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.[1] 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.[2]
| No. | Player | Date | Team | Opponent | Result | Ref |
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| 1 | Sid Luckman | November 14, 1943 | Chicago Bears | New York Giants | W, 56–7 | [3] |
| 2 | Adrian Burk | October 17, 1954 | Philadelphia Eagles | Washington Redskins | W, 49–21 | [4] |
| 3 | George Blanda | November 19, 1961 | Houston Oilers | New York Titans | W, 49–13 | [5] |
| 4 | Y. A. Tittle | October 28, 1962 | New York Giants | Washington Redskins | W, 49–34 | [6] |
| 5 | Joe Kapp | September 28, 1969 | Minnesota Vikings | Baltimore Colts | W, 52–14 | [7] |
| 6 | Peyton Manning | September 5, 2013 | Denver Broncos | Baltimore Ravens | W, 49–27 | [8] |
| 7 | Nick Foles | November 3, 2013 | Philadelphia Eagles | Oakland Raiders | W, 49–20 | [9] |
| 8 | Drew Brees | November 1, 2015 | New Orleans Saints | New York Giants | W, 52–49 | [10] |
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