
12	Ken Burrough K. Burrough	8	1977	HOU	14	0	8	0	0	0	0	48	3.4
13	Don McCauley D. McCauley	8	1977	BAL	14	6	2	0	0	0	0	48	3.4
14	David Sims D. Sims	8	1977	SEA	14	5	3	0	0	0	0	48	3.4
15	Harold Carmichael H. Carmichael	7	1977	PHI	14	0	7	0	0	0	0	42	3.0
16	Wilbur Jackson W. Jackson	7	1977	SF	14	7	0	0	0	0	0	42	3.0
17	Billy Johnson B. Johnson	7	1977	HOU	14	1	3	3	0	0	0	42	3.0
18	Lydell Mitchell L. Mitchell	7	1977	BAL	14	3	4	0	0	0	0	42	3.0
19	Chuck Muncie C. Muncie	7	1977	NO	14	6	1	0	0	0	0	42	3.0
20	John Stallworth J. Stallworth	7	1977	PIT	14	0	7	0	0	0	0	42	3.0
21	Lynn Swann L. Swann	7	1977	PIT	14	0	7	0	0	0	0	42	3.0
22	Mark van Eeghen M. van Eeghen	7	1977	OAK	14	7	0	0	0	0	0	42	3.0
23	Jerome Barkum J. Barkum	6	1977	NYJ	14	0	6	0	0	0	0	36	2.6
24	Cliff Branch C. Branch	6	1977	OAK	13	0	6	0	0	0	0	36	2.8
25	John Cappelletti J. Cappelletti	6	1977	LA	14	5	1	0	0	0	0	36	2.6

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