most pass tds rookie vikings qb all-time

Fran Tarkenton has the most passing touchdowns by a rookie Vikings quarterback, with 18 touchdowns in 1961.

NAME TD SEASON TM GP CMP ATT PCT YDS AVG YDS/G INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
18
1961
MIN MIN
14
157
280
56.1
1,997
7.1
142.6
17
74.7
6.4
6.1
2 Teddy Bridgewater
T. Bridgewater
14
2014
MIN MIN
13
259
402
64.4
2,919
7.3
224.5
12
85.2
3.5
3.0
39
249
3 Christian Ponder
C. Ponder
13
2011
MIN MIN
11
158
291
54.3
1,853
6.4
168.5
13
70.1
4.5
4.5
30
164
4 Todd Bouman
T. Bouman
8
2001
MIN MIN
5
51
89
57.3
795
8.9
159.0
4
98.3
9.0
4.5
4
27
5 Joe Kapp
J. Kapp
8
1967
MIN MIN
13
102
214
47.7
1,386
6.5
106.6
17
48.2
3.7
7.9
6 Tommy Kramer
T. Kramer
5
1977
MIN MIN
6
30
57
52.6
425
7.5
70.8
4
77.0
8.8
7.0
6
45
7 J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy
2
2025
MIN MIN
2
24
41
58.5
301
7.3
150.5
3
67.2
4.9
7.3
9
47
8 Tarvaris Jackson
T. Jackson
2
2006
MIN MIN
4
47
81
58.0
475
5.9
118.8
4
62.5
2.5
4.9
8
37
9 Bob Lee
B. Lee
1
1969
MIN MIN
14
7
11
63.6
79
7.2
5.6
0
115.3
9.1
0.0
0
0
10 Ron Vander Kelen
R. Vander Kelen
1
1963
MIN MIN
6
27
58
46.6
376
6.5
62.7
2
59.3
1.7
3.4
StatMuse has season-level data for passing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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PPG

24.6

12th

OPP PPG

19.4

5th

RUSH YDS/G

106.8

21st

PASS YDS/G

224.2

16th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Packers Packers
3
1
1
.700
Lions Lions
4
2
0
.667
Bears Bears
3
2
0
.600
Vikings Vikings
3
2
0
.600
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/19
PHI PHI
@
MIN MIN
1:00 PM
Thu
10/23
MIN MIN
@
LAC LAC
8:15 PM
Sun
11/2
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
BAL BAL
@
MIN MIN
1:00 PM
Sun
11/16
CHI CHI
@
MIN MIN
1:00 PM
Last Game
CLE Browns

1 - 4 - 0

17

Final

21

MIN Vikings

3 - 2 - 0

Sun 5 Oct 2025

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NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Patriots Patriots
4
2
0
.667
Bills Bills
4
2
0
.667
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
4
1
0
.800
Bengals Bengals
2
4
0
.333
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
5
1
0
.833
Jaguars Jaguars
4
2
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
4
2
0
.667
Broncos Broncos
4
2
0
.667
NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
2
0
.667
Commanders Commanders
3
3
0
.500
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
3
1
1
.700
Lions Lions
4
2
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
5
1
0
.833
Falcons Falcons
3
2
0
.600
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
2
0
.667
Seahawks Seahawks
4
2
0
.667

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
10/16
PIT PIT
@
CIN CIN
8:15 PM
Sun
10/19
LAR LAR
@
JAX JAX
9:30 AM
Sun
10/19
NE NE
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
NO NO
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
MIA MIA
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM