NFL Passing Touchdown % Single Game Leaders
All-Time Passing Touchdown % Leaders
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Single game leaders only reflect years for which we have mostly complete boxscore data (1933 onward).
+ Indicates Hall of Famer, season age in parentheses
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Leaders Table
Rank |
Player |
TD% |
Tm |
Boxscore |
1 | Eddie LeBaron | 33.3 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, October 21, 1962 |
2 | Charley Johnson | 31.6 | STL | St. Louis Cardinals vs. Cleveland Browns, September 26, 1965 |
3 | Ben Roethlisberger | 31.3 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Baltimore Ravens, November 5, 2007 |
4 | Craig Morton | 29.4 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Houston Oilers, December 20, 1970 |
| Norm Van Brocklin+ | 29.4 | RAM | Los Angeles Rams vs. Detroit Lions, October 29, 1950 |
6 | Bob Griese+ | 28.6 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. New England Patriots, October 17, 1971 |
| Randy Johnson | 28.6 | ATL | Atlanta Falcons vs. Chicago Bears, November 16, 1969 |
| Bob Waterfield+ | 28.6 | RAM | Los Angeles Rams vs. Washington Redskins, December 5, 1948 |
9 | Steve Grogan | 27.8 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. New York Jets, September 9, 1979 |
| Fran Tarkenton+ | 27.8 | NYG | New York Giants vs. St. Louis Cardinals, October 25, 1970 |
| Bob Waterfield+ | 27.8 | RAM | Los Angeles Rams vs. Green Bay Packers, December 16, 1951 |
12 | Marcus Mariota | 26.7 | TEN | Tennessee Titans vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, September 13, 2015 |
| Robert Griffin III | 26.7 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Philadelphia Eagles, November 18, 2012 |
| Jay Schroeder | 26.7 | RAI | Los Angeles Raiders vs. Minnesota Vikings, December 22, 1990 |
| David Whitehurst | 26.7 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. New Orleans Saints, September 10, 1978 |
| Bob Griese+ | 26.7 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. Detroit Lions, December 15, 1973 |
| Earl Morrall | 26.7 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles, October 17, 1965 |
| Len Dawson+ | 26.7 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Denver Broncos, September 7, 1963 |
| Jim Finks+ | 26.7 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cleveland Browns, October 17, 1954 |
| Charlie Conerly | 26.7 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Chicago Bears, October 23, 1949 |
21 | John Elway+ | 26.3 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Minnesota Vikings, November 18, 1984 |
| Craig Morton | 26.3 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Philadelphia Eagles, October 19, 1969 |
| John Brodie | 26.3 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Minnesota Vikings, November 28, 1965 |
24 | Bob Griese+ | 26.1 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. St. Louis Cardinals, November 24, 1977 |
25 | Adrian Burk | 25.9 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Washington Redskins, October 17, 1954 |
26 | Jameis Winston | 25.0 | NOR | New Orleans Saints vs. Green Bay Packers, September 12, 2021 |
| Lamar Jackson | 25.0 | BAL | Baltimore Ravens vs. Los Angeles Rams, November 25, 2019 |
| Lamar Jackson | 25.0 | BAL | Baltimore Ravens vs. Miami Dolphins, September 8, 2019 |
| Deshaun Watson | 25.0 | HOU | Houston Texans vs. Miami Dolphins, October 25, 2018 |
| Alex Smith | 25.0 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Oakland Raiders, December 15, 2013 |
| Nick Foles | 25.0 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Oakland Raiders, November 3, 2013 |
| Steve Young+ | 25.0 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Atlanta Falcons, October 16, 1994 |
| Jim Kelly+ | 25.0 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. Phoenix Cardinals, November 11, 1990 |
| Jim Plunkett | 25.0 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Buffalo Bills, November 14, 1971 |
| Babe Parilli | 25.0 | BOS | Boston Patriots vs. Miami Dolphins, October 15, 1967 |
| Frank Tripucka | 25.0 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Buffalo Bills, October 28, 1962 |
| George Blanda+ | 25.0 | HOU | Houston Oilers vs. New York Titans, October 14, 1962 |
| Johnny Unitas+ | 25.0 | BAL | Baltimore Colts vs. Dallas Cowboys, October 30, 1960 |
| Lamar McHan | 25.0 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Detroit Lions, October 4, 1959 |
| Lamar McHan | 25.0 | CRD | Chicago Cardinals vs. Philadelphia Eagles, November 4, 1956 |
| Otto Graham+ | 25.0 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Los Angeles Dons, October 14, 1949 |
| Glenn Dobbs | 25.0 | LAD | Los Angeles Dons vs. Baltimore Colts, October 26, 1947 |
| Otto Graham+ | 25.0 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Chicago Rockets, November 17, 1946 |
| Arnie Herber+ | 25.0 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles, December 2, 1945 |
45 | Tom Brady | 24.0 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Miami Dolphins, October 21, 2007 |
| Peyton Manning+ | 24.0 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. New Orleans Saints, September 28, 2003 |
| Tommy Kramer | 24.0 | MIN | Minnesota Vikings vs. Green Bay Packers, September 28, 1986 |
48 | Lamar Jackson | 23.8 | BAL | Baltimore Ravens vs. Miami Dolphins, December 31, 2023 |
| Eli Manning | 23.8 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles, December 30, 2012 |
| Lynn Dickey | 23.8 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. New Orleans Saints, December 13, 1981 |
| Tom Flores+ | 23.8 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. Denver Broncos, December 15, 1963 |
| Cecil Isbell | 23.8 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Chicago Cardinals, November 1, 1942 |
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