NFL Passing Touchdown % Single Game Playoffs 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 | Daryle Lamonica | 35.3 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. Houston Oilers, December 21, 1969 |
2 | Scott Brunner | 21.4 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles, December 27, 1981 |
3 | Phil Simms | 21.1 | NYG | New York Giants vs. San Francisco 49ers, January 4, 1987 |
| Tobin Rote | 21.1 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. Cleveland Browns, December 29, 1957 |
5 | Josh Allen | 20.0 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. New England Patriots, January 15, 2022 |
| Dan Pastorini | 20.0 | HOU | Houston Oilers vs. New England Patriots, December 31, 1978 |
7 | Peyton Manning+ | 19.2 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. Denver Broncos, January 4, 2004 |
| Sid Luckman+ | 19.2 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. Washington Redskins, December 26, 1943 |
9 | Tom Brady | 17.6 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Denver Broncos, January 14, 2012 |
| Bart Starr+ | 17.6 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. New York Giants, December 31, 1961 |
11 | Lynn Dickey | 17.4 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. St. Louis Cardinals, January 8, 1983 |
12 | Joe Montana+ | 17.2 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Denver Broncos, January 28, 1990 |
13 | Brett Favre+ | 16.7 | MIN | Minnesota Vikings vs. Dallas Cowboys, January 17, 2010 |
| Steve Young+ | 16.7 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. San Diego Chargers, January 29, 1995 |
| Joe Montana+ | 16.7 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Minnesota Vikings, January 6, 1990 |
| Terry Bradshaw+ | 16.7 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Baltimore Colts, December 19, 1976 |
| Frank Ryan | 16.7 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Baltimore Colts, December 27, 1964 |
| George Ratterman | 16.7 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. Baltimore Colts, December 12, 1948 |
19 | Philip Rivers | 15.8 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Indianapolis Colts, January 13, 2008 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 15.8 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cincinnati Bengals, January 8, 2006 |
| Jeff Hostetler | 15.8 | RAI | Los Angeles Raiders vs. Denver Broncos, January 9, 1994 |
| Joe Theismann | 15.8 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Detroit Lions, January 8, 1983 |
23 | Roger Staubach+ | 15.4 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Los Angeles Rams, January 4, 1976 |
24 | Kurt Warner+ | 15.2 | ARI | Arizona Cardinals vs. Green Bay Packers, January 10, 2010 |
| Kurt Warner+ | 15.2 | STL | St. Louis Rams vs. Minnesota Vikings, January 16, 2000 |
26 | Jordan Love | 14.3 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Dallas Cowboys, January 14, 2024 |
| C.J. Stroud | 14.3 | HOU | Houston Texans vs. Cleveland Browns, January 13, 2024 |
| Patrick Mahomes | 14.3 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Houston Texans, January 12, 2020 |
| Ryan Tannehill | 14.3 | TEN | Tennessee Titans vs. Baltimore Ravens, January 11, 2020 |
| Kurt Warner+ | 14.3 | ARI | Arizona Cardinals vs. Philadelphia Eagles, January 18, 2009 |
| Jim Plunkett | 14.3 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. Philadelphia Eagles, January 25, 1981 |
| Vince Ferragamo | 14.3 | RAM | Los Angeles Rams vs. Dallas Cowboys, December 30, 1979 |
| Fran Tarkenton+ | 14.3 | MIN | Minnesota Vikings vs. Washington Redskins, December 18, 1976 |
| Bart Starr+ | 14.3 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Dallas Cowboys, January 1, 1967 |
| Bob Waterfield+ | 14.3 | RAM | Los Angeles Rams vs. Chicago Bears, December 17, 1950 |
| Frank Filchock | 14.3 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Cleveland Rams, December 16, 1945 |
| Arnie Herber+ | 14.3 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Boston Redskins, December 13, 1936 |
38 | Daunte Culpepper | 13.8 | MIN | Minnesota Vikings vs. Green Bay Packers, January 9, 2005 |
| Aaron Brooks | 13.8 | NOR | New Orleans Saints vs. St. Louis Rams, December 30, 2000 |
| Doug Williams | 13.8 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Denver Broncos, January 31, 1988 |
41 | Russell Wilson | 13.6 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Carolina Panthers, January 10, 2015 |
42 | Troy Aikman+ | 13.3 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Buffalo Bills, January 31, 1993 |
| Steve Fuller | 13.3 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. Washington Redskins, December 30, 1984 |
| Terry Bradshaw+ | 13.3 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Dallas Cowboys, January 21, 1979 |
| Ken Stabler+ | 13.3 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. Miami Dolphins, December 21, 1974 |
| Tobin Rote | 13.3 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Boston Patriots, January 5, 1964 |
47 | Brett Favre+ | 13.0 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Seattle Seahawks, January 12, 2008 |
| Don Majkowski | 13.0 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. Philadelphia Eagles, December 30, 1995 |
| Pat Ryan | 13.0 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. Kansas City Chiefs, December 28, 1986 |
| Ron Jaworski | 13.0 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Chicago Bears, December 23, 1979 |
| Ken Stabler+ | 13.0 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. Cincinnati Bengals, December 28, 1975 |
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