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The number of passing touchdowns a player makes is a recorded statistic in football games. In addition to the overall National Football League (NFL) passing touchdown leaders, league record books recognize the passing touchdown leaders of the American Football League, which operated from 1960 to 1969 before merging with the NFL in 1970. [5]
Peyton Manning holds the single-season passing touchdowns record, throwing 55 touchdowns in 2013. In American football, passing, along with running (also referred to as rushing), is one of the two main methods of advancing the ball down the field. Passes are typically attempted by the quarterback, but any offensive player can attempt a pass provided they are behind the line of scrimmage. To ...
In his 16th NFL season, Tarkenton was already the league's all-time leader in pass completions (3,186), passing yards (41,802), and touchdown passes (308). He had another fine season in 1976, completing 61.9 percent of his passes for 2,961 yards, 17 touchdowns, and only 8 interceptions.
Although the Bills passed the ball more often than any other team, they were not efficient through the air: they ranked 19th out of 28 teams in passing touchdowns, 21st in yards per attempt, and 20th in quarterback rating (a dismal 54.7). [2] Buffalo's 160 points scored was the third-worst in the NFL.
First 50 touchdown pass season: Tom Brady, 50 touchdown passes, New England Patriots, 2007 First 55 touchdown pass season : Peyton Manning , 55 touchdown passes, Denver Broncos , 2013 First 400 yard passing game : Sid Luckman , 433 passing yards, Chicago Bears vs.
On November 24, 1977, Dolphins quarterback Bob Griese would throw for six touchdown passes in a Thanksgiving Day match versus the Cardinals. [1] The Dolphins would set a franchise record for most points scored in one game with 55. [2] Of note, the Dolphins would score eight touchdowns and accumulate 34 first downs.
The Vikings' famed Purple People Eaters defensive line stopping a Rams rushing play in the 1977 NFC Divisional Playoff game. The 1977 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 17th in the National Football League. After starting the season 5–3, the team's starting quarterback Fran Tarkenton broke his leg in week 9 and missed the rest of the season.
NFL passing touchdowns leaders may refer to: List of NFL annual passing touchdowns leaders; List of NFL career passing touchdowns leaders