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List of NFL quarterbacks with seven touchdown passes in a game

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List of NFL quarterbacks with seven touchdown passes in a game

In the National Football League (NFL), eight quarterbacks share the record of having thrown seven touchdown passes in a single game. Sid Luckman was the first player to accomplish the feat, doing so on November 14, 1943, while playing for the Chicago Bears. The most recent seven-touchdown game occurred on November 1, 2015, when Drew Brees did so with the New Orleans Saints. During that game the two teams' quarterbacks combined for 13 passing touchdowns, setting another NFL record. Four quarterbacks on the list are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Luckman, George Blanda, Y. A. Tittle, and Peyton Manning. There was a 44-year gap between seven-touchdown games from Joe Kapp's in 1969 until 2013, when Peyton Manning and Nick Foles each did so just two months apart. Manning also holds the NFL record for touchdown passes in a season, with 55.

Tables

1
1
No.
1
Player
Sid Luckman
Date
November 14, 1943
Team
Chicago Bears
Opponent
New York Giants
Result
W, 56–7
2
2
No.
2
Player
Adrian Burk
Date
October 17, 1954
Team
Philadelphia Eagles
Opponent
Washington Redskins
Result
W, 49–21
3
3
No.
3
Player
George Blanda
Date
November 19, 1961
Team
Houston Oilers
Opponent
New York Titans
Result
W, 49–13
4
4
No.
4
Player
Y. A. Tittle
Date
October 28, 1962
Team
New York Giants
Opponent
Washington Redskins
Result
W, 49–34
5
5
No.
5
Player
Joe Kapp
Date
September 28, 1969
Team
Minnesota Vikings
Opponent
Baltimore Colts
Result
W, 52–14
6
6
No.
6
Player
Peyton Manning
Date
September 5, 2013
Team
Denver Broncos
Opponent
Baltimore Ravens
Result
W, 49–27
7
7
No.
7
Player
Nick Foles
Date
November 3, 2013
Team
Philadelphia Eagles
Opponent
Oakland Raiders
Result
W, 49–20
8
8
No.
8
Player
Drew Brees
Date
November 1, 2015
Team
New Orleans Saints
Opponent
New York Giants
Result
W, 52–49
No.
Player
Date
Team
Opponent
Result
Ref
1
Sid Luckman
November 14, 1943
Chicago Bears
New York Giants
W, 56–7
2
Adrian Burk
October 17, 1954
Philadelphia Eagles
Washington Redskins
W, 49–21
3
George Blanda
November 19, 1961
Houston Oilers
New York Titans
W, 49–13
4
Y. A. Tittle
October 28, 1962
New York Giants
Washington Redskins
W, 49–34
5
Joe Kapp
September 28, 1969
Minnesota Vikings
Baltimore Colts
W, 52–14
6
Peyton Manning
September 5, 2013
Denver Broncos
Baltimore Ravens
W, 49–27
7
Nick Foles
November 3, 2013
Philadelphia Eagles
Oakland Raiders
W, 49–20
8
Drew Brees
November 1, 2015
New Orleans Saints
New York Giants
W, 52–49

References

  1. The Washington Post
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fancy-stats/wp/2015/11/01/drew-brees-threw-for-511-yards-and-7-tds-best-game-ever-by-a-qb-nope/
  2. The Denver Post
    http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_29604158/peyton-mannings-nfl-records
  3. St. Petersburg Times
    https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19431115&id=6l1PAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nU4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6017,6901761&hl=en
  4. Sarasota Herald-Tribune
    https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19541018&id=wZkcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2WQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5130,3381860&hl=en
  5. The Tuscaloosa News
    https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1817&dat=19611120&id=sBYfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IpoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4354,2616513&hl=en
  6. The Milwaukee Sentinel
    https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dndQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KBEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5108%2C3246805
  7. Montreal Gazette
    https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19690929&id=jZcuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mqEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5650,7521836&hl=en
  8. CBS Sports
    http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/23499199/peyton-manning-throws-7-td-passes-ties-single-game-record
  9. USA Today
    https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2013/11/03/nick-foles-ties-record-seven-td-passes-eagles-rout-raiders/3427459/
  10. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/02/sports/football/drew-brees-throws-seven-touchdown-passes-as-new-orleans-saints-beat-new-york-giants.html
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