List of National Football League annual receiving touchdowns leaders
Season League Leader Team TDs Games
1960 American Football League Art Powell New York Titans 14 14
1961 American Football League Bill Groman Houston Oilers 17 14
1962 American Football League Chris Burford Dallas Texans 12 14
1963 American Football League Art Powell Oakland Raiders 16 14
1964 American Football League Lance Alworth San Diego Chargers 13 14
1965 American Football League Lance Alworth San Diego Chargers 14 14
1965 American Football League Don Maynard New York Jets 14 14
1966 American Football League Lance Alworth San Diego Chargers 13 14
1967 American Football League Al Denson Denver Broncos 11 14
1967 American Football League Otis Taylor Kansas City Chiefs 11 14
1968 American Football League Karl Noonan Miami Dolphins 11 14
1968 American Football League Warren Wells Oakland Raiders 11 14
1969 American Football League Warren Wells Oakland Raiders 14 14
Other receiving touchdowns leaders
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 qualify as a passing play, the ball must have initially moved forward after leaving the hands of the passer; if the ball initially moved laterally or backwards, the play would instead be considered a running play. In addition to the overall National Football League (NFL) receiving champion, league record books recognize the rushing champions of the American Football League (AFL), which operated from 1960 to 1969 before being absorbed into the National Football League in 1970. The NFL did not begin keeping official records until the 1932 season. 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. 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 more receiving touchdowns in a season. Don Hutson led the league in receiving touchdowns nine times, the most of any player in league history; Jerry Rice ranks second with six league-leading seasons. Hutson also holds the record for the two longest streaks leading the league in receiving touchdowns, doing so for four consecutive seasons (1935 to 1938) and then doing it for five consecutive years from 1940 to 1944. The next longest streak is three seasons, accomplished by Rice from 1989 to 1991. The Green Bay Packers have had a player from their team lead the league in receiving touchdowns 15 times, the most of any team in the NFL; the San Francisco 49ers rank second with 12.