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Tom Brady led the league in passing touchdowns five times, an NFL record. [7] Johnny Unitas is the only player to have led the league in passing touchdowns in four consecutive seasons (1957–1960). [8] Y. A. Tittle held the record for most passing touchdowns in a season for 21 years and led the league in passing touchdowns three times. [9]
Most touchdowns, game (any combination of kickoff and punt returns): 2; 39 times by 33 players, most recently Nyheim Hines on January 8, 2023 (2 kickoffs) Most touchdowns, game (with both a kickoff and a punt for a TD) : 2; by 13 players, most recently Jeremy Ross on December 8, 2013 [ 1 ] : s-21–s-22
Tom Brady has 649 passing touchdowns, the most in NFL history. 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 throw one, provided they are behind the line of scrimmage. To qualify as a passing play, the ball must ...
Receiving: 56 catches, 508 yards, three touchdowns. Passing: 2 of 3 for 20 yards and two touchdowns. His 33 total touchdowns that season remains a single-season record for non-quarterbacks in NFL ...
His 16 rushing touchdowns tied him with Dalvin Cook for second-most in the NFL, trailing only Derrick Henry's 17 touchdowns. [125] His 21 total touchdowns led the NFL. [126] Kamara became the first player in NFL history to record at least 500 rushing yards and 500 receiving yards in each of his first four seasons. [127]
Passing for 5,000 yards in a single regular season is a rare achievement in the National Football League (NFL). Nine quarterbacks have accomplished the feat. Marino's record of 5,084 yards set during the 1984 season remained intact for 24 years, and for almost a decade after his 1999 retirement. [1]
Eleven players are recognized as having held outright or tied the record as the NFL's career receiving touchdowns leader. [2] The longest record holder was Don Hutson who held the record for 49 years. Don Hutson held the TD receiving record for 49 years. George Halas was the first receiving TD leader and held the record two years.
Since the adoption of the 14-game season in 1961, only one season (the strike-shortened 1982 season) has had a receiving touchdowns league leader record fewer than 10 touchdown catches. [6] The record for receiving touchdowns in a season is 23, set by Randy Moss during the 2007 season ; only one other player ( Jerry Rice ) has recorded 20 or ...