FYI: Brady vs Montana vs Manning: TD distribution chart

[Tony2046]

OK, I'm not sure if this is thread worthy or not (bye week forgiveness?) but I took some adderall yesterday and got caught going down this road of wondering about which QB has relied more on one receiver for his regular season success. I know the answer is obvious but I wanted to see the numbers behind the answer.

Any thoughts or corrections are appreciated.

Some interesting notes or observations:

1. Percentage of TD passes thrown to each player:

- Brady completed 74% of his TD passes to 17 different players.
- Montana completed 75% of his TD passes to 10 different players. (Two teams)
- Manning completed 74% of his TD passes to 11 different players. (Two teams)

2. Total receivers each QB threw a TD pass to.

- Brady at 65 and counting. (In 15 years)
- Montana at 36. (Really it's in 14 years. One TD in his first year)
- Manning at 49. (In 17 years)

3. Favorite target(s):

Brady Patriots: 456 TD's
- Gronkowski - 67 TD's (15% of Brady's total career TD's)
- Moss - 39 TD's ( 9% of Brady's total career TD's)

Montana 49ers: 244 TD's
- Rice - 55 TD's ( 23% of Montana's total SF TD's)
- Clark - 41 TD's (17% of Montana's total SF TD's)

Montana Chiefs: 29 TD's
- Davis -8 TD's (28% of Montana's total KC TD's)
- Burden - 5 TD's ( 17% of Montana's total KC TD's)

Manning Colts: 399 TD's
- Harrison - 112 TD's (28% of Manning's total Colts TD's)
- Wayne - 67 TD's (17% of Manning's total Colts TD's)

Manning Broncos: 140
- D. Thomas - 36 TD's (26% of Manning's total Bronco's TD's)
- J. Thomas - 24 TD's ( 17% of Manning's total Bronco's TD's)

4. Total players who received only one TD from each QB.

From Brady - 18 players.
From Montana - 10 players.
From Manning - 14 players.

Ok have at it.

(%) = Percentage of total career TD's. (Tot %) = adding each row percentage together.
Note: Any player with 0% is because the result was less than 1% and I rounded the chart to 0 decimal places.





REF:
Pro Football Statistics and History | Pro-Football-Reference.com
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BradTo00/touchdowns/passing
Joe Montana Career Passing Touchdown Log | Pro-Football-Reference.com
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MannPe00/touchdowns/passing

 

[TinhWoodhead]

i thought gronk has 69 td

 

[Tony2046]

i thought gronk has 69 td

He does. 67 from TB. 1 from JG and 1 Rushing.

Rob Gronkowski Career Touchdown Log | Pro-Football-Reference.com

 

[Soul_Survivor88]

Took aderall for the first time in October and it worked liked a charm, especially when my eating and excercise improved..then I suddenly fell ill in December and havent felt the same. Wonder if you're supposed to be taking it with a healthy diet + fitness?

Lol can deal with football later

 

[TinhWoodhead]

He does. 67 from TB. 1 from JG and 1 Rushing.

Rob Gronkowski Career Touchdown Log | Pro-Football-Reference.com

didnt he missed couple first games this year

 

[RobertWeathers]

Took aderall for the first time in October and it worked liked a charm, especially when my eating and excercise improved..then I suddenly fell ill in December and havent felt the same. Wonder if you're supposed to be taking it with a healthy diet + fitness?

Lol can deal with football later

Did you mean to post this in the NYG Party Boat thread?

 

[LT85]

didnt he missed couple first games this year

Chiefs two years ago in garbage time

 

[Tony2046]

didnt he missed couple first games this year

He did. The TD from JG was from 2014 during the infamous KC game.

 

[Patsfanin Philly]

He does. 67 from TB. 1 from JG and 1 Rushing.

Rob Gronkowski Career Touchdown Log | Pro-Football-Reference.com

IIRC the rushing one was originally called a pass but found to be a lateral (just barely) an converted to a running TD...

 

[TinhWoodhead]

He did. The TD from JG was from 2014 during the infamous KC game.

ok thanks, totally forgot

 

[Patsfanin Philly]

So Wes Welker is the only player to catch TD passes from Brady, Manning and Joey Harrington ( Sage Rosenfels also).....

 

[Tony2046]

IIRC the rushing one was originally called a pass but found to be a lateral (just barely) an converted to a running TD...

It looks like a designed lateral or maybe not. Hard to tell. Good memory btw.

 

[Tony2046]

ok thanks, totally forgot

I never realized Gronk had a "rushing" TD.

 

[venecol]

@Tony2046 Who is player #6 that you blacked out?

 

[Poker]

Amazing how high Vrabel is in that list with 8 (!) touchdowns from Brady

 

[RobertWeathers]

@Tony2046 Who is player #6 that you blacked out?

@Tony2046 works for the CIA....its classified.

 

[Bobsyouruncle]

It looks like a designed lateral or maybe not. Hard to tell. Good memory btw.

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It was for a TD record. I don't recall exactly but he was one away from a record so they ran it to get the passing TD but NFL said it was lateral rushing TD.

 

[Tony2046]

@Tony2046 Who is player #6 that you blacked out?

AH.

 

[Tony2046]

It was for a TD record. I don't recall exactly but he was one away from a record so they ran it to get the passing TD but NFL said it was lateral rushing TD.

You're right. Geez how do you guys remember this stuff.

I just looked it up and it was for a tight-end passing TD record.

 

[RobertWeathers]

You're right. Geez how do you guys remember this stuff.

I just looked it up and it was for a tight-end passing TD record.

The mind works in mysterious ways.

I remember days in 1984 better than what happened 2 days ago.